The Mount St. Mary's women's tennis team swept St. Francis (Pa.), 7-0, in its home opener for the 2006-07 season. With the victory, the Mount improves to 4-1 on the season and 1-0 in the NEC.

The Mount won all three doubles matches to capture the doubles point. Katie Muething and Kaitlin Hallahan teamed for an 8-0 win over Abby Ball and Eva Keresztes at the No. 1 spot. No. 2 doubles pair Jen Iosue and Chelsea Johnson added an 8-2 win over Roxy Ionescu and Mallary Palmer while the No. 3 tandem of Ashley Wentzel and Christine Pace earned an 8-2 win over Danielle Gauthier and Becky Seybold.

In singles action, the Mount did not drop a set in the six matches. Hallahan improved to 4-1 this season with a 7-6 (7-2), 6-1 victory over Ionescue at the No. 1 spot. Muething downed Ball, 6-3, 6-0 at No. 2 singles and Iosue was a 6-0, 6-1 winner at No. 3 singles over Gauthier.

Freshman Chelsea Johnson improved to 5-0 in her career with a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Keresztes at the No. 4 singles slot while Whitney Edmonds earned a 6-3, 6-2 win over Palmer at No. 5 singles. At No. 6, Alicia Patterson defeated Ashley Zalewski, 6-1, 6-0, to complete the sweep.

The Mount returns to action at St. Joseph's for a 3:00 p.m. match on Sept. 19.