ORLANDO, Fla. (March 14, 2006) – Sophomore Dana Bacalla (Portland, Ore.) claimed the lone victory for the Ducks as the Stevens Institute of Technology women’s tennis team suffered an 8-1 loss to Emory & Henry College on Tuesday in Orlando, Fla.  With the loss, Stevens fell to 7-7 on the year.

At first singles, Bacalla claimed a 7-6 (7-1), 6-1 victory over senior Trista McGlothlin (Jewell Ridge, Va.) of Emory & Henry.  In the match of the day, freshman Rebecca Ryba (Old Brookville, N.Y.) lost a tough three-set match at fourth singles to senior Anne Ryan (Shawsville, Va.).  The scores from the Ryba/Ryan match were 7-6 (7-5), 0-6, 12-10 in favor of the Wasps.

Sophomore Jacqueline Carbone (Basking Ridge, N.J.) suffered a narrow 6-4, 6-4 loss at fifth singles to senior Kate Childress (Shawsville, Va.).

The Ducks will be back in action on Thursday when they face the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse at 11:30 p.m. in Orlando.

Emory & Henry 8, Stevens 1

Doubles

No. 1 – Trista McGlothlin/Kayla Carter (E&H) d. Dana Bacalla/Jin Bai (SIT) – 8-4

No. 2 – Stacie Blevins/Anne Ryan (E&H) d. Whitney Bender/Rebecca Ryba (SIT) – 8-6

No. 3 – E&H wins by default

Singles

No. 1 – Bacalla (SIT) d. McGlothlin (E&H) – 7-6 (7-1), 6-1

No. 2 – Carter (E&H) d. Bender (SIT) – 6-3, 6-0

No. 3 – Blevins (E&H) d. Bai (SIT) – 6-2, 6-2

No. 4 – Ryan (E&H) d. Ryba (SIT) – 7-6 (7-5), 0-6, 12-10

No. 5 – Kate Childress (E&H) d. Jacqueline Carbone (SIT) – 6-4, 6-4

No. 6 – E&H wins by default