PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- Coming off a nine-day break due to a rainout last week, Post University returned to head-to-head conference competition on Tuesday afternoon, hitting the road to face Chestnut Hill College for their second matchup against the Griffins this season, falling 5-2, dropping their sixth consecutive match to start the season. 

THE BASICS

Post University 2, Chestnut Hill College 5

Post University (0-6, 0-3 CACC)

Chestnut Hill College (3-3, 2-3 CACC)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Griffins, who were shorthanded heading into the match with only five players, allowed Post to capture a win in the #3 Doubles by forfeit as well as the #6 Singles match since nobody could match up against senior Gioia Turco in the slot. The Eagles would use that extra point in the Doubles to their advantage, capturing the single team point as junior Ana Vasilis and freshman Vitalina Sokoliuk were winners in the #2 Doubles, 6-1, over junior Lillian Bandel and senior Claudia Rasilla Romero to take a 1-0 lead heading into Singles. This would be despite dropping the #1 Doubles, in which sophomores Julie Merlin and Laura Kotala fell in a 6-0 sweep to junior Elena Arenas Guisasola and freshman Milica Zagorac.

Ahead 2-0 with the win by default in the #6 Singles, the Eagles needed just three wins to earn their first victory of the season, but would be swept out of all five Singles by the Griffins. At the top of the ladder, Vasilis and Arenas Guisasol did battle to a Chestnut Hill victory in 6-2 and 6-0 fashion, while the #2 Singles win for Zagorac or Merlin went 6-3 and 6-1. 

Freshman Veronika Lundgren, who did not play in the Doubles, won the #3 Singles with identical 6-2 set wins, while Rasilla Romero defeated Kotala in the #4 Singles, 6-2 and 6-1. Rounding out the five Singles wins en route to a 5-2 win was Bandel with her #5 Singles win over freshman Savannah Croft, 6-3 and 6-2. 

BY THE NUMBERS

• Julie Merlin's four-game winning streak in Singles came to an end with a straight set loss in the #2 Singles today 
• Dating back to last season, Post University has lost nine straight matches and 14 of its last 15 matches 
• Chestnut Hill College has beaten Post University in six consecutive matchups dating back to September 30th, 2024 
• Post University is now 2-13 in the all-time series against Wilmington University, dropping their last nine head-to-head matches since the 2021-22 season

 
WHO'S NEXT
Post University will have a day off tomorrow before heading to Jefferson University on Thursday afternoon for a 2:00 PM matchup with the Rams. The Eagles have lost nine consecutive matches against Jefferson dating back to the 2019-20 season and were swept by them last October, 7-0, the last time the two teams met.