ORLANDO, Fla. – Fourth seeded Davidson defeated No. 13 St.Bonaventure 4-0 while No. 5 George Washington beat No. 12 St. Bonaventure 4-0 in the first round of the 2022 Atlantic 10 Women’s Tennis Championship at the USTA National Campus Wednesday.

Davidson advances to face No.12 Saint Joseph’s Thursday at 11:30 am.

Davidson opened the scoring by winning the doubles point, thanks to victories at No. 2 and No. 3. First, Davidson's pair of Emma Heiderscheit and Franny Shea won 6-2 over Bonnies Paula Velilla and Amelia Haley, before clinching the point behind Mira Gladstone and Elizabeth Truluck victory (6-2) at No. 2 over St. Bonaventure’s team of Alexandra Jansson and Emily Stanley.

Franny Shea earned the first singles point for the Wildcats, defeating Emily Stanley 6-0, 6-2, followed by No. 5. Daniela Porges' 6-2, 6-3 victory at No. 6 singles over Paula Velilla. Josie Schaffer clinched the victory from the top flight, 7-6, 6-2, securing the 4-0 match win for the 'Cats.

In the other opening match of the day, Dayton secured the double points by capturing No. 3 and No. 2 doubles. The duo of Neena Katauskas and Sarah DeMarco defeated Saint Joseph’s Paige Conrad and Alex Kramer, 6-1 at No. 3, while Elizabeth Hamilton and Paige Kompa then secured the doubles point for the Flyers with a 6-4 win over Anna Kirk and Emily Elliott at No. 2. Saint Joseph’s Amanda Nava and Stow Weiss forced the deciding court, winning for the Hawks, 6-4, at No.1 against Erica Wojcikiewicz and Laura Greb. 

In a hard fought match, Saint Joseph’s closed out the win with a quad of singles victories, starting with Fabiana Tort-Umpierre's 6-1,6-1 victory at No. 5 against Paige Kompa. Amanda Nava followed with a victory at No. 1 singles, 6-1, 6-2 over Elizabeth Hamilton to give the Hawks a 2-1 match lead. 

Dayton knotted things up with a straight set victory behind Neena Katauskas (6-3, 6-1), before teammate Laura Greb won at No. 4 singles to give the Flyers back the lead, 3-2.

The Hawks flipped the momentum back in their favor as Ireland Amato earned a win at No. 6 7-5, 6-3 victory against Claire Ghidotti to even the match score again.

Weiss then clinched the match in thrilling victory. After taking the first set, 6-4, Weiss dropped the second set 7-6(5). She then forced a third-set tiebreak against Wojcikiewicz 7-6 (3) to claim the 4-3 match victory for the Hawks.

MATCH #1
#4 DAVIDSON def. #13 ST. BONAVENTURE, 4-0
SINGLES
1. Josie Schaffer (DAV) def. Alexandra Jansson (SBU) 7-6(5), 6-2
2. Amelia Haley (SBU) vs. Elizabeth Truluck (DAV), 6-4, 0-6, 3-2, DNF
3. Emma Heiderscheit (DAV) vs. Floor Lissone (SBU), 6-4, 5-5, DNF
4. Kavya Patel (DAV) vs. Anastasia Gubanova (SBU), 6-0, 6-7, DNF
5. Franny Shea (DAV) def. Emily Stanley (SBU), 6-0, 6-2
6. Daniela Porges (DAV) def. Paula Velilla (SBU), 6-2, 6-3
Order of Finish: 5, 6, 1

DOUBLES
1. Josie Schaffer/Kavya Patel (DAV) vs. Anastasia Gubanova/Andrea Roque (SBU), 5-4, DNF
2. Mira Gladstone/Elizabeth Truluck (DAV) def. Alexandra Jansson/Emily Stanley (SBU), 6-2
3. Emma Heiderscheit/Franny Shea (DAV) def. Paula Velilla/Amelia Haley (SBU), 6-2
Order of Finish: 3, 2


 MATCH #2 
#12 SAINT JOSEPH’S def. #5 DAYTON, 4-3 
SINGLES 
1. Amanda Nava (SJU) def. Elizabeth Hamilton (UD), 6-1, 6-2 
2. Stow Weiss (SJU) def. Erica Wojcikiewicz (UD) 6-4, 6-7(5), 7-6(3) 
3. Neena Katauskas (UD) def. Emily Elliott (SJU), 6-3, 6-1 
4. Laura Greb (UD) def. Sophia Amato (SJU) 6-4, 6-3
5. Fabiana Tort-Umpierre (SJU) def. Paige Kompa (UD), 6-1, 6-1 
6. Ireland Amato (SJU) def. Claire Ghidotti (UD) 7-5, 6-3 
Order of Finish: 5, 1, 3, 4, 6, 2 

DOUBLES 
1. Amanda Nava/Stow Weiss (SJU) def. Erica Wojcikiewicz/Laura Greb (UD), 6-4 
2. Elizabeth Hamilton/Paige Kompa (UD) def. Anna Kirk/Emily Elliott (SJU), 6-4 
3. Neena Katauskas/Sarah DeMarco (UD) def. Paige Conrad/Alex Kramer (SJU), 6-1 
Order of Finish: 3, 1, 2