Patchogue, N.Y. - Hunter College women's tennis dropped its first match of the 2018 season on Wednesday, falling to St. Joseph's College of Long Island with a score of 6-3.

The Hawks start the year 0-1, while the Golden Eagles improved to 1-1 on the year.

The match started with a win for the Purple and Gold as the no. 1 tandem of Maria Kogarova and Luisa Sujan defeated their opponents 8-0 in doubles competition. The Hawks dropped their matches at the no. 2 and no. 3 courts.

In singles play Hunter's Sujan got a win for the Hawks at no. 2 singles with scores of 6-2 and 6-4. Hunter's Liliko Chung followed that up with a victory of her own, defeating her SJC opponent 6-3, 6-4.

The three points were not enough to overtake the Golden Eagles who won the match with a score of 6-3.

The squad returns to action on Saturday, September 8 when they host Lehman College at 12 p.m.