MORAGA, Calif. – Saint Mary's Women's Tennis has now won four-straight matches and five of their last six after a strong 6-1 win over Santa Clara University on Sunday. The Gaels are now 7-6 overall in dual match play and 2-1 in WCC competition after the home win over the Broncos.
 
The Gaels took the doubles point to get off to a 1-0 start with a pair of 6-4 wins. The No. 36 combo in the country of Jordan Harris and Mariia Kozyreva defeated Katherine Petty and Giulia Hayer, and Lene Mari Hovda and Oliva Rook beat Jamie Schroer and Varya Zlotnik.
 
SMC was up 2-0 after No. 49 Kozyreva beat Finley Kalinic 6-3, 3-6, 1-0(3) before the Broncos got on the board to make it 2-1. But the Gaels would win the remaining four matches as Hovda topped Velizara Fileva 6-2, 6-4, Gabriela Tevez beat Hayer 6-2, 7-5, Jocelyn Massey took down Katherine Petty 7-5, 6-0, and Julia Ronney defeated JennaMarie Gordon 6-2, 6-0.
 
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Saint Mary's will head south to take on LMU and Pepperdine on April 1 and 2 respectively.
 
Match Results
Saint Mary's 6, Santa Clara 1
 
Singles competition
1. #49 Mariia Kozyreva (SMC) def. Finley Kalinic (SCUW) 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 (3-0)
2. Julia Ronney (SMC) def. JennaMarie Gordon (SCUW) 6-2, 6-0
3. Jamie Schroer (SCUW) def. Jordan Harris (SMC) 6-3, 7-5
4. Lene Mari Hovda (SMC) def. Velizara Fileva (SCUW) 6-2, 6-4
5. Jocelyn Massey (SMC) def. Katherine Petty (SCUW) 7-5, 6-0
6. Gabriela Tevez (SMC) def. Giulia Hayer (SCUW) 6-2, 7-5
 
Doubles competition
1. #36 Jordan Harris/Mariia Kozyreva (SMC) def. Katherine Petty/Giulia Hayer (SCUW) 6-4
2. Finley Kalinic/JennaMarie Gordon (SCUW) def. Jocelyn Massey/Julia Ronney (SMC) 6-4
3. Lene Mari Hovda/Olivia Rook (SMC) def. Jamie Schroer/Varya Zlotnik (SCUW) 6-4
 
Match Notes:
Santa Clara 7-5
Saint Mary's 7-6
Singles order of finish: 1, 3, 4, 6, 5, 2