Wilkes Women's Tennis Still Perfect After 6-3 Win at Bloomsburg
BLOOMSBURG, PA – The Wilkes University women's tennis team took two of three doubles flights before clinching the match winning four of six singles matches on way to a 6-3 victory over Division II Bloomsburg University Wednesday night at the Burt Reese Tennis Courts.
Wilkes remains perfect on the season at 12-0 following the road victory.
The team of
Taylor Hoffmann (Huntingdon Valley, PA/Lower Moreland) and
Madison Salmon (Endicott, NY/Union Endicott) took its NO. 3 doubles match 8-5 before
Francesca Varela-Seri (Stewartsville, NJ/Phillipsburg) and
Laura Zielinski (Mt. Wolf, PA/Northeastern) scored a thrilling 9-8 (8-6) victory at No. 2 pairs to give Wilkes a 2-1 lead heading into singles play.
Vasarkovy added a 6-2, 6-0 win at No. 1 followed by Croker's 6-1, 6-7 (1-0), 10-7 win at No. 2 singles. Varela-Seri and
Taylor Hoffmann (Huntingdon Valley, PA/Lower Moreland) clinched the match both winning in straight sets.
Wilkes makes its home spring debut Saturday hosting Delaware Valley at 11:00 a.m. and Penn State Abington at 3:00 p.m. at the Ralston Athletic Complex.
Wilkes University 6, Bloomsburg University 3
Singles competition:
1. J. Vasarkovy (WUWT) def. Cassidy Calimer (BLOOM-W) 6-2, 6-0
2. K. Croker (WUWT) def. Vitoria Nery (BLOOM-W) 6-1, 6-7 (1-0), 10-7
3. F. Varela-Seri (WUWT) def. Catherine Garrity (BLOOM-W) 6-4, 7-5
4. Cassandra Wentz (BLOOM-W) def. D. Saliyev (WUWT) 6-1, 3-0, retired
5. T. Hoffmann (WUWT) def. Anna Newcomer (BLOOM-W) 6-4, 6-2
6. Chloe Berridge (BLOOM-W) def. M. Salmon (WUWT) 1-6, 7-6 (9-7), 10-8
Doubles competition:
1. Cassidy Calimer/Vitoria Nery (BLOOM-W) def. J. Vasarkovy/K. Croker (WUWT) 8-5
2. F. Varela-Seri/L. Zielinski (WUWT) def. Anna Newcomer/Catherine Garrity (BLOOM-W) 9-8 (8-6)
3. T. Hoffmann/M. Salmon (WUWT) def. Siena Cerra/Cassandra Wentz (BLOOM-W) 8-5