Monmouth Women’s Tennis Falls on the Road to Marist

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – Emilia Julin earned her team-leading seventh singles win of the season to lead the Monmouth University women’s tennis team in a 6-1 loss at Marist on Thursday afternoon. Julin battled for a three-set win, 1-6, 6-2, 6-3, at third singles to put the point on the board for the Hawks. It was her team-leading seventh win in nine chances this season.  “We played hard today and had a lot of fight,” said head coach Patrice Murray . Marist took an early lead in the match by sweeping the three doubles matches for a 1-0 lead.  The Hawks battled hard in the singles action, forcing the fifth singles match to a third set and forcing tiebreakers at second singles. At fifth singles, Brielle Quaye forced her match to a third set before falling. After losing the first set to Vihana Shresta, 6-2, Quaye battled back and took the second set, 6-1. Shresta eventually secured a 6-2 win in the third set to take the match. Faith Sadgrove and Viktoria Lorentzon went to tiebreakers in the first set at second singles with Lorentzon eventually claiming a 7-6 (5) win. Lorentzon eventually took the match with a 6-4 second set
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