Women's Tennis Bounces Back Saturday with Sweep of Wagner

Saturday, March 4

Armory

4 p.m.

Drexel University

Wagner

Photo by: Greg Carroccio

Women's Tennis Bounces Back Saturday with Sweep of Wagner

3/4/2017 9:15:00 PM | Women's Tennis

PHILADELPHIA -- The Drexel women's tennis team swept the Wagner Seahawks, 4-0, Saturday evening at the Drexel Armory.

The Dragons are now 11-3 on the year. Earlier in the day, they fell at Penn, 6-1. Click here for more.

The Dragons snagged the doubles point with a 6-1 win from the duo of Ryshena Providence and Clary Rodriguez Cruz in the top spot as well as a 6-1 victory from Honami Yazawa and Lea Winkler at No. 2. In singles, Drexel took the top three matches to secure the win. Yazawa downed Avika Sagwal, 6-3, 6-1, in the top spot, while Ghita Benhadi cruised past Vedika Anand, 6-0, 6-2, at No. 2. Winkler swept Rina Baynes at third singles for the win.

Drexel Tennis returns to the court Sunday in Newark, N.J. when they take on NJIT.

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Drexel 4, Wagner 0
Singles
Honami Yazawa (DU) DEF Avika Sagwal (WC), 6-3, 6-1
Ghita Benhadi (DU) DEF Vedika Anand (WC), 6-0, 6-2
Lea Winkler (DU) DEF Rina Baynes (WC), 6-0, 6-0
Ryshena Providence unfinished Samantha Hedges (WC), 2-0
Fiorella Coria (DU) DNP Madison Pautsch (WC)
Anisiya Simpson (DU) DNP Melanie Post (WC)

Doubles
Providence & Rodriguez Cruz (DU) DEF Hedges & Anand (WC), 6-1
Winkler & Yazawa (DU) DEF Sagwal & Baynes (WC), 6-1
Coria & White (DU) unfinished Gibson & Pautsch (WC), 3-4