CHESTERTOWN, Md. – Visiting Stevens won captured of six singles matches to overcome a 1-0 deficit after doubles to emerge with a 4-3 win over host Washington College on Friday afternoon at Schottland Tennis Center in non-conference women's tennis action. The match was played by Division I rules as doubles only counted for one point instead of three and teams needed only six points to win a match instead of eight.
Stevens 4 Washington College 3
Doubles
- The Shorewomen won two of three in doubles to capture the point. In No. 2 doubles, Shorewomen's
Piper Sartison and and
Isabella Sorhegui got past the Ducks' tandem of
Isabella Dona and
Julianna Gomez, 7-5, in the first match to finish. In the next match to finish, the top flight, Stevens'
Alix Dry and
Lorena Piegas won in a tiebreak over Washington's
Eva Kading and
Soleil Namunyola, 8-6, to win 7-6. The home side got the point with
María Cristina Diaz Nazario and
Carrie Lord in the final match to finish, 8-6 in a tiebreak to emerge victorious 7-6 over Stevens'
Emma Eguia and
Anya Sharma.
Singles
- Fifth and sixth singles were awarded to the Ducks in walkovers to
Julia Chiovitti at five and Eguia at six to give the road squad a 2-1 lead.
- Sorhegui would level the match at 2-2 with a 6-0, 6-4 win over Dona in the first match to finish that was played.
- Dry topped Kading at No. 1, 6-3, 6-0, in the next match to conclude and give the Ducks a 3-2 advantage.
- In third singles, Sartison coasted to a 6-2, 6-2 sweep over Piegas to tie it up at 3-3.
- The match came down to second singles between WC's Namunyola and Gomez of Stevens. Gomez won the first set 6-3 before Naumunyola took the second, 6-4. In the third set, Gomez won the final two games to win the set, 6-3, and the match for the Ducks.
Notes
- The Ducks are 4-5 on the season, while Shorewomen are 1-7.
Quote From Head Coach Constantine Ananiadis
"We fought hard today once again, but it wasn't meant to be. Â The margins are thin when we're down players like we are, and it comes down to one tie break or one 3rd set. Â And today, that didn't go our way. Â But we have a more important match tomorrow and today should give us confidence going into that match. Â We're playing and competing well, so we're excited to start conference play!"
Up Next
3/30 v. Bryn Mawr – 11:00 a.m. (Centennial Conference match)
- Conference opening match for WC.