EWING, N.J. – The Lions women's tennis team kicked off their season in dominant fashion, dropping only one of their 10 matches against Stevens on Friday.

To get things started, the pairing of Zoey Albert and Shruti Mannan prevailed 8-6 to give the Lions their first of eight doubles wins in the TCNJ Kickoff Tournament. In the next match, the team of Eleni Dakos and captain Gabriella Robinson won their match by the same scoreline. Following that match, Marcella Warner and Elizabeth Ring swept their opponents, 8-0. Those three teams won again later in the day to account for six total wins.

Logging her first collegiate win was rookie Ella Hardy, who was paired alongside sophomore Gabrielle Brideau in an 8-2 win. The Lions' eighth and final doubles win came via the pairing of Mandy Fleischmann and Claire Hardy, who defeated their opponents 8-5. Also making her collegiate debut was freshman Caitlyn Co, but she and senior Megan Pongrac were unable to prevail in their lone match.

In the final match of the tournament, Brideau defeated Aliona Heitz in singles, 6-2, making it nine total wins on the day for TCNJ.

TCNJ will look to build on this positive performance for next weekend, when they host Haverford and NYU in the Lions Tournament on September 13 and 14.