NEWBURGH, NY – The Mount Saint Mary College women's tennis team swept both home matches over the weekend to improve to 5-0 overall. The Blue Knights knocked off St. Joseph's College in Skyline Conference action (6-3 on Saturday) and then rolled past the College of Staten Island (9-0 on Sunday) in a non-conference match.

Against the preseason favorite in the Skyline Conference, Mount Saint Mary took two of the three doubles matches. Freshman Gabriela Murphy-Goldberg (Newburgh, N.Y.) teamed with sophomore Annmarie Llewellyn (Brookhaven, N.Y.) for an 8-3 win at first doubles while freshmen Jennifer Gregory (Albertson, N.Y.) and Emily Gregory (Albertson, N.Y) held on for an 8-5 victory at third doubles.

Murphy-Goldberg made quick work of her opponent at the top of the lineup, easing to a 6-1, 6-2 win. But the Golden Eagles captured points at second and third singles to tie up the match at three points each. At sixth singles, Emily Gregory dropped the first four games of the match before rallying to win twelve of the next thirteen and post a 6-4, 6-1 win. Llewellyn dropped the opening set at fifth singles, but battled for a 6-4 win in the second set and then rolled to a 6-0 third set to clinch the match. Jennifer Gregory prevailed in a third set super tiebreaker at fourth singles (4-6, 6-0, 10-8) to make the final score 6-3 in favor of the Blue Knights.

On Sunday against the College of Staten Island, the Blue Knights dropped just two games in nine matches. They didn't allow a game in the six singles matches. Junior Lindsay Searle (Unionville, Conn.) rebounded to win 6-0, 6-0 at second singles and freshman Linnea Mowat (Cornwall, N.Y.) collected her first collegiate win with a 6-0, 6-0 win at sixth singles.

With a record of 5-0, the Blue Knights will host the College of Mount Saint Vincent on Tuesday evening. The match is scheduled for a 6:30 p.m. start.