HOBOKEN, N.J. (April 23, 2023) – Graduate student Agatha Malinowski won a pair of matches, but the Stevens Institute of Technology women's tennis team dropped a hard-fought 5-4 decision to Drew University Sunday in the regular-season finale on the Stevens Tennis Courts. 

First-year Fionna Flores also had a singles victory for the Ducks, who dropped to 8-9 on the year. By virtue of a perfect 7-0 record in the MAC Freedom, the Ducks begin their quest for a second straight conference crown Wednesday afternoon.

Sanne Bloemendaal won twice for Drew, who won its seventh straight to improve to 16-2. The victory by the Rangers, who were ranked fifth in the latest NCAA Division III Region III poll, snapped the Ducks' 14-match winning streak in the all-time series. 

The Ducks grabbed an early lead courtesy of a pair of doubles victories. Malinowski paired with first-year Stephanie Untermeyer to score an 8-5 victory over Drew's top tandem of Sofiya Lebedeva and Mary Kalorin. Sophomore Isabella Dona and junior Polina Odintseva defeated Courtney Bresler and Danielle DelRosso 8-6 on line three to send the teams into singles play with the Ducks holding a 2-1 edge.

In singles play, Malinowski won her fourth straight with a straight-set victory over Melina Christodoulou on line two. Flores, meanwhile, won her second straight match with a close 7-5, 7-6 (8-6) decision on line six. However, Drew rallied with singles wins on lines one, three, four and five to rally and win the match. Dona dropped a close three-set decision on line five, while each of the other singles flights victories by the Rangers required a tiebreaker.

Up Next: Women's Tennis begins its quest to defend its MAC Freedom title on Apr. 26, when the top-seeded Ducks host fourth-seeded Lycoming at Braddock Park. The match is slated to begin at 3:30 p.m.

Facebook: "Like" Stevens Athletics
Twitter: @stevensducks
Instagram: @stevensducks
#AllRise