GOSHEN, NY – The Monmouth University women's tennis team saw its three-match winning streak snapped Sunday evening at Marist. The Red Foxes (5-10, 4-0 MAAC) took all three doubles flights and all six singles matches to earn a 7-0 victory. With the loss, the Hawks fall to 4-8 (1-3 MAAC) on the season.
Adriana Armendariz (Pamplona, Spain/Colegio San Ignacio [Maryville]) and
Kendal Kauffman (Toms River, NJ/Toms River North) put up a strong fight at No. 1 doubles, but fell to Karlene Pang and Chloe Lent, 6-3. The Red Foxes took the remaining two flights by 6-0 scores to clinch the doubles point.
Armendariz pushed Pang at No. 1 singles, but fell by a 6-4, 6-4, margin. Kauffman was also very competitive at No. 4, before falling to Ariel Shulman, 7-5, 6-1.
Maria Ivanova (Moscow, Russia/IMG Academy) fell to Claire Schmitz, 6-3, 6-1, at No. 5, while the Red Foxes took 6-0, 6-0, victories at Nos. 2, 3 and 6.
The Hawks return to action Wednesday, when they travel to Wagner. First serve is slated for 3 p.m.
Marist 7, Monmouth 0
Singles competition
1. Pang, Karlene (MAR-W) def.
Armendariz, Adriana (MU-W) 6-4, 6-4
2. Lozo, Caroline (MAR-W) def. Graff, Alexandra (MU-W) 6-0, 6-0
3. Lant, Chloe (MAR-W) def.
Gabriel, Chioma (MU-W) 6-0, 6-0
4. Shulman, Ariel (MAR-W) def.
Kauffman, Kendal (MU-W) 7-5, 6-1
5. Schmitz, Claire (MAR-W) def. Ivanova, Maria (MU-W) 6-3, 6-1
6. Brozovich, Lizzie (MAR-W) def. Ruoff, Rayne (MU-W) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Pang, Karlene/Lant, Chloe (MAR-W) def.
Armendariz, Adriana/
Kauffman, Kendal (MU-W) 6-3
2. Lozo, Caroline/Shulman, Ariel (MAR-W) def. Graff, Alexandra/Ivanova, Maria (MU-W) 6-0
3. Carlay, Melissa/Ventimiglia, Lisa (MAR-W) def.
Gabriel, Chioma/Wills, Grace (MU-W) 6-0
Match Notes:
Monmouth 4-8, 1-3 MAAC
Marist 5-10, 4-0 MAAC