Women's Tennis | April 25, 2018

ORLANDO, Fla. - Fourth-seeded Duquesne defeated No. 13 La Salle, 4-0, in the opening round of the Atlantic 10 Women's Tennis Championships at the United States Tennis Association's National Campus on Wednesday. The loss ends the season for the Explorers, who won more dual matches in 2017-18 than in the last four seasons combined.

The Dukes earned the doubles point as Kylie Isaacs and Julianne Herman defeated sophomores Tiffany Theophil and Ali Snyder, 6-1. The Duquesne duo of Laurel Shymansky and Maranda Sears beat seniors Alexandra Santarelli and Jayla Smith, 6-4, at the No. 3 spot to secure the doubles victory.

Duquesne went on to win three singles matches in straight sets, advancing to the second round where the team will face No. 5 Richmond on Friday. Senior Jade Smith was giving her opponent at No. 4 singles all she could handle prior to the match being halted, trailing 6-5 while on serve in the first set.

#4 Duquesne def. #13 La Salle, 4-0
DOUBLES
1. Kylie Isaacs/Julianne Herman (DUQ) def. Tiffany Theophil/Alison Snyder (LAS), 6-1
2. Sara Mitrovic/Aishwarya Kona (DUQ) vs. Brittany Poje/Jade Smith (LAS), 5-3, DNF
3. Laurel Shymansky/Maranda Sears (DUQ) def. Alexandra Santarelli/Jayla Smith (LAS), 6-4
Order of Finish: 1, 3

SINGLES
1. Kylie Isaacs (DUQ) def. Tiffany Theophil (LAS), 6-0, 6-0
2. Julianne Herman (DUQ) vs. Alison Snyder (LAS), DNF, 7-5, 4-0
3. Laurel Shymansky (DUQ) def. Brittany Poje (LAS), 6-0, 6-0
4. Ally Miller (DUQ) vs. Jade Smith (LAS), DNF, 6-5
5. Aishwarya Kona (DUQ) def. Alexandra Santarelli (LAS), 6-0, 6-1
6. Sara Mitrovic (DUQ) vs. Jayla Smith (LAS), DNF, 6-0, 4-0
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 5