WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. – The Monmouth University women's tennis team fell to visiting Drexel, 7-0, Wednesday afternoon at the MU Tennis Courts. The Dragons (1-0) swept the doubles point before taking all but one set from the Blue and White (1-5).
Fresh off her first career Monmouth singles victory the day before, senior Erica Tenpenny (Wall, N.J./Wall [Brookdale C.C.]) won the opening set of her No. 6 singles match with Jenny White. The local product took the set, 6-3, before falling in the second set by the same count. White ran away with the match in the final set, cruising to a 10-5 victory.
The Blue and White return to action this weekend at the URI Tournament.
Tennis Match Results
Drexel vs Monmouth
Oct 8, 2014 at West Long Branch, N.J.
Drexel 7, Monmouth 0
Singles competition
1. Providence, Ryshena (DREXEL) def. Kauffman, Kendal (MU-W) 6-1, 6-0
2. Bunch, Kendra (DREXEL) def. Gabriel, Chioma (MU-W) 6-1, 6-1
3. Winkler, Lea (DREXEL) def. Smoke, Farrah (MU-W) 6-0, 6-0
4. Coria, Fiorella (DREXEL) def. Belen, Robyn (MU-W) 6-0, 6-0
5. Orhon, Aysenil (DREXEL) def. Turner, Sarah (MU-W) 6-1, 6-2
6. White, Jenny (DREXEL) def. Tenpenny, Erica (MU-W) 3-6, 6-3, 10-5
Doubles competition
1. Pivonka, Nicole/Rodriguez Cruz, C. (DREXEL) def. Kauffman, Kendal/Smoke, Farrah (MU-W) 8-1
2. Bowsher, Erin/Winkler, Lea (DREXEL) def. Gabriel, Chioma/D'Arcy, Liz (MU-W) 8-0
3. Tiles, Amanda/White, Jennifer (DREXEL) def. Turner, Sarah/Tenpenny, Erica (MU-W) 8-3
Match Notes:
Drexel 1-0
Monmouth 1-5
