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MERION STATION, Pa. \u2013 The Saint Joseph’s women’s tennis team defeated Chestnut Hill, 5-2, on Tuesday afternoon in the Hawks’ final home match of the season at the SJU Tennis Complex.
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\nHOW IT HAPPENED
\n\u2022 The Hawks took the lead via the doubles point when Claudia Perez-Garcia<\/a> and Brooke Tackett<\/a> topped their second-flight opponents, 6-3, and the Hawks claimed the third flight via walkover.
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\n\u2022 Amari O’Brien<\/a> dropped just one game on the way to a win in the top singles flight; Perez-Garcia then clinched things for the Hawks with a supertiebreaker win in the third flight.
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\nUP NEXT
\nThe Hawks head to Richmond, Virginia, to take on Duquesne on Friday and VCU on Saturday.
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\nRESULTS
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\nSaint Joseph’s 5, Chestnut Hill 2
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\nDoubles
\n1. Lilian Bandel \/ Elena Guisasola (CHC) def. Valeria Casusol<\/a> \/ Amari O’Brien<\/a> (SJU), 6-4
\n2. Claudia Perez-Garcia<\/a> \/ Brooke Tackett<\/a> (SJU) def. Veronika Lundgren \/ Milica Zagorac (CHC), 6-3
\n3. Evelyn Mejia<\/a> \/ Gisele Tang<\/a> (SJU) win via walkover
\nOrder of Finish: 2, 1
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\nSingles
\n1. O’Brien (SJU) def. Guisasola (CHC), 6-0, 6-1
\n2. Zagorac (CHC) def. Tackett (SJU), 0-6, 6-4, 12-10 (STB)
\n3. Perez-Garcia (SJU) def. Lundgren (CHC), 6-1, 2-6, 10-6 (STB)
\n4. Bandel (CHC) def. Mejia (SJU), 6-3, 6-0
\n5. June Tronhus<\/a> (SJU) win via walkover
\n6. Victoria Tracey<\/a> (SJU) win via walkover
\nOrder of Finish: 1, 4, 3, 2
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