ORLANDO, Fla. (March 12, 2023) – Sophomore Emma Eguia earned a hard-fought, three-set win at fourth singles, but the Stevens Institute of Technology women's tennis team fell to Occidental College 8-1 late Sunday evening in a non-conference contest at the USTA National Tennis Center. 

Occidental swept the doubles flights and won five of the six singles flights to move to 4-2. The Ducks dropped to 0-4. Sunday night's contest was the first-ever meeting between the teams.

Occidental jumped out to a 2-0 lead after earning victories on lines two and three. Graduate student Agatha Malinowski and first-year Stephanie Untermeyer forced a tiebreaker against Andei Fukushige and Sarah Fleming at first doubles, but fell 7-2 to drop the match 8-7.

Eguia had the Ducks' lone victory on the day, topping Julia Chun 6-3, 2-6, 10-7. Sophomore Isabella Dona also rallied to force a tiebreaking third set on line six, but fell 6-2, 3-6, 10-8 to Mathilde Depery.

Up Next: After rain caused the postponement of the Ducks' match with Franklin & Marshall, Women's Tennis turns its attention to a match with Ithaca College on Mar. 14. The Bombers have won the last six meetings between the programs, but Tuesday's contest will be the first meeting since 2018, which also took place in Orlando.

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