STATEN ISLAND – The Sacred Heart women's tennis team improved to 2-0 in Northeast Conference play by winning its fifth match in its last sixth outings, a sweep of Wagner on Friday afternoon. SHU did not drop a set en route to moving over .500 at 8-7.
Three Pioneers won for the third time in a row. Katie DeRienzo, Taylor Gurda and Lindsey Post dropped a combined ten games in their respective first, third and fifth singles matches. For DeRienzo, it was her team-best 14th win of the season.
For Olivia Podsiebierski, Claudia Ruiz and Mariah Wardius, it was a second consecutive victory. Podsiebierski's win was her tenth, good for second best on the team, while Ruiz moved to .500 at 8-8 and Wardius improved to a perfect 2-0.
Sacred Heart also dominated doubles play, losing just a total of five games in the three matches. Podsiebierski and Ruiz won a fourth straight match together, 6-1 at the second position, and DeRienzo and Gurda won for a second time in a row, 6-2 at the number one spot. Paired together for the first time this year, Post and Tori Oates took the third doubles match 6-2.
SHU returns to the Pioneer Tennis Courts on Monday, hosting cross-town rival Fairfield at 3 pm.
Singles
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1. DeRIENZO, Katie (SHU) def. SAGWAL (WAGNER) 6-2, 6-4
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2. PODSIEBIERSKI, O. (SHU) def. VALVIESO (WAGNER) 7-5, 6-0
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3. GURDA, Taylor (SHU) def. HODGES (WAGNER) 6-2, 6-1
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4. POST, Lindsey (SHU) def. PAUTSCH (WAGNER) 6-0, 6-1
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5. RUIZ, Claudia (SHU) def. HARRIS (WAGNER) 7-5, 7-6
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6. WARDIUS, Mariah (SHU) def. GIBSON (WAGNER) 8-4
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Doubles
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1. DeRIENZO, Katie/GURDA, Taylor (SHU) def. SAGWAL/VALVIESO (WAGNER) 6-2
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2. PODSIEBIERSKI, O./RUIZ, Claudia (SHU) def. GIBSON/PAUTSCH (WAGNER) 6-1
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3. POST, Lindsey/OATES, Tori (SHU) def. HODGES/BAYNES (WAGNER) 6-2
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