HOBOKEN, NJ – The Wilkes women's tennis team pushed its match win streak to five after posting an 8-1 victory at Stevens University Sunday afternoon at the Stevens Tennis Courts.
 
Wilkes improved to 11-3 overall while Stevens dropped to 9-9 on the season.
 
Wilkes opened the match with wins at the No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 doubles positions respectively to take a 3-0 advantage.
 
Jordan Vasarkovy (Toms River, NJ/Toms River North) was the first to win in singles play with a 6-2, 6-1 victory at No. 1. Francesca Varela-Seri (Stewartsville, NJ/Phillipsburg) then clinched the match with a 6-1, 6-2 victory at No. 2.
 
Dana Saliyev (Jamison, PA/Central Bucks South), Erin Volutza (Sinking Spring, PA/Lancaster Catholic), Laura Zielinski (Mt. Wolf, PA/Northeastern) and Dagney Markle (New Oxford, PA/New Oxford) all recorded singles wins in the sweep for Wilkes.
 
Wilkes returns to MAC Freedom play Tuesday traveling to Dallas, Pa. for a matchup with Misericordia University at 4:30 p.m.
 
Wilkes University 8, Stevens 1
 
Singles competition:
1. J. Vasarkovy (WUWT) def. Julia Earl (STEVENS) 6-2, 6-1
2. F. Varela-Seri (WUWT) def. Isabella Calandra (STEVENS) 6-1, 6-2
3. D. Saliyev (WUWT) def. Nicole Badalyan (STEVENS) 7-5, 6-1
4. E. Volutza (WUWT) def. Chelsea Braithwaite (STEVENS) 6-2, 6-0
5. L. Zielinski (WUWT) def. Makenna Sargis (STEVENS) 8-7 (7-3)
6. D. Markle (WUWT) def. Joilin Gomez (STEVENS) 2-6, 6-4, 6-3
 
Doubles competition:
1. J. Vasarkovy/D. Saliyev (WUWT) def. Julia Earl/Isabella Calandra (STEVENS) 8-3
2. F. Varela-Seri/L. Zielinski (WUWT) def. Sydney Zoretic/Gabriella Tantillo (STEVENS) 8-5
3. Makenna Sargis/Jill Hadwen (STEVENS) def. E. Volutza/B. Stanton (WUWT) 8-5