SWARTHMORE, Pa. (September 17, 2023) – The Stevens Institute of Technology women's tennis team continued its fall 2023 campaign by totaling seven victories at The Swarthmore College Invitational, a two-day event featuring Stevens, Haverford, Franklin & Marshall and the hosting Garnet.

In an event that featured three rounds of both singles and doubles competition – two on Saturday and one Sunday – sophomore Stephanie Untermeyer joined senior Polina Odintseva and first-year Julianna Gomez in collecting two wins on the day. First-year Alix Dry partnered with Untermeyer to score a doubles win against Franklin & Marshall, while first-year Lorena Piegas paired with Odintseva to also post a pairs victory over the Diplomats. Sophomore Emma Eguia recorded one singles win to cap off the weekend. 

Stevens scored a pair of singles wins against Haverford. Odintseva notched the first win of the day with a 6-3, 7-5 win over Abhishree Menon. Gomez followed one flight later, with a 6-2, 5-7, 10-7 win over Annie Barrett.

Against Swarthmore, it was Untermeyer picked up a singles win on line one, topping Eda Mjekiqi in straight sets (6-2, 6-2). 

The final round of the event saw the Ducks post their best win total of the weekend, splitting the doubles matches, while adding a singles victory. Untermeyer and Dry posted a strong 8-1 win over F&M's top duo of Sophia Rhazali and Rebecca Bellick. Odintseva and Piegas followed with a hard fought 8-7 (4) win over Colclough and Lorena Saavedra. Gomez added her second singles win of the day with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Colclough and Eguia topped Jocelyn Chow 8-1 to round out Stevens' victories. Dry nearly collected her first career singles win, dropping a three-set match to Bellick in which the final set came down to a 16-14 decision. 

The Rundown 
Abbey Russano/Ellie Esterowitz (Haverford) def. Stephanie Untermeyer/Alix Dry (Stevens), 8-2
Mimi Lavin/Rachael Fitzgerald (Haverford) def. Polina Odintseva/Lorena Piegas (Stevens), 8-5
Emily Oh/Abhishree Menon (Haverford) def. Anya Sharma/Isabella Dona (Stevens), 8-2
Summer Williams/Sriya Krishnan (Haverford) def. Julianna Gomez/Emma Eguia (Stevens), 8-2
Erika Phanord/Annie Barrett (Haverford) def. Fionna Flores/Julia Chiovitti (Stevens), 8-5
Ellie Esterowitz (Haverford) def. Stephanie Untermeyer (Stevens), 6-0, 6-1
Abbey Russano (Haverford) def. Alix Dry (Stevens), 6-1, 6-4
Polina Odintseva (Stevens) def. Abhishree Menon (Haverford), 6-3, 7-5
Julianna Gomez (Stevens) def. Annie Barrett (Haverford), 6-2, 5-7, 10-7
Erika Phanord (Haverford) def. Emma Eguia (Stevens), 6-0, 6-0
Sriya Krishnan (Haverford) def. Isabella Dona (Stevens). 6-3, 6-3
Nathalie Williams/Kathleen Shiffer (Swarthmore) def. Alix Dry/Stephanie Untermeyer (Stevens), 8-5
Jenny Lewis/Ruthie Njagi (Swarthmore) def. Anya Sharma/Isabella Dona (Stevens), 8-5
Oviya Kumaran/Riya Rao (Swarthmore) def. Julia Chiovitti/Fionna Flores (Stevens), 8-5
Daniella Padron Castillo/Lisa Messier (Swarthmore) def. Polina Odintseva/Emma Eguia (Stevens), 8-2
Stephanie Untermeyer (Stevens) def. Eda Mjekiqi (Swarthmore), 6-2, 6-2
Lola Diaz Gonzalez (Swarthmore) def. Alix Dry (Stevens), 6-3, 6-4
Jenny Lewis (Swarthmore) def. Julianna Gomez (Stevens), 6-0, 6-1
Erica Stutz (Swarthmore) def. Julia Chiovitti (Stevens), 6-2, 6-3
Daniela Padron Castillo (Swarthmore) def. Fionna Flores (Stevens), 6-1, 6-1
Alice Coxe (Swarthmore) def. Emma Eguia (Stevens), 6-4, 6-0
Stephanie Untermeyer/Alix Dry (Stevens) def. Sophia Rhazali/Rebecca Bellick (F&M), 8-1
Polina Odintseva/Lorena Piegas (Stevens) def. Kakie Colclough/Lorena Saavedra (F&M), 8-7 (4)
Amelia Squires/Erin Joo (F&M) def. Anya Sharma/Isabella Dona (Stevens), 8-3
Jocelyn Chow/Skye Victor (F&M) def. Emma Eguia/Julia Chiovitti (Stevens), 8-7 (4)
Sophia Rhazali (F&M) def. Stephanie Untermeyer (Stevens), 7-6 (9), 7-6 (6)
Rebecca Bellick (F&M) def. Alix Dry (Stevens), 4-6, 6-2, 16-14
Amelia Squires (F&M) def. Polina Odintseva (Stevens), 7-6 (4), 3-6, 10-8
Julianna Gomez (Stevens) def. Kakie Colclough (F&M), 6-1, 6-1
Lorena Saavedra (F&M) def. Isabella Dona (Stevens), 6-2, 6-2
Erin Joo (F&M) def. Julia Chiovitti (Stevens), 6-2, 6-4
Emma Eguia (Stevens) def. Jocelyn Chow (F&M), 8-1

Top Performers

• The victories by Piegas, Dry and Gomez marked the first collegiate win for each respective student-athlete. 

For the Opponents

• Ellie Esterowitz joined Abbey Russano, Sriya Krishnan and Erika Phanord in earning two wins apiece for Haverford.
• Jenny Lewis and Daniela Padron Castillo each paced the hosts with two wins each.
• Amelia Squires and Erin Joo each posted two wins lead Franklin & Marshall.

Around the MAC Freedom 

• Arcadia vs. Alvernia – Postponed
• Lycoming vs. Misericordia – Postponed
• DeSales 7, Muhlenberg 2
• Lebanon Valley 9, Catholic 0
• Lebanon Valley 9, Trinity Washington 0

Up Next

• Stevens continues its fall campaign on Sept. 23, when the Ducks head to Fredericksburg, Virginia for the annual ITA Championship. The event will again be hosted by the University of Mary Washington and appropriate event links will be posted to StevensDucks.com once they're available. 

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