LANCASTER, Pa. (March 23, 2023) – First-year Alix Dry picked up two wins as the Stevens Institute of Technology women's tennis team fell to Franklin & Marshall 6-3 in a non-conference match Saturday.
The Ducks have now lost two-straight matches as their record now reads 3-4. The Diplomats improve to 2-7. The Ducks are now 0-2 all-time against Franklin & Marshall.
Two of the Ducks' three wins came on doubles. Sophomore Stephanie Untermeyer returned to the lineup and picked up a win with Dry, while senior Polina Odintseva and first-year Lorena Piegas won on line two. The Ducks were up 2-1 after doubles.
Despite the strong start on doubles, Franklin & Marshall took five of the six singles matches to take the match. Dry won the singles match for the Ducks, while Untermeyer lost in three sets.
The Rundown
DOUBLES
Alix Dry/
Stephanie Untermeyer (SIOT) def. Mackenzie Sherman/Sophia Rhazali (FM), 8-5
Polina Odintseva/
Lorena Piegas (SIOT) def. Lorena Saavedra/Amelia Squires (FM), 8-4
Presley Daggett/Kakie Colclough (FM) def.
Julianna Gomez/
Isabella Dona (SIOT), 8-5
SINGLES
Alix Dry (SIOT) def. Mackenzie Sherman (FM), 6-2, 6-1
Sophia Rhazali (FM) def.
Stephanie Untermeyer (SIOT), 6-7, 6-3, 6-3
Rebecca Bellick (FM) def.
Polina Odintseva (SIOT), 6-1, 6-1
Amelia Squires (FM) def.
Lorena Piegas (SIOT), 6-2, 6-1
Lorena Saavedra (FM) def.
Emma Eguia (SIOT), 6-0, 6-1
Kakie Colclough (FM) def.
Anya Sharma (SIOT), 6-0, 6-2
For the Opponents
- The Diplomats went 5-1 on singles.
- Kakie Colclough went 2-0 for the Diplomats.
Around the MAC Freedom
- York 0, Lebanon Valley 9 F-3/16
- King's 7, Penn 2 F-3/16
- DeSales 8, Marywood 1 F-3/17
- Albright 3, Lebanon Valley 6 F-3/20
- Clarks Summit 0, King's 9 F/FRI
- Lebanon Valley 6, Messiah 3
Up Next: The Ducks are back in action tomorrow against Gettysburg. The match is set for 12 p.m. It will be the first matchup between the teams. Appropriate links will be posted to stevensducks.com.
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