ALLENTOWN & CENTER VALLEY – It was a historic day for the East Stroudsburg University women's tennis team as the Warriors earned their first win in 1,622 days with a 9-0 triumph over Cedar Crest.
It was a quick turnaround for the Warriors as ESU dropped a hard-fought 5-4 decision to DeSales in its second match of an action packed Sunday.
The Warriors moved to 1-5 overall with the split, the Falcons dropped to 0-6 and the Bulldogs improved to 4-1.
Today's victory marked the first for ESU since October 14, 2015, when the Warriors defeated Holy Family, 5-4, on the road.
Freshman Carley Furlow and sophomore Jazmine Parker both finished the day with perfect 4-0 records as the duo won both No. 3 doubles matches and their respective singles bouts. Furlow and Parker defeated Cedar Crest's Grace Nieman and Grace Huff, 8-5, before cruising to an 8-2 win over DeSales' Emily Prokopovich and Vivian Dang.
At No. 5 and No. 6 singles, Furlow (6-2, 6-4 | 6-6, 6-4) and Parker (6-2, 6-4 | 7-5, 6-4) picked up straight set wins over their respective opponents.
Senior Samantha Passmore and freshman Katrina Ricci split No. 1 doubles matchups as the duo took down Cedar Crest's Lily Spagnola and Katherine Franzone, 8-2. Additionally, Passmore (No. 1) and Ricci (No. 4) claimed their first-ever victories at No. 1 and No. 4 singles.
Alessia Bianchini and Sherin Paul went 1-1 at No. 2 doubles as the graduate students breezed to an 8-1 triumph over Cedar Crest's Corinne O'Connor and Megan Fiedler. Paul collected her second career singles (No. 3) victory against the Falcons' Megan Fiedler (6-1, 6-0), while Bianchini improved to 3-2 this season at No. 2 singles. The Caracas, Venezuela native knocked off Cedar Crest's Katherine Franzone (6-3, 6-1), before rallying to defeat DeSales' Hope Hoppe (4-6, 0-6, 7-6).
ESU 9, Cedar Crest 0
How It Happened – Doubles
- Samantha Passmore/Katrina Ricci (ESU) def. Lily Spagnola/Katherine Franzone (Cedar Crest) 8-2
- Alessia Bianchini/Sherin Paul (ESU) def. Corinne O'Connor/Megan Fiedler (Cedar Crest) def. 8-1
- Carley Furlow/Jazmine Parker (ESU) def. Grace Nieman/Grace Huff (Cedar Crest) def. 8-5
How It Happened – Singles
- Samantha Passmore (ESU-W) def. Lil Spagnola (Cedar Crest) 6-0, 6-1
- Alessia Bianchini (ESU-W) def. Katherine Franzone (Cedar Crest) 6-3, 6-1
- Sherin Paul (ESU-W) def. Megan Fiedler (Cedar Crest) 6-1, 6-0
- Katrina Ricci (ESU-W) def. Corinne O'Connor (Cedar Crest) 6-0, 6-0
- Carley Furlow (ESU-W) def. Grace Nieman (Cedar Crest) 6-2, 6-4
- Jazmine Parker (ESU-W) def. Grace Huff (Cedar Crest) 6-2, 6-4
DeSales 5, ESU 4
How It Happened – Doubles
- Morgan Landau/Alyssa Vandenberge (DeSales) def. Samantha Passmore/Katrina Ricci (ESU) 8-1
- Hope Hoppe/Lilah Maus (DeSales) def. Alessia Bianchini/Sherin Paul (ESU) 8-2
- Carley Furlow/Jazmine Parker (ESU) def. Emily Prokopovich/Vivian Dang (DeSales) 8-2
How It Happened – Singles
- Morgan Landau (DeSales) def. Samantha Passmore (ESU-W) 7-6, 6-2
- Alessia Bianchini (ESU-W) def. Hope Hoppe (DeSales) 4-6, 6-0, 7-6
- Alyssa Vandenberge (DeSales) def. Sherin Paul (ESU-W) 6-1, 6-1
- Lilah Maus (DeSales) def. Katrina Ricci (ESU-W) 6-0, 6-2
- Carley Furlow (ESU-W) def. Emily Prokopovich (DeSales) 6-4, 6-4
- Jazmine Parker (ESU-W) def. Tara Clark (DeSales) 7-5, 6-4
Up Next
ESU begins PSAC East play on Wednesday, April 3 as the Warriors travel to West Chester to battle the Golden Rams at 3:30 p.m.
