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Photo Credit: Steve McLaughlin Photography
Photo Credit: Steve McLaughlin Photography
Posted: Oct 12, 2024

Women's Tennis Sweeps Simmons, 5-0, Advances to GNAC Championship Match

Box Score
Team Stats
Doubles
Olivia Santoro / Maddie Rossetti (USJ)
def. Masha Shutts / Emilie Lapointe (SIM)
8-4
Shelly Sirisavath / Liliana Garcia (USJ)
def. Amoli Vad / Julia Perconti (SIM)
8-1
Kate Hardy / Nina Gardella (USJ)
def. Emily Lopez / Emma Parsons (SIM)
8-3
Singles
Olivia Santoro (USJ)
def. Masha Shutts (SIM)
FINAL - UNFINISHED
Maddie Rossetti (USJ)
def. Emilie Lapointe (SIM)
FINAL - UNFINISHED
Shelly Sirisavath (USJ)
def. Amoli Vad (SIM)
6-1, 6-1
Liliana Garcia (USJ)
def. Julia Perconti (SIM)
6-1, 6-1
Kate Hardy (USJ)
def. Emily Lopez (SIM)
FINAL - UNFINISHED
Gia Alvarez (USJ)
def. Grace Burke (SIM)
FINAL - UNFINISHED

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. - The University of Saint Joseph (USJ) women's tennis team advanced to the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Championship Match for the first time since 1999, defeating Simmons University (Simmons), 5-0, Saturday afternoon during the GNAC Semfinals at the Elizabeth Ferry Speer Tennis Complex in West Hartford, Conn.

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • The Blue Jays opened the match strongly at No. 2 doubles, as the duo of freshman Shelly Sirisavath (East Hartford, Conn.) and junior Liliana Garcia (Wethersfield, Conn.) defeated Amoli Vad and Julia Perconti, 8-1, to take a 1-0 lead in the match.
  • USJ increased the edge to 2-0 after No. 3 doubles, as the pair of graduate student Kate Hardy (Southington, Conn.) and sophomore Nina Gardella (Lebanon, Conn.) bested Simmons' pair of Emily Lopez and Emma Parsons, 8-3.
  • The duo of graduate student Olivia Santoro (Cheshire, Conn.) and freshman Maddie Rossetti (Hamden, Conn.) secured the doubles sweep at No. 1 doubles, taking down Masha Shutts and Emilie Lapointe to send the Blue Jays into the singles portion of the match with a 3-0 edge.
  • Sirisavath made quick work of Vad at No. 3 singles, winning in straight sets, 6-1, 6-1, to pull the Blue Jays within one point of match victory, 4-0.
  • The Blue Jays secured the match at No. 4 singles, as Garcia bested Perconti, 6-1, 6-1, winning the match for USJ, 5-0, and sending the Blue Jays into the GNAC Championship.

UP NEXT

The Blue Jays will look for their second GNAC title in program history, heading to top-seeded Colby-Sawyer College for the GNAC Championship match on Saturday, October 19. First serve against the Chargers at Kelsey Courts in New London, N.H., is set for noon.

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