VILLANOVA, Pa.- The Wildcats took on Saint Joseph's on Thursday afternoon at the Villanova courts on west campus. Villanova took home a smooth 5-2 victory over the Hawks, the Wildcats second win in a row at home.
 
The match began with Villanova taking No. 1 and 3 doubles to claim the first team point of the match.
 
The Wildcats claimed No. 1, 3, 4 and 5 singles to finish the match and claim a 5-2 victory over the Hawks. Freshman Maggie Gehrig defeated Stow Weiss 7-6, 6-7 in the first two sets to force a third set tie breaker that stretched all the way to a 14-12 victory for Gehrig at No. 1 singles. Sophomore Valieriia Kornieva took on Fabiana Tort-Umpierre and took the 6-3, 6-4 victory at No. 3 singles.  Junior Bella Steffen faced off with Emily Elliot took the first set 7-6 before Elliot retired and Steffen earned the win in the No. 4 spot. Senior captain Caitlin Fisher defeated Sophia Amato at No. 5 singles in a 6-3, 6-2 win.
 
The Wildcats return to action on Saturday, April 15 to take on Georgetown at Frog Hollow Tennis Club in Lansdale, Pa. Match time is set for 5:00 pm.
 
 
Doubles

1. Callahan/Gehrig (VU) vs. Weiss/Kirk (SJU): 7-6 Villanova
2. Brogan/Steffen (VU) vs. Elliot/Tort-Umpierre (SJU): 7-5 Saint Joseph's
3. Kornieva/Rivera-González (VU) vs. Ocasio/Wijnsema (SJU): 6-2 Villanova

Finish Order:
 
Singles

1. Gehrig (VU) vs. Weiss (SJU): 7-6, 6-7, 14-12 Villanova
2. Callahan (VU) vs. Kordonowy (SJU): 7-6, 6-4 Saint Joseph's
3. Kornieva (VU) vs. Tort-Umpierre (SJU): 6-3, 6-4 Villanova
4. Steffen (VU) vs. Elliot (SJU): 7-6 (RET) Villanova
5. Fisher (VU) vs. S. Amato (SJU): 6-3, 6-2 Villanova
6. Rivera-González (VU) vs. I. Amato (SJU): 6-4 (RET) Saint Joseph's

Finish Order:
 
Final Score: Villanova wins 5–2 over Saint Joseph's