Salisbury, MD. (March 7, 2020) – The Stevens Institute of Technology women's tennis team started the spring portion of the 2019-20 season against Salisbury University. Stevens could not overcome an early deficit and fell 8-1 to Salisbury in their spring opener. The Ducks drop to 0-1 on the year while the Seagulls improve to 5-1. Senior Nicole Badalyan and sophomore Alexis Fuda doubles win was the highlight of the match for the stevens. The No. 3 duo posted a solid 8-6 victory over Laura Brown and Katherine Tamesis for the Ducks one team point on the day.

"Overall I thought that the team's energy was great both on and off the court. We tried some new doubles combinations which brought a different but fun dynamic," Nicole Badalyan expressed. "Although the score isn't what we wanted, we can use this as a foundation moving forward. It was really great to see all the Ducks playing so well and giving it their all."

Salisbury took out to a 2-1 lead into the singles competition and continued to control the match. Freshman Audrey Heaberlin showed a lot of promise in her singles flight against Veronica Cuellar. Heaberlin dropped the first set but bounced back nicely by taking the second set 6-1 to force a winner take all third set. Heaberlin could not complete the comeback and fell in the third set 10-5 but the freshmen continues to show she will be a big piece in the Ducks line-up in 2020. The Seagulls would conclude the match by taking the rest of the singles flights in straight sets. 

 "Today was a good day for us versus a strong Salisbury team. We put out three new doubles pairs and competed well in all spots, highlighted by Alexis and Nicole winning 8-6 at the 3rd doubles," said Interim Head Coach Arik Zeevy. "We're looking forward to another tough out of the conference match next weekend and then shifting our focus to conference play."

Up Next: Stevens will take on in-state rival The College of New Jersey on March 14th at 1:00 PM. 

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