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Women's Tennis Outlasts St. John's, 4-3, Improves To 3-0
February 01, 2008 | Women's Tennis
Junior Kelly Stewart won the clincher for Princeton at No. 6 singles as the Tigers earned a hard-fought 4-3 women's tennis victory over St. John's in a match played at the Jadwin Gym courts Friday afternoon.
Stewart won the first set in a tiebreak over Jenny Yonkus before closing out the match with a 6-3 second-set win, giving the Tigers (3-0) a 4-2 match lead.
The Tigers earned all four of their points in singles after St. John's (1-0) won the doubles point. No. 1 Melissa Saiontz, No. 2 Ivana King and No. 5 Sarah Hoffman all earned convincing straight-set victories, with Hoffman not losing a game in a victory over Ashley Harper.
King and Saiontz also won for Princeton at No. 1 doubles, defeating Yonkus and Alison Adamski by an 8-3 score.
Princeton plays at No. 15 William & Mary Sunday morning. Match time is 11 a.m.
Princeton 4, St. John's 3
Jadwin Gym
Fri., Feb. 1
Doubles (St. John's wins doubles point, leads 1-0)
1. Ivana King/Melissa Saiontz, P, def. Alison Adamski/Jenny Yonkus, S, 8-3
2. Maria Zivcicova/Mariana Chachua, S, def. Sarah Huah/Kelly Stewart, P, 8-6
3. Emily Barnett/Gabija Gasiunate, S, def. Sarah Hoffman/Kristen Scott, P, 8-0
Order of Finish: 3, 1, 2*
Singles
1. Saiontz, P, def. Adamski, S, 6-3, 6-1
2. King, P, def. Zivcicova, S, 6-2, 6-2
3. Barnett, S, def. Huah, P, 6-2, 6-2
4. Chachua, S, def. Scott, P, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
5. Hoffman, P, def. Ashley Harper, S, 6-0, 6-0
6. Stewart, P, def. Yonkus, S, 7-6 (4), 6-3
Order of Finish: 5, 1, 2, 3, 6*, 4