Matson and Plana Ventosa Secure Victories vs. Fordham

Saturday, February 22

New Providence, N.J.

2:30 p.m.

Seton Hall University

Fordham

Matson and Plana Ventosa Secure Victories vs. Fordham

2/22/2020 9:26:00 PM | Women's Tennis

New Providence, N.J. - Senior Michal Matson (Christchurch, New Zealand) and freshman Aina Plana Ventosa (Barcelona, Spain) each won in their singles matches as the Seton Hall women's tennis team took a 5-2 defeat to Fordham Saturday at Murray Hill Tennis & Fitness. For both student-athletes, it was their second singles victories of the spring season.

Plana Ventosa took Seton Hall's first victory of the day with a straight sets win over Fordham's Maia Balce, 6-4, 7-5, at No. 3 singles. Matson then followed with a grinding three-set win over Valeriya Deminova, 7-5, 5-7, 6-1 at No. 2 singles. Freshman Hiba El Khalifi (Casablanca, Morocco) nearly had a third Hall win at No. 4 singles. She took the first set against Avery Aude, lost the second set and then lost a tight tiebreaker, 9-11.

The Pirates are headed for spring break next weekend and will face the University of Charleston on Sunday, March 1 in Orlando, Fla.

RESULTS

Doubles (Order of finish: 2, 1)
1. Avery Aude/Genevieve Quenville (FORD) def. Minja Gligic/Hiba El Khalifi (SHU) 6-2
2. Arina Taluyenko/Weronika Pociej (FORD) def. Michal Matson/Anniek Jansen (SHU) 6-2

Singles (Order of finish: 6, 1, 5, 3, 4, 2)
1. Arina Taluyenko (FORD) def. Minja Gligic (SHU) 6-2, 6-2
2. Michal Matson (SHU) def. Valeriya Deminova 7-5, 5-7, 6-1
3. Aina Plana Ventosa (SHU) def. Maia Balce 6-4, 7-5
4. Avery Aude def. Hiba El Khalifi (SHU) 2-6, 6-1, 1-0 (11-9)
5. Weronika Pociej def. Anniek Jansen (SHU) 6-4, 6-4
6. Fordham by default