Women's Tennis | April 5, 2017

WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. - Three different La Salle University women's tennis players earned victories in singles action against Monmouth on Wednesday. Freshmen Ali Snyder and Maansi Malhotra, along with junior Jade Smith each notched a point for the Explorers in a narrow 4-3 road loss to the Hawks.

Snyder disposed of Monmouth's Alex Graff in straight sets at No. 2 singles, as did her classmate Malhotra at the No. 6 position. Smith's win was a back-and-forth affair, with the two players at No. 5 splitting the first two sets before a 6-2 win in the third secured the match for the La Salle player.

Monmouth, however, won the doubles point with two victories, picked up straight-set wins at No. 4 and No. 5 and Adriana Armendariz took a three-set heartbreaker from La Salle sophomore Brittany Poje to clinch the team win.

La Salle continues its busy week on Friday, April 7 with a road match at Rider beginning at 3:00 p.m.

Monmouth 4, La Salle 3
Doubles
1. Poje/Snyder (LAS) def. Graff/Nugent (MON), 6-1
2. Armendariz/Ivanova (MON) def. Jade Smith/Santerelli (LAS), 6-2
3. Kauffman/Gabriel (MON) def. Jayla Smith/Malhotra (LAS), 7-5

Singles
1. Adriana Armendariz (MON) def. Brittany Poje (LAS), 3-6, 6-2, 6-3
2. Ali Snyder (LAS) def. Alex Graff (MON), 7-5, 6-0
3. Victoria Nugent (MON) def. Ally Santerelli (LAS), 6-1, 6-4
4. Kendal Kauffman (MON) def. Jayla Smith (LAS), 6-0, 6-2
5. Jade Smith (LAS) def. Chioma Gabriel (MON), 6-2, 4-6, 6-2
6. Maansi Malhotra (LAS) def. Caroline Mattise (MON), 6-4, 6-3