FLUSHING, N.Y. – The Fairfield University women's tennis team opened the second half of their season with a tough 5-2 loss to St. John's University this afternoon at the USTA National Tennis Center. Freshman
Kaila Nelson and senior
Carolina Koladzyn posted singles victories for the Stags.
Nelson picked up the win at No. 6 singles by outlasting Stephanie Elgegren, 6-4, 0-6, 10-6. At No. 4 singles, Koladzyn notched a 6-3, 6-4 win over Diamond Adams.
After winning the doubles point, St. John's made it 2-0 after Yanita Arnaudova recorded a 6-0, 6-0 at No. 5 singles over
Victoria Pirrello. At No. 2 singles, Nastya Polyakova clipped
Sharissa Ryan, 6-0, 6-3. The Red Storm sealed the win at No. 3 singles when Anna Morozova topped
Allison Radde, 7-5, 6-0. At No. 1 singles, senior
Monica Yajima was edged by Khrystyna Pavlyuk, 7-6, 6-2.
In doubles, Elgegren and Polyakova picked up a 6-0 win at third spot over Pirrello and Nelson while Arnaudova and Morozova posted a 6-0 win over Ryan and Radde at the second spot. At No. 1 doubles, the St. John's duo of Pavlyuk and Adams were holding a slight 4-3 lead over Yajima and Koladzyn when the match was called.
Fairfield (1-1) returns to action on February 1 when it hosts Fordham University at the Stamford Indoor Tennis Club.
