March 19, 2011

BALTIMORE, Md. - The La Salle women’s tennis team suffered a 7-0 defeat at the hands of Loyola on Saturday in Baltimore, Md.

Leah Garrison battled the Greyhounds’ Sabrina Fedele at No. 2 singles, winning the first set 7-5.  Garrison dropped the second set, 5-7, then went on to fall 10-1 in the tie breaker.  

In No. 1 singles, Kiara Smith dropped her first set, 6-2, and forced Loyola’s Rachel Janasek into extra points in the second set, but ultimately fell 7-5.

The Explorers will look for their first win of the season on Wednesday when they travel to Northeast Philadelphia to meet Holy Family.

Loyola 7, La Salle 0
Singles:
1. Rachel Janasek (LOY) def. Kiara Smith (LAS), 6-2, 7-5
2. Sabrina Fedele (LOY) def. Leah Garrison (LAS), 5-7, 7-5 (1)
3. Scarlett Hoy (LOY) def. Allison Amrein (LAS), 6-0, 6-1
4. Joy Johnson (LOY) def. Chloe Trave (LAS), 6-4, 6-1
5. Judy Lite (LOY) def. Courtney Babo (LAS), 6-2, 6-2
6. Tiffany Ash (LOY) def. Pearl Wilkins (LAS), 6-1, 6-2
 
Doubles:
1. Janasek/Johnson def. Garrison/Trave, 8-2
2. Lite/Hoy def. Smith/Amrein, 8-0
3. Fedele/Ash def. Wilkins/Babo, 8-0