The St. John’s women’s tennis team opened their season with two victories in a doubleheader against Fairfield and NJIT on Friday.
The women defeated Fairfield 7-0 at the National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, N.Y. Freshman Jessica Livianu, who is ranked 43rd, defeated Fairfield’s Sarah Stuhlmann in 6-1, and 6-0 victories for her first singles career win. In the number four spot, junior Zofia Stanisz secured the team’s singles victory with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Shelby Vertula. Junior Irina Preotescu finished the singles match with two 6-0 shutouts.
All three Red Storm doubles teams won their respective matches.