Moen, O'Donovan and Kronzon All Go 2-0 in Singles at Fordham Invite - Seton Hall University Athletics
Over the weekend, the Pirates went 2-2 against St. John's, 2-0 against Wagner and 3-3 against Columbia in singles while going 2-1 against LIU and 0-3 against...
Hartsdale, N.Y. - Sophomores Arabella Moen and Hili Kronzon and junior Emily O'Donovan all went 2-0 in singles competition to lead the Seton Hall women's tennis team at the two-day Fordham Invitational, held at Anthony F Veteran Park. Over the weekend, the Pirates went 2-2 against St. John's, 2-0 against Wagner and 3-3 against Columbia in singles while going 2-1 against LIU and 0-3 against Fordham in doubles.
Moen had to play three-set singles matches both days, but came out victorious in each as she dispatched St. John's Camila Ordoñez, 6-4, 2-6, 10-5 on Saturday and then topped Columbia's Michelle Xu on Sunday, 6-3, 4-6, 10-2.
O'Donovan cruised to a straight-set win on Saturday against Wagner's Samantha Bentsianov, 6-2, 6-2 and then she defeated Columbia's Sophie Raiszadeh on Sunday, 6-4, 3-6, 10-6.
Kronzon didn't lose a set over the weekend as she beat Wagner's Jasmine Lin on Saturday, 6-3, 6-2 and then easily took the first set of her Sunday match with Columbia's Tatiana Ziff, 6-0, before Ziff retired due to injury.
Senior Aina Plana Ventosa also earned one singles win on the weekend; she defeated Lalita Devarakonda in a back-and-forth affair, 6-4, 3-6, 11-9.
The Pirates conclude their fall competition and will now gear up for the spring championship season, which commences January 27.
SATURDAY RESULTS
Doubles
Leo Boisseau/Elinor Storkaas (LIU) def. Arabella Moen/Aina Plana Ventosa (SHU), 8-3
Hili Kronzon/Hiba El Khalifi (SHU) def. Phoebe Watton/Bianca Compuesto (LIU), 8-5
Emily O'Donovan/Oliwia Kempinski (SHU) def. Jasmine Maduel/Kate Jorjoliani (LIU), 8-5
Singles
Aina Plana Ventosa (SHU) def. Lalita Devarakonda (SJU), 6-4, 3-6, 11-9
Arabella Moen (SHU) def. Camila Ordoñez (SJU), 6-4, 2-6, 10-5
Willa Bay Breunich (SJU) def. Oliwia Kempinski (SHU), 6-0, 6-3
Amaya Lopez (SJU) def. Hiba El Khalifi (SHU), 3-6, 7-5, 10-7
Emily O'Donovan (SHU) def. Samantha Bentsianov (WAG), 6-2, 6-2
Hili Kronzon (SHU) def. Jasmine Lin (WAG), 6-3, 6-2
SUNDAY RESULTS
Doubles
Avery Aude/Valeriya Deminova (FORD) def. Arabella Moen/Aina Plana Ventosa (SHU), 8-3
Carlota Casasampere Escoda/Lindsay Hung (FORD) def. Hili Kronzon/Hiba El Khalifi (SHU), 8-6
Eleni Fasoula/Rachelle Yang (FORD) def. Emily O'Donovan/Oliwia Kempinski (SHU), 8-4
Singles
Sophia Strugnell (COL) def. Aina Plana Ventosa (SHU), 6-4, 6-2
Arabella Moen (SHU) def. Michelle Xu (COL), 6-3, 4-6, 10-2
Sophia Wang (COL) def. Oliwia Kempinski (SHU), 4-6, 6-4, 10-2
Carolyn Brodsky (COL) def. Hiba El Khalifi (SHU), 4-6, 6-4, 12-10
Emily O'Donovan (SHU) def. Sophie Raiszadeh (COL), 6-4, 3-6, 10-6
Hili Kronzon (SHU) def. Tatiana Ziff (COL), 6-0, ret. (inj.)
