FLUSHING, N.Y.- FDU returned to the road to take on St. Johns in a non-conference women's tennis matchup. St. John's bested FDU 4-3, as the Knights displayed a hard fought slate of singles matches.
Anastasia Lim took home another top flight match, while Sophia Frederics-McKee also won the #2 singles meeting. The freshman has won six of her last seven singles battles, all of which have been at the second position.
Katsiaryna Kostsina followed up their efforts in the sixth slot, with another close victory.
#1 Doubles
Redman, Abi / Gomez, Alicia (STJOHNW) vs. Lim, Anastasia / Kim, Yelena (FDUW) (5–3, unfinished)
#2 Doubles
Papadopoulou, V. / Babikova, Noemi (STJOHNW) def. Fredericks-McKee, Sophia / Kato, Ann (FDUW) (6–2)
#3 Doubles
Bizzari, Giulia / Buss, Charlotta (STJOHNW) def. Silva, Valentina / Kostsina, Katsiaryna (FDUW) (6–2)
#1 Singles
Lim, Anastasia (FDUW) def. Papadopoulou, V. (STJOHNW) (3–6, 6–4, 6–2)
#2 Singles
Fredericks-McKee, Sophia (FDUW) def. Babikova, Noemi (STJOHNW) (7–6(5), 6–2)
#3 Singles
Kojima, Nao (STJOHNW) def. Kim, Yelena (FDUW) (4–6, 6–2, 6–4)
#4 Singles
Startz-Lunde, N. (STJOHNW) def. Ovsiienko, Oleksandra (FDUW) (6–3, 6–2)
#5 Singles
Buss, Charlotta (STJOHNW) def. Silva, Valentina (FDUW) (7–6(4), 6–4)
#6 Singles
Kostsina, Katsiaryna (FDUW) def. Bizzari, Giulia (STJOHNW) (7–5, 6–4)
The Knights return to action at Fordham on April 4, at 1 p.m.