WILLIAMSTOWN, MA – The Wilkes University women's tennis team opened play in the NCAA Championship Tournament Friday with a solid 5-0 win over Johnson & Wales University.
 
Wilkes continues to remain unbeaten at 24-0 overall, the most wins in a single season in program history.
 
Wilkes took control of the match from the outset, claiming all three doubles matches. At No. 1 doubles Jordan Vasarkovy (Toms River, NJ/Toms River North) and Kendra Coker did not drop a game, cruising past Luiza Silva Simoes and Morgan Thompson 8-0. At No. 3 doubles Taylor Hoffmann (Huntingdon Valley, PA/Lower Moreland) and Madison Salmon (Endicott, NY/Union Endicott) knocked off JWU's Madison Hernandez and Holly Olson, 8-3, winning the final three games to put Wilkes up 2-0. At No. 2 doubles, FrancescaVela Seri and Dana Saliyev (Jamison, PA/Central Bucks South) defeated Nina Cohen and Delaney Macchirole, 8-2.
 
The match was decided by No. 5 and No. 6 singles. At No. 6 singles, Salmon took care of JWU's Hernandez in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2. At No. 5 singles, Hoffmann swept Lauren Torre of Johnson & Wales, 6-2, 6-1 to conclude the match.
 
Wilkes will play host Williams (15-4) on Saturday at 9:00 a.m. in the NCAA second round.
 
 
Wilkes University 5, Johnson & Wales 0
 
Singles competition:
1. J. Vasarkovy (WUWT) vs. Morgan Thompson (JWUWT) 6-7 (6-8), unfinished
2. K. Croker (WUWT) vs. Nina Cohen (JWUWT) 6-3, 5-1, unfinished
3. F. Varela-Seri (WUWT) vs. Luiza Silva Simoes (JWUWT) 3-6, 2-1, unfinished
4. D. Saliyev (WUWT) vs. Taylor Klein (JWUWT) 3-6, 3-0, unfinished
5. T. Hoffmann (WUWT) def. Lauren Torre (JWUWT) 6-2, 6-1
6. M. Salmon (WUWT) def. Madison Hernandez (JWUWT) 6-3, 6-2
 
Doubles competition:
1. J. Vasarkovy/K. Croker (WUWT) def. Morgan Thompson/Luiza Silva Simoes (JWUWT) 8-0
2. F. Varela-Seri/D. Saliyev (WUWT) def. Nina Cohen/Delaney Macchirole (JWUWT) 8-2
3. T. Hoffmann/M. Salmon (WUWT) def. Madison Hernandez/Holly Olson (JWUWT) 8-3