FLOURTOWN, PA. (March 16, 2018) - The FDU women's tennis team notched an 8-1 victory over Penn State-Abington Friday evening.

The Devils moved to 3-1 on the year, with Head Coach Tom Battaglia earning his first career victory on the women's side.

"The women's side 2nd doubles had match point against them at 5-4 but found a way to come back in the breaker," Battaglia stated. "We fought hard today and I'm glad we got the win. It was great to shake the rust off so hopefully we come out strong tomorrow at Elizabethtown."

Freshman Nicole DelRosso continued her torrid freshman campaign, earning wins at No. 1 singles and teaming with Christine Kenny at No. 1 doubles. The DelRosso/Kenny team doubled up their opponents 6-3. The rookie won her singles match with relative ease, winning 8-3.

The No. 2 doubles team of Serina Grande and Kira Bradley struggled, fending off match point before rebounding with a resilient 6-5 (7-5) win. Grande and Bradley each notched shutouts in singles play, with Grande winning 8-0 at No. 4 and Bradley at No. 5.

Senior Amelia Vetto and junior Allyson Wolf blanked their No. 3 doubles opponents 6-0, while freshman Brooke Dorsey earned an 8-1 win at No. 6 singles.

SINGLES
DelRosso (FDU) def. Jin (PSA) - 8-3
Kenny (FDU) def. Mirjani (PSA) 8-6
Drigalla (PSA) def. Wolf (FDU) 8-7 (6-5)
Grande (FDU) def. Tymchenko (PSA) - 8-0
Bradley (FDU) def Dayley (PSA) - 8-0
Dorsey (FDU)  def. Cisse (PSA) - 8-1

DOUBLES
DelRosso/Kenny (FDU) def. Jin/Drigalla (PSA) - 6-3
Grande/Bradley (FDU) def. Mirjani/Tymchenko (PSA) - 6-5 (7-5)
Vetto/Wolf (FDU) def. Cisse/Dayley (PSA) - 6-0