Eguia
Mike McLaughlin
0
FDU-Florham FDUW2324 (0-5; 0-4 (MACF))
9
Winner Stevens STEVENS (8-5; 3-0 (MACF))
FDU-Florham FDUW2324
(0-5; 0-4 (MACF))
0
Final
9
Stevens STEVENS
(8-5; 3-0 (MACF))
Winner

Match Recap: Women's Tennis | | Stevens Athletic Communications

Women's Tennis Handles FDU-Florham 9-0

Heitz picked up her first two wins of the season.

BAYONNE, N.J. (April 16, 2023) –  The Stevens Institute of Technology women's tennis team lost just eight games as they won 9-0  over FDU-Florham in a MAC Freedom match Tuesday afternoon at the Bayonne Tennis Courts.

Stevens improves to 8-5 and 3-0 in MAC Freedom play with the victory. The Ducks are on their longest winning streak of the season, having won their last five matches. The Ducks are 9-1 all-time against the Devils, including winning the last nine matches. FDU-Florham falls to 0-5 and 0-4 in MAC Freedom play in the loss.

The Ducks jumped on the Devils from the early onset, losing just three games in doubles en route to a 3-0 lead. On the third line, junior Isabella Dona and sophomore Aliona Heitz swept their opponents, winning 8-0. Junior Emma Eguia and sophomore Stephanie Untermeyer lost just one game on the second line, as they won 8-1.

Already in control, Stevens took all six singles matches in two sets to claim the 9-0 victory. Heitz and first-year Lorena Piegas didn't lose one game in their respective matches, as they defeated their opponents 6-0, 6-0. Dona, Untermeyer, and first-year Julia Chiovitti each lost just one game in their singles matches.

The Rundown 

DOUBLES

Polina Odintseva/Lorena Piegas (SIOT) def. Maggie Cronkhite/Ashley Gaetani (FDU), 8-2
Stephanie Untermeyer/Emma Eguia (SIOT) def. Rachel Kappelmier/Haidy Abdelmonem (FDU), 8-1
Isabella Dona/Aliona Heitz (SIOT) def.  Giavana Caraccioli/Melanie Perez (FDU), 8-0

SINGLES

Stephanie Untermeyer (SIOT) def. Rachel Kappelmier (FDU), 6-1, 6-0
Emma Eguia (SIOT) def. Maggie Cronkhite (FDU), 6-2, 6-0
Julia Chiovitti (SIOT) def. Ashley Gaetani (FDU), 6-1, 6-0
Isabella Dona (SIOT) def. Paula Vanegas (FDU), 6-1, 6-0
Aliona Heitz (SIOT) def. Giavana Caraccioli (FDU), 6-0, 6-0
Lorena Piegas (SIOT) def. Melanie Perez (FDU), 6-0, 6-0

Top Performers

  • Heitz earned her first two wins of the season.
  • Eguia has now won five-straight singles matches and earned her first doubles win of the year as well.
  • Untermeyer has won back-to-back singles matches for the first time this season.
  • Piegas recorded her second singles win of the season.
  • Odintseva and Piegas have won three-straight doubles matches together.

Around the MAC Freedom 

  • Misericordia 9, DeSales 0
  • Misericordia 6, FDU-Florham 0 F/SUN
  • Arcadia 6, King's 3 F/SUN
  • DeSales vs. Arcadia 3:30 p.m.

Up Next: The Ducks continue MAC Freedom play on Saturday as they visit DeSales. The match is set for 12 p.m. The Ducks are 5-0 all-time against the Bulldogs. Appropriate links will be posted to stevensducks.com.


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