March 30, 2011

PHILADELPHIA - The Explorers fell to Monmouth and Holy Family on Monday and Tuesday, respectively, by identical scores of 4-3.

Freshman Chloe Trave picked up a pair of wins for La Salle at the No. 4 singles position, dispatching both Kate Tierney of Monmouth and Steicy Castro of Holy Family by scores of 6-1, 6-1.

La Salle will be back in action on Thursday when it travels to face Saint Joseph’s in Atlantic 10 play.  The match is scheduled to start at 3:00 p.m.


Monmouth 4, La Salle 3
Singles
1. Kiara Smith (LAS) def. Nicole Lippens (MU) 6-3, 6-2
2. Brooke Verdiglione (MU) def. Elli Vamvakitis (LAS), 6-2, 6-3
3. Dana Ferrari (MU) def. Leah Garrison (LAS), 6-2, 7-6 (8-6)
4. Chloe Trave (LAS) def. Kate Tierney (MU), 6-1, 6-1
5. Allison Amrein (LAS) def. Shelby Goldman (MU), 6-2,6-1
6. Jess Slinger (MU) def. Courtney Babo (LAS), 6-3, 6-3

Doubles
1. Lippens/Verdiglione (MU) def. Smith/Garrison (LAS), 8-3
2. Tierney/Reciel Arribe (MU) def. Vamvakitis/Trave (LAS), 8-4
3. Rerrain/Slinger (MU) def. Manizone/Amrein (LAS), 8-1


Holy Family 4, La Salle 3
Singles
1. Juliana Victoria (HFU) def. Kiara Smith (LAS), 7-6 (7-5), 7-5
2. Jin Querubin (HFU) def. Elli Vamvakitis (LAS), 6-4, 6-0
3. Leah Garrison (LAS) def. Maja Pantelio (HFU), 6-3, 6-0
4. Chloe Trave (LAS) def. Steicy Castro (HFU), 6-1, 6-1
5. Linda Piecyk (HFU) def. Allison Amrein (LAS), 6-4, 6-3
6. Courtney Babo (LAS) def. Chelsea Brown (HFU), 6-4, 3-1 (DNF)

Doubles
1. Victoria/Querubin (HFU) def. Smith/Garrison (LAS), 8-5
2. Vamvakitis/Trave (LAS) def. Pantelio/Piercyk (HFU), 8-4
3. Brown/Castro (HFU) def. Manizone/Babo (LAS), 9-7