PITTSBURGH – The Duquesne University women's tennis team won its third-straight match on Saturday, this time against Colgate. The Dukes won ina  thriller, 4-3. 

Duquesne moves to 3-2 while Colgate falls to 2-2.

It was yet another doubles sweep for the Dukes as the pairs of Daniela Latoni/Ellen Shanahan, Anastasiia Kotsyuba/Jasa Roka and Natasha Novak/Ana Utrilla Benito all grabbed wins today. Latoni moves to 4-1 in doubles while Shanahan and Kotsyuba improve to 3-1 overal..

In singles, Colgate's No. 1, 2 and 3 all grabbed victories to give it a 3-1 edge, but Duquesne's No. 4, 5 and 6 each won clutch matches to win by a narow margin of 4-3. Roka has now started her collegiate career 5-0 in singles and Shanahan improved to 3-2 with the win. Utrilla Benito lost her first set, 2-6, but battled back in the next two sets, 6-2 and 6-1, to clinch Duquesne's win.

The Dukes will be back on the court on Wednesday, Feb. 22 to host Mercyhurst.

Singles competition
1. Amelia Galin (COLGATE) def. Daniela Latoni (DUQ) 6-2, 6-1
2. Emme Levenson (COLGATE) def. Natasha Novak (DUQ) 6-0, 6-2
3. Addie Eklund (COLGATE) def. Anastasiia Kotsyuba (DUQ) 7-5, 6-3
4. Ellen Shanahan (DUQ) def. Katerina Atallah (COLGATE) 6-2, 6-1
5. Jasa Roka (DUQ) def. Natalie Fuller (COLGATE) 6-2, 6-3
6. Ana Utrilla Benito (DUQ) def. Sasha Herman (COLGATE) 2-6, 6-2, 6-1

Doubles competition
1. Daniela Latoni/Ellen Shanahan (DUQ) def. Katerina Atallah/Amelia Galin (COLGATE) 6-4
2. Anastasiia Kotsyuba/Jasa Roka (DUQ) def. Emme Levenson/Sasha Herman (COLGATE) 6-4
3. Natasha Novak/Ana Utrilla Benito (DUQ) def. Addie Eklund/Natalie Fuller (COLGATE) 6-1