VILLANOVA, Pa.- The Wildcats took on Lafayette for a special senior day match on Sunday afternoon at the west campus courts. Villanova took a 4-0 victory over the Leopards to conclude the 2023 regular season with a 8–13 record.
The match began with doubles and the Wildcats claimed their first team point of the match taking No. 1 and 2 doubles before the section of the match was called.
Villanova went on to earn wins in No. 3, 5 and 6 singles over the Leopards when the match was called.
Valieriia Kornieva took on Olivia Boeckman in the No. 3 spot and took a 3-6, 6-0, 6-2 win.
Caitlin Fisher defeated Eleanor Campbell at No. 5 singles for the 7-6, 6-3 result. At the No. 6 spot
Taylor Gould faced off with Halle DeNardo winning the 7-5, 7-6 decision.
The Wildcats were victorious 4-0 over Lafayette and concluded the match with a short senior day ceremony to honor the graduating senior captains Amanda Rivera-González,
Caitlin Fisher and
Taylor Gould.
UP NEXT: The Wildcats will return to action on April 20 through 24 for the BIG EAST tournament held in Cayce, S.C.
Doubles
- Callahan/Gehrig (VU) vs. Perdomo/Campbell (LAF): 6-1 Villanova
- Fisher/Rivera-González (VU) vs. Sparhawk/DeNardo (LAF): 6-0 Villanova
- Gould/Floyd (VU) vs. Merkel/Menkowitz (LAF): DNF
Finish Order:
Singles
- Brogan (VU) vs. Perdomo (LAF): DNF
- Gehrig (VU) vs. Merkel (LAF): DNF
- Kornieva (VU) vs. Boeckman (LAF): 3-6, 6-0, 6-2 Villanova
- Steffen (VU) vs. Sparhawk (LAF): 6-0 DNF
- Fisher (VU) vs. Campbell (LAF): 7-6, 6-3 Villanova
- Gould (VU) vs. DeNardo (LAF): 7-5, 7-6 Villanova
Finish Order:
Final Score: Villanova wins 4–0 over Lafayette