POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. –
Emilia Julin earned her team-leading seventh singles win of the season to lead the Monmouth University women's tennis team in a 6-1 loss at Marist on Thursday afternoon.
Julin battled for a three-set win, 1-6, 6-2, 6-3, at third singles to put the point on the board for the Hawks. It was her team-leading seventh win in nine chances this season.Â
"We played hard today and had a lot of fight," said head coach
Patrice Murray.
Marist took an early lead in the match by sweeping the three doubles matches for a 1-0 lead.Â
The Hawks battled hard in the singles action, forcing the fifth singles match to a third set and forcing tiebreakers at second singles.
At fifth singles,
Brielle Quaye forced her match to a third set before falling. After losing the first set to Vihana Shresta, 6-2, Quaye battled back and took the second set, 6-1. Shresta eventually secured a 6-2 win in the third set to take the match.
Faith Sadgrove and Viktoria Lorentzon went to tiebreakers in the first set at second singles with Lorentzon eventually claiming a 7-6 (5) win. Lorentzon eventually took the match with a 6-4 second set win.
The Hawks get right back to work as they host LeMoyne on Friday, Oct. 23 at 2:30 p.m. to close out the fall slate.
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