POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – Marist women's tennis will stay on the road this weekend to take on St. John's on Friday, February 1 and UPenn on Sunday, February 3.
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Marist fell to Harvard 5-2 last Sunday.
Chloe Lant and
Sophia Chavarria had strong individual performances, winning matches from the fourth and sixth singles spot respectively.
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The Johnnies are 1-1 on the season. St. John's defeated MAAC foe Fairfield 5-2 and dropped a close match to UMass 4-3. The Johnnies went an impressive 17-5 last season and won the Big East Tournament for the first time in program history. After they won the conference championship, the Johnnies earned a berth into the NCAA tournament.
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UPenn is 2-0 so far with wins over Delaware and Drexel. Last season the Quakers finished 9-13 overall and 2-5 in Ivy League play.
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Marist will host its first home match of the season on Saturday February 10. The match will take place at Cross Court in Wappingers Falls at 4:00 PM.
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