FLUSHING, N.Y. – Fairfield women's tennis fought hard today but ultimately fell to St. Johns at the USTA National Tennis Center by a score of 2-5. 
 
The Stags dropped the Doubles point but picked up their two wins in Singles play.  Jessica Pil won in #5 Singles as Gabriella Tenorio retired in the second set.  Emily Lombardi also defeated Downer in #6 Singles by a score of 6-1, 6-3. 
 
"Overall, I'm happy with our progress from last weekend's matches to today" said Head Coach Jeff Bricker. "We looked a lot sharper in Singles and we had some chances to get a little closer. These early matches will hopefully propel us where we want to be down the road in March and April."
 
Fairfield will return to action as they travel to Rhode Island to take on Bryant on Saturday, February 9 at 7 PM.