Women's Tennis | February 16, 2019

PHILADELPHIA - Sophomore Aleks Nikolic recorded the first singles victory of her La Salle career, but the Explorers fell to Siena, 6-1, in women's tennis action on Saturday.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Saints earned the doubles point with a sweep of all three matches, with the Explorers dropping narrow 6-4 decisions at No. 1 and No. 2.
• In singles, the top three positions all went in favor of Siena, with senior Brittany Poje providing the most resistance by taking the first set of her match at No. 3.
• With the contest already decided, the final three singles matches were all abbreviated matches decided by the first player to win a single set to eight, winning by two.
• Nikolic picked up an 8-4 victory at No. 4, and junior Maansi Malhotra nearly made it two singles wins for the Explorers but fell, 9-7, at No. 6.

UP NEXT

• La Salle and Fairfield will square off in non-conference action at Legacy Tennis Center on Sunday, Feb. 24, with the match scheduled to begin at 6:00 p.m.

SIENA 6, LA SALLE 1
Phliadelphia, Pa. | Legacy Tennis Center
DOUBLES

1. Brown/Mullaney (SIE) def. Tiffany Theophil/Ali Snyder (LAS), 6-4
2. Spicer/Leyva (SIE) def. Aleks Nikolic/Brittany Poje (LAS), 6-4
3. Marro/Becker (SIE) def. Maansi Malhotra/Jazmin Walle (LAS), 6-0

SINGLES

1. Brown (SIE) def. Theophil (LAS), 6-4, 6-3
2. Perkins (SIE) def. Snyder (LAS), 6-0, 6-4
3. Leyva (SIE) def. Poje (LAS), 4-6, 6-2, 10-5
4. Nikolic (LAS) def. Weaver (SIE), 8-4
5. Becker (SIE) def. Walle (LAS), 8-2
6. Spicer (SIE) def. Malhotra (LAS), 9-7