SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- Wrapping up another strong week, the USF Dons women's tennis team (9-5, 2-1) picked up their fifth consecutive team win as they knocked off the Saint Mary's Gaels (5-6, 1-1) by a 4-2 final score on Saturday afternoon. 

The Dons got off to a fast start on Saturday as they won the first two doubles matches to secure the early doubles point against the Gaels. Battling in singles action, USF was able to pick up three key victories in their lineup as Simran Chhabra, Arianna Capogrosso and Hana Gamracy each got the job done for the Dons 

RESULTS:
Doubles:
1. (USF) Maria Martinez Vaquero/Simran Chhabra vs. (SMC) Jordan Harris/Lene Mari Hovda (4-4)
2. (USF) Chiho Mushika/Caragh Courtney def. (SMC) Iman Khan/Stefanie Silva (6-1)
3. (USF) Rita Colyer/Arianna Capogrosso def. (SMC) Olivia Rook/Tian Yu Dong (6-1)

Singles:
1. (SMC) Jordan Harris def. (USF) #98 Maria Martinez Vaquero (6-3, 6-2)
2. (SMC) Lene Mari Hovda def. (USF) Chiho Mushika (6-4, 4-6, 7-6)
3. (USF) Caragh Courtney vs. (SMC) Olivia Rook (6-7, 7-5, 3-1, DNF)
4. (USF) Simran Chhabra def. (SMC) Iman Khan (6-2, 6-4)
5. (USF) Arianna Capogrosso def. (SMC) Tian Yu Dong (6-4, 7-5)
6. (USF) Hana Gamracy def. (SMC) Stefanie Silva (6-2, 4-6, 6-3)

CATCHING UP WITH COACH BARTLETT:
"We had again another hard-fought WCC contested match that we were able to win 4-2 over Saint Mary's. We got off to a fast start in doubles which was a good sign for our team so we kept the combinations we've been using to get the doubles point. In singles it was hotly contested, competitive situation. We won at the lower three spots in our lineups as Simran Chhabra got us started followed by Arianna Capogrosso and the match was clinched by Hana Gamracy. It was a really good weekend for us against two local conference foes where we need to beat teams like this to put us in a good position to see if we're in the upper echelon of the conference. Our next go is at Long Beach State before going north to face Portland and Gonzaga and we played tough today despite being more tired on a back-to-back." 

UP NEXT:
The Dons will now continue their home stand as they will compete in the final non-conference match of the season against Long Beach State (6-7, 2-2) on Thursday, March 30. 
 
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The University of San Francisco Athletics Department would like to acknowledge and thank our department sponsor – Coca-Cola - for their continued support of USF Athletics. Interested in sponsoring the Dons? Please contact Frank Allocco, the Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director of External Relations, at fallocco@usfca.edu or at (415) 422-4561.