WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – The Monmouth University women's tennis team battled but came up just short in a 4-3 loss to LeMoyne College on Friday afternoon.
Pavitra Parikh and
Faith Sadgrove led the Hawks as they combined for a doubles win and each secured a singles win.
Monmouth took an early lead in the match as the Hawks secured the doubles point.Â
Elle Catanzarite and
Jillian Gray earned a 6-1 win over Greta Bauerland and Sadie DePasquale at third doubles. Parikh and Sadgrove followed with a 7-5 win over Ashika Amalnathan and Naila Krifa at first doubles.
The Dolphins claimed victory at second doubles.Â
Parikh played a thrilling match at first singles to secure a point for the Hawks. She was a 7-6 (7), 0-6, 10-6 winner over Viviana Mihai.Â
Sadgrove got a 7-5, 6-2 win over Amalnathan at second singles.
Emilia Julin fell in a hard-fought battle at third singles. She and Krifa traded sets 4-6, 6-2 before Krifa secured the third set tiebreaker, 10-4 for the win.
LeMoyne claimed victory in fourth, fifth and sixth singles and earned a victory in the match.
The LeMoyne match wrapped up the fall action for the Hawks. Monmouth returns to the courts on Feb. 6 when it hosts St. John's to open up the spring slate.
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