WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J.- Monmouth University's women's tennis senior class closed out their regular season careers with a 7-0 victory over Northeast Conference opponent Saint Francis College, Monday afternoon at the MU Tennis Courts.

Seniors Reciel Arribe (Hillsborough, N.J./Hillsborough), Kelly Friedrich (Brick, N.J./Brick Memorial) and Katie Tierney (Berkeley Heights, N.J./Governor Livingston) were honored pre-match by head coach Patrice Murray .

The Hawks swept the doubles portion of the match with Tierney and Arribe blanking Shimiere Douglas and Renee Warner at the No. 2 spot 8-0.  Junior Nicole Lippens (West Long Branch, N.J./Shore Regional) and freshman Brooke Verdiglione (Englishtown, N.J./St. John Vianney) won their top-flight doubles match 8-2 while Dana Ferrari (Saddle Brook, N.J./Immaculate Heart Academy) and Jessica Slinger (Tinton Falls, N.J./Monmouth Regional) earned an 8-1 match at the third doubles spot.

MU also swept the six singles spots, with Verdiglione earning a competitive match at the No. 2 spot, 7-5, 6-0 over Terrier Van Sluytman.  Ferrari, Slinger and Tierney earned 6-0, 6-0 wins at the No. 2 and 4 spots, while Shelby Goldman (West Hempstead, N.Y./West Hempstead) had a 6-1, 7-5 victory over Shimiere Douglass.  Lippens, a sophomore, defeated SFC's top player Ewa Opala, 6-2, 6-2 in the No. 1 spot.

The Hawks will now turn their attention to the 2011 NEC Tournament, beginning on Friday at 9 a.m.  Monmouth will face the Terriers in the opening round of the tournament in the 7-10 seeded matchup.  The winner of that match will go on to face second-seeded Fairleigh Dickinson.


Monmouth University 7, Saint Francis (NY) 0
Apr 11, 2011 at West Long Branch, N.J.