MIDDLEBURY, Conn. -- In a rematch of the 2022 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Semifinals, Post University Women's Tennis looked to get back at Jefferson University who beat them 4-0 last season. While competitive all afternoon and playing the maximum three sets in three singles, the Eagles were unable to overcome the Rams, falling 6-1 at Edgewood Bath and Tennis on Wednesday afternoon, falling to 5-3 overall and 2-2 in conference play as they lost their second consecutive match.

THE BASICS
Post University 1, Jefferson University 6

Post University (5-3, 2-2 CACC)

Jefferson University (5-3, 2-1 CACC)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
For the second straight match, Post would be unable to secure the doubles point as sophomore Micaela Rosignuolo and junior Megan Lombardt were swept in the #1 Doubles, 6-0, by graduate student Noelle Frenzel and junior Nicole Hrbkova. An early lead for graduate student Annunciata De-Souza and sophomore Natalia Gonzalez Ramos would be overcome by sophomores Charly Egger and senior Manni Zhang to propel the Rams to a 6-4 victory in the #2 Doubles and the doubles point. 

Senior Stanislava Norets and sophomore Rose Huang would also come back against junior Nina Langenfeld and graduate student Julia D'Occhio, earning Jefferson a sweep of the doubles with a 7-5 win in the #3 Doubles. 

Identical 6-1 sets for Egger against Langenfeld in the #3 Singles and a pair of 6-2 sets for Huang over Gonzalez Ramos in the #5 Singles gave the Rams two of the three necessary singles points to earn the win, but the rest would not come easy for Jefferson as the Eagles put up a fight. 

Fighting back from a 6-0 first set sweep, Rosignuolo would force a third set against Frenzel in the #2 Singles with a 6-1 set two victory, but would be unable to complete the comeback as she dropped set number three, 6-2, which secured the team win for the Rams who accumulated four team points. A similar outcome would transpire for senior Oceane Mallevre in the #4 Singles after overcoming a 6-2 opening set loss to Zhang with a 6-4 set two win. However, Zhang would shut the door on the match with a 6-3 final set score. 

Playing in the #6 Singles, junior Zenia Barretto would use 6-2 and 6-1 set wins over D'Occhio to put the Rams on the brink of a sweep, but maintaining her perfect singles record this fall, De-Souza would move to 6-0 after winning set one, 6-1, before falling in set two, 7-6, after losing the tiebreaker 8-6. However, the graduate student would remain poised and earn her sixth win of the season with a 6-3 third set to end the afternoon on a high note for the Eagles. 

BY THE NUMBERS

• Annunciata De-Souza moves to 6-0 in singles this year and has won ten straight singles matches dating back to last season, seven of which have been in straight sets 
• Overall, Post University is 29-18 in singles matches so far this season and 14-9 overall in doubles matches 
• As as team, the Eagles have dropped six consecutive doubles matches, but have won six of the eight team doubles points this season 
• Post University has now lost six consecutive matchups against Jefferson University dating back to 2018 

WHO'S NEXT
Post University looks to snap their losing streak when they hit the road on Saturday afternoon at noon to take on Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. All-time, the Eagles are 5-11 against the Griffins, but have won their last two matchups, both of which came last year in their home-and-home matches by scores of 5-2 and 4-3.