HOBOKEN, N.J. (April 24, 2021) – Led by a fantastic performance in doubles competition, the Stevens Institute of Technology women's tennis team earned an 8-1 victory over DeSales University Saturday to remain undefeated on the year.
The Ducks won all three doubles points and five of the six singles matchups in the competition to move to 5-0 this season and 3-0 in the MAC Freedom while the Bulldogs dropped to 6-2 overall and 3-2 in conference play.
"Today was a special day as we celebrated our seniors and got an important conference win," head coach
Arik Zeevy said. "We're so grateful to have the opportunity to play home matches in front of friends and family. We hope to get more opportunities to do so in the coming weeks."
Stevens joins Wilkes (5-0 MAC Freedom) as the only two teams in the conference with an unblemished record as they sit in first and second in the conference standings, respectively.
In doubles play to start the day
Gabriella Tantillo and
Agatha Malinowski won at flight one 8-1,
Audrey Heaberlin and
Makenna Sargis combined to win 8-2 at flight two and
Alexis Fuda and
Chelsea Braithwaite won 8-5.
The Ducks have now won 14 of the 15 doubles matchups they have competed in this season.
It was Malinowski who won the first singles point for Stevens as she grabbed her fifth consecutive straight set win on the year, winning 6-0, 6-2. She has now outscored her opponents 60-12 on the year.
At line three, Stevens got another straight set win as Fuda grabbed a 6-4, 6-1 victory for her fourth straight set win in five tries this season.
Sargis was dominant at line four as she did not drop a single point in a sweeping 6-0, 6-0 win. She has now won back-to-back singles matches by perfect 6-0, 6-0 scores.
At flight five, Tantillo also picked up a win in straight sets by a score of 6-1, 6-2. She has still not dropped a set this season in singles play.
The last win for Stevens was
Juliette Marchisio who played in pro set scoring due to time constraints and grabbed an 8-2 victory.
The Ducks originally scheduled matchup against Misericordia for Sunday has been canceled due to potential poor weather in the area. The next contest for Stevens will be Wednesday at 3:00 p.m. against King's College on the road. Live stats will be available on StevensDucks.com.
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