March 25, 2009

Philadelphia, PA - The La Salle women's tennis team hosted Holy Family on Wednesday afternoon but, in the end, the Tigers were the ones to leave victorious, 5-2.

La Salle dropped the first four singles, but freshman Jessika Acilio picked up a win at No. 5 singles over freshman Nicole Dogas 1-6, 6-4 (10-6) and fellow classmate Pearl Wilkins followed up with a victory at No. 6 over Amanda Tall 7-6 (10-3) 6-0.

The Explorers (0-6) will travel to Lafayette on Friday for a 4:00 PM start time.

La Salle vs Holy Family
Wednesday, March 25
Philadelphia, PA
La Salle 2 - Holy Family 5

Singles:
1. Willett (HF) def. Lauren Perry (LAS) - 6-3, 6-1
2. Borres (HF) def. Tonya Rice (LAS) - 6-2, 6-2
3. Pulsinelli (HF) def. Christina Gomez (LAS) - 6-0, 6-0
4. Lui (HF) def. Courtney Babo (LAS) - 6-0, 6-3
5. Jessika Acilio (LAS) def. Dogas (HF) - 1-6, 6-4 (10-6)
6. Pearl Wilkins (LAS) def. Tall (HF) - 7-6 (10-3) 6-0

Doubles:
1. Willett/Borres (HF) def. Rice/Wilkins (LAS) - 8-1
2. Pulsinelli/Lui (HF) def. Perry/Babo (LAS) - 8-2
3. Gomez/Acilio (LAS) def. Dogas/Tall (HF) - 8-3