Women's Tennis | March 6, 2021

Box Score WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. - Junior Jazmin Walle earned a straight-set victory at No. 4 singles, and the La Salle University women's tennis team showed vast improvement across the board in its second match of the season at Monmouth. Despite the 6-1 loss, the Explorers had opportunities in all of their singles matches and narrowly dropped the No. 2 doubles match.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• In doubles, Walle and freshman Isa Leano fought to the finish at the No. 2 position but ultimately fell to Sophia Fredriksson and Chinonye Gabriel, 6-4.
• The singles matches were all competitive, with Walle taking care of Gabriel in straight sets, 6-2, 6-2.
• Freshman Lauren Landstrom bounced back from a first-set loss to take the second, 6-2, but ultimately dropped the third to Ann Spurka.
• Leano was edged in the first set of her match against Nicole Gasser, 7-5, and senior Aleks Nikolic dropped a first-set tiebreak at No. 3 to Madison Mills, 7-6 (7-3).
• Monmouth took the second set at both No. 2 and No. 3, and took forfeit wins at No. 5 and No. 6.

UP NEXT

• The Explorers will have a two-week layoff before their Atlantic 10 opener against George Mason on Saturday, March 20.

RESULTS
Monmouth 6, La Salle 1
Doubles
1. Spurka/Gasser (MON) def. Lauren Landstrom/Aleks Nikolic (LAS), 6-0
2. Gabriel/Fredriksson (MON) def. Isa Leano/Jazmin Walle (LAS), 6-4
3. Monmouth wins by forfeit.

Singles
1. Spurka (MON) def. Landstrom (LAS), 6-3, 2-6, 6-1
2. Gasser (MON) def. Leano (LAS), 7-5, 6-1
3. Mills (MON) def. Nikolic (LAS), 7-6 (7-3), 6-0
4. Walle (LAS) def. Gabriel (MON), 6-2, 6-2
5. Monmouth wins by forfeit.
6. Monmouth wins by forfeit.