BAYONNE, N.J. (April 10, 2023) – First-year Alix Dry paced the Ducks with two wins as the Stevens Institute of Technology women's tennis team defeated SUNY New Paltz 6-3 in a non-conference match Wednesday afternoon at the Bayonne Tennis Courts.
Stevens improves to 6-5 with the victory. The Ducks are on their longest winning streak of the season, having won the last three matches. Stevens also finishes the non-conference portion of their schedule 5-5. The Ducks are now 3-12 all-time against the Hawks, ending an eight-match losing streak. New Paltz falls to 7-7 with the loss.
The Ducks quickly went up 3-0 as they claimed victory in each doubles match. Senior Polina Odintseva and first-year Lorena Piegas just edged out their opponents on the second line, as they won 8-7 with a 7-5 victory in the tiebreak. First-year Julianna Gomez and junior Isabella Dona had the largest margin of victory for the Ducks on doubles, as they won by four.
The two teams split the singles matches as the Ducks were able to hold on for the victory. Each match finished in two sets. First-year Julia Chiovitti posted a big margin of victory for the Ducks on the sixth line, as she won 6-1, 6-3 over her opponent.
The Rundown
DOUBLES
Alix Dry/
Stephanie Untermeyer (SIOT) def. Justine Stanejko/Loretta Donovan (NP), 8-5
Lorena Piegas/
Polina Odintseva (SIOT) def. Onalee Batcheller/Isabel van der Veen (NP), 8-7 (7-5)
Julianna Gomez/
Isabella Dona (SIOT) def. Tatiana Barnett/Nina Genzone (NP) 8-4
SINGLES
Alix Dry (SIOT) def. Justine Stanejko (NP), 6-4, 6-4
Onalee Batcheller (NP) def.
Julianna Gomez (SIOT), 6-0, 7-5
Isabel van der Veen (NP) def.
Polina Odintseva (SIOT), 6-3, 7-6 (7-3)
Tatiana Barnett (NP) def.
Fionna Flores (SIOT), 7-5, 6-3
Emma Eguia (SIOT) def. Loretta Donovan (NP), 6-2, 6-3
Julia Chiovitti (SIOT) def. Amirah Alston (NP), 6-1, 6-3
Top Performers
- Chiovitti won her third singles match of the year.
Around the MAC Freedom
- Elizabethtown 4, King's 5 F/SUN
- FDU-Florham 0, Lebanon Valley 9 F/SUN
- Rutgers-Camden 3, King's 6 F/SUN
- Misericordia 9, King's 0 F/TUE
- Lebanon Valley 8, Arcadia 0
- DeSales 9, FDU-Florham 0
Up Next: The Ducks return to MAC Freedom play on Saturday as they host Lebanon Valley. The match is set for 11 a.m and will be played at the Bayonne Tennis Courts. It will be the first matchup between the teams. Appropriate links will be posted to stevensducks.com.
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