Third-Seeded St. John’s Takes Down Sixth-Seeded Villanova, 4-1

CAYCE, S.C. – The third-seededSt. John's women's tennis team defeated sixth-seeded Villanova, 4-1, on Friday afternoon in Cayce, S.C., to advance to the BIG EAST semifinals. The Red Storm swept doubles play to secure the opening point before claiming three singles victories to clinch the match. Alicia Gomez and Abi Redman set the tone with a dominant 6-0 win over Emily Callahan and Maggie Gehrig on the No. 1 court. Noemi Babikova and Victoria Papadopoulou followed with a 6-4 victory over Lauren Monti and Jenna Stevens at No. 2 doubles to secure the point. In singles action, Charlotta Buss extended...