St. John’s Red Storm women’s tennis team was defeated by Stetson University in a 4-2 match on Tuesday at the Mandy Stoll Tennis Center in DeLand, Florida.
The Red Storm, now holding an 8-4 overall record and remaining 2-0 in BIG EAST play, began the contest strongly by winning the doubles point. Alicia Gomez and Abi Redman secured a 6-3 win at the No. 1 doubles position against Anastasija Adeikyte and Katia Tuliakova, bringing their season record as a pair to 10-1. Victoria Papadopoulou and Noemi Babikova followed with another 6-3 victory at No. 2 doubles over Astigarraga Harper and Dan Baidaulet, clinching the opening point for St. John’s.
However, Stetson responded during singles play by taking victories in the first two matches to move ahead 2-1. Gomez tied the score at two points each after defeating Baidaulet 6-3, 6-4 on court six for her second win of the day.
Stetson ultimately sealed its home victory by winning matches at both the No. 1 and No. 2 singles positions.
St. John’s will continue its road trip in Florida with a match against Bethune-Cookman scheduled for Wednesday at South Fulton Tennis Center in Daytona Beach, starting at 11 a.m.
