JERSEY CITY, NJ – The Monmouth University women's tennis team dropped its final match of the fall, 7-0, to hOURglass rival Saint Peter's Tuesday afternoon. The Hawks ran out a depleted line-up of four players, forfeiting two singles flights and a doubles flight. The doubles duo of
Maria Ivanova (Moscow, Russia/IMG Academy) and
Kendal Kauffman (Toms River, NJ/Toms River North) earned the Hawks' lone win of the afternoon by a 7-5 score over Elena Melian Puigventos and Claudia Hellman at No. 2 doubles.
Adriana Armendariz (Pamplona, Spain/Colegio San Ignacio [Maryville]) and
Alexandra Graff (Bastad, Sweden/IMG Academy) fell at No. 1 doubles, 8-2, while the Peacocks took the doubles point as Monmouth forfeited at No. 3. The doubles loss was magnified as Armendariz suffered an injury and had to be scratched at No. 1 singles. With only four healthy players available, the Hawks dropped all four singles flights, while forfeiting at Nos. 5 and 6.
Saint Peter's 7, Monmouth 0
Singles competition
1. Melian Puigventos, E (SPU-W) def. Graff, Alexandra (MU-W) 6-4, 6-3
2. Hedberg, Malieva (SPU-W) def.
Gabriel, Chioma (MU-W) 2-6, 6-3, 1-0
3. Radovic, Lucia (SPU-W) def.
Kauffman, Kendal (MU-W) 6-1, 6-1
4. Hellman, Claudia (SPU-W) def. Ivanova, Maria (MU-W) 6-2, 7-6 (7-3)
5. Falcon, Stephanie (SPU-W) def. No player (MU-W), by forfeit
6. Resurreccion, Christ (SPU-W) def. No player (MU-W), by forfeit
Doubles competition
1. Radovic, Lucia/Hedberg, Malieva (SPU-W) def.
Armendariz, Adriana/Graff, Alexandra (MU-W) 8-2
2.
Kauffman, Kendal/Ivanova, Maria (MU-W) def. Melian Puigventos, E/Hellman, Claudia (SPU-W) 7-5
3. Falcon, Stephanie/Muhammad, Aidah (SPU-W) def. No player/No player (MU-W), by forfeit