PRINCETON, New Jersey - On Sunday afternoon, Villanova (4-1, 1-0) defeated Towson (2-7) 6-1 on the road at Princeton University.

The Wildcats started the match off by winning the doubles point, with junior Claudia Althans and sophomore Lindsay Zimmermann winning the No. 1 doubles set 6-1 and junior Lexi DeNucci and senior Kaylan Rotman defeating the Tigers 6-4 in the No. 2 spot.

Four Wildcats defeated their opponents in straight sets in singles, including No. 1 Zimmerman, No. 2 Althans, No. 3 DeNucci and No. 6 freshman Caitlin Fisher.

Rotman won her No. 4 singles match, coming back from a 2-4 loss in the first set to win 6-3, 10-7.

This is the best start to a Spring season for the Wildcats in more than 22 years.

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The Wildcats have a two-week break before traveling to California for matchups against University of California Riverside, Point Loma and University of California Irvine.

Full Results:

Doubles:

No. 1 Althans/Zimmermann W 6-1

No. 2 DeNucci/Rotman W 6-4

No. 3 Carina Burdick/Kapp 5-4 DNF

Singles:

No. 1 Zimmermann W 6-3, 6-1

No. 2 Althans W 6-1, 6-3

No. 3 DeNucci W 6-3, 7-5

No. 4 Rotman W 2-6, 6-3, 10-7

No. 5 Burdick L 7-5, 4-6, 10-8

No. 6 Fisher W 6-4, 6-4