MIDDLEBURY, Conn. – For the first time this season, Post University Women's Tennis was able to take care of business, picking up its first win of the season, snapping an 18-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory over the University of Saint Joseph's on Saturday afternoon at the Edgewood Bath and Tennis Club.

THE BASICS

Post University 5, University of Saint Joseph (Conn.) 2

Post University (1-15)

University of Saint Joseph (Conn.) (6-11)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Overcoming a 2-0 deficit as the Eagles only had four players, meaning the Blue Jays took both the #5 and #6 Singles, Post would also need to secure both Doubles points in order to not to fall behind 3-0. Both the #1 Doubles and #2 Doubles would go the way of the Eagles in sweeping 6-0 fashion, as sophomore Julie Merlin and freshman Savannah Croft took down seniors Lili Garcia and Gia Alvarez in the #1 Doubles, while freshman Vitalina Sokoliuk and sophomore Laura Kotala defeated junior Jillian Milo and senior Bernae Webb.

Keeping the good times rolling into the four Singles matches as both the #1 Singles by Merlin and the #4 Singles by Kotala would be a pair of 6-0 wins for the Eagles, taking down Garcia and freshman Anna Beauchene, respectively.

Doing battle in the #2 Singles, Sokoliuk came away with her third consecutive Singles win overall, taking down Alvarez in two sets, 6-1 and 6-0. Rounding out the sweep of the Singles to give Post the 5-2 victory was Croft in the #3 Singles, defeating Milo in straight sets by scores of 6-2 and 6-1. 

BY THE NUMBERS

• In both Singles and Doubles matches, Vitalina Sokoliuk has now won three consecutive matches in both categories for Post University
• Post University snaps its 18-game losing streak, which was its second-longest losing streak in program history
• Sweeping her #4 Singles match, Laura Kotala picked up her first collegiate Singles win 
• In the all-time series, Post University has now won two consecutive games against the University of Saint Joseph's, as this was the first meeting between the two schools since the 2015-16 season

 
WHO'S NEXT
Post University closes its spring season tomorrow morning at 11:00 AM against St. Thomas Aquinas College on the road. The Eagles have been swept by the Spartans in each of their last two meetings, losing three in a row to them overall after winning the previous four matchups.