Women's Tennis | March 12, 2018

MIAMISBURG, Ohio - The La Salle University women's tennis team was upended by Wright State, 7-0, in a non-conference match on Monday.

The Explorers earned a victory in the doubles portion of the match, as senior Jayla Smith and sophomore Maansi Malhotra defeated Anna Jones and Anna Marie Reynolds, 7-6, at the No. 3 position.

Smith nearly had a singles-doubles sweep, winning the first set of her match against Jones at the No. 6 spot, 6-4. Jones won the second set by the same margin, before winning the supertiebreaker, 10-2.

Wright State picked up five straight-set wins as well as two doubles victories at the top two positions to improve to 9-8 on the season. La Salle falls to 1-6.

The Explorers are back in action on Tuesday, March 13 with an Atlantic 10 match at St. Bonaventure in Olean, N.Y.