On Saturday, the Holy Cross women’s tennis team hosted Marian and took a hard-fought 4-2 loss.
Doubles
The doubles competition was a bright spot for the Saints as they managed two wins to secure the point. Starting at No. 1, junior Victoria Savvidou and her fellow junior partner Leah Gonzales-Edwards took a 7-6 win over their opponents Yasmin Imamniyazova and Ana Barbosa Fernandez. On the second court, sophomore Nicole Martinez and freshman Sophia Rocha took a 6-3 win over their opponents Michelle Irigoyen and Ana Lopez Torres from Marian.
Singles
The singles competition proved to be more difficult for the Saints, as they allowed Marian to pull ahead and take the final win.
In the No. 1 singles competition, Imamniyazova faced off against Savvidou and took the win. The Marian No. 1 took the first set 6-4 and the second 6-3. On the second court, sophomore Jamison Geofferys took a win after going into the third set. Geofferys won the first set 6-2 and lost the second set 6-4, but was able to bounce back and win the decider in resounding 6-1 fashion against her opponent Lopez Torres. In the No. 3 singles matchup, Rocha fell to Irigoyen. The freshman dropped the first set 6-4 and the second 7-5.
Heading into the No. 4 matchup, Gonzales-Edwards faced Barbosa Fernandez and took the third loss of the singles competition. She lost the first set 6-4 and the second set 6-1. In the No. 5 singles competition, Martinez faced Liliane Alinquant and took the loss after going into a third set. After dropping the first set 6-2, Martinez clawed back to win the second 7-5. Her comeback would ultimately fall short as she lost the third set 6-3. Marian secured the match with the win, cutting the No. 6 matchup short after one set. Before play was stopped, sophomore Anna Vanderhyde trailed her opponent Paloma Caceres Villalba by a set, dropping the first 6-2.
The Saints now fall to 3-4 on the season so far. They will host St. Francis (IL) on March 29 with the match starting at 3 p.m.
