Ladies’s Tennis Wraps Up Villanova Invite

VILLANOVA, Pa. – Villanova wrapped up a aggressive weekend of motion on the Villanova and Delaware Invite, participating in three matches throughout singles and doubles play.

The Wildcats opened on Friday towards Delaware, the place senior Maggie Gerhig battled by a three-set thriller to earn a hard-fought 6-2, 1-6, 10-7 victory. Freshman Riley Cicero adopted with one other clutch efficiency, edging out her opponent in three units, 7-5, 4-7, 10-7, to safe her first win of the weekend.

On Saturday, Villanova discovered success in each singles and doubles. The pairing of Lauren Monti and Miriam Gondorova delivered a robust exhibiting, capturing a 7-5 win on the doubles court docket. Gerhig and Cicero continued their momentum with singles victories, whereas Monti capped off the day by incomes her second win in a decent three-set battle.

The Wildcats closed the Invite on Sunday with two extra singles triumphs, courtesy of their freshman duo. Alina Korneya cruised to a straight-sets victory (7-6, 6-1), whereas Cicero as soon as once more confirmed her resilience, pulling out her second three-set win of the weekend by a 6-2, 3-6, 10-4 margin.

Villanova will look to hold this momentum into subsequent weekend once they compete on the Navy and Gold Invitational in Annapolis, Md., starting Friday, September 26.