Odintseva and Piegas
Dave Janosz
0
Eastern Nazarene College EASTNAZ (13-3)
5
Winner Stevens Institute of Tech STEVENS (14-5)
Eastern Nazarene College EASTNAZ
(13-3)
0
Final
5
Stevens Institute of Tech STEVENS
(14-5)
Winner

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

Women's Tennis Blanks Eastern Nazarene in First Round of NCAA Tournament

The Ducks have now won 11-straight matches.

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (May 10, 2023) –  Senior Polina Odintseva and first-year Lorena Piegas each picked up two victories as the Stevens Institute of Technology women's tennis team defeated Eastern Nazarene 5-0 Friday morning in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The match was played on the campus of Wesleyan.

For the second-straight season, the Ducks win their first round matchup in the NCAA tournament by a score of 5-0. They defeated Husson in the first round last season. The Ducks remain hot, having won their last 11 matches. Stevens will now face the hosts No. 4 Wesleyan in the second round. Stevens is 0-1 against ranked opponents this season.

It was smooth sailing for the Ducks at doubles as they took all three matches handedly. First-year and MAC Freedom Rookie of the Year Alix Dry linked with sophomore Stephanie Untermeyer on the first line for an 8-1 victory. The Ducks also claimed 8-1 victories on the other two lines to put themselves up comfortably 3-0.

Singles went just as easy for Stevens as they quickly took two to win 5-0. Piegas finished first on line six, taking down her opponent 6-0, 6-0. Odintseva then followed Piegas with her own 6-0, 6-0 sweep to seal the match. Stevens led in each of the other four singles matches when play finished.

The Rundown 

DOUBLES

Stephanie Untermeyer/Alix Dry (SIOT) def. Pamela Gonzalez/Sofia Rojas (EN), 8-1
Polina Odintseva/Lorena Piegas (SIOT) def. Sara Poletto/Katie Cawthorne (EN), 8-1
Julianna Gomez/Isabella Dona (SIOT) def. Mya Landry/Jenna Schlosser (EN), 8-1

SINGLES

Alix Dry (SIOT) vs. Sofia Rojas (EN), 6-2, 1-0 (Unfinished)
Stephanie Untermeyer (SIOT) vs. Pamela Gonzalez (EN), 4-3 (Unfinished)
Julianna Gomez (SIOT) vs. Sara Poletto (EN), 6-2, 3-0 (Unfinished)
Emma Eguia (SIOT) vs. Katie Cawthorne (EN), 6-1, 3-0 (Unfinished)
Polina Odintseva (SIOT) def. Jenna Schlosser (EN), 6-0, 6-0
Lorena Piegas (SIOT) def. Mya Landry (EN), 6-0, 6-0

Top Performers

  • Odintseva and Piegas improved to 12-6 in doubles matches together.
  • Piegas has won four-straight singles matches.
  • Dry and Untermeyer improved to 13-7 in doubles matches together.

Around the NCAA Tournament (First Round)

  • Transylvania 5, Penn State Harrisburg 3 F/THUR
  • North Central 5, Grove City 0 F/THUR
  • Hope 5, Ohio Northern 0 F/THUR
  • Carleton 5, Wisconsin-Whitewater 1 F/THUR
  • Grinnell 5, Principia 0 F/THUR
  • Sewanee 5, Concordia Wisconsin 0 F/THUR
  • Kenyon 5, Luther 1 F/THUR
  • Middlebury 5, Colby-Sawyer 0
  • Skidmore 5, Baruch 0
  • Redlands vs. Alfred 12 p.m.
  • North Carolina Wesleyan vs. Pitt-Greensburg 12 p.m.
  • Texas-Dallas vs Albright 12 p.m.
  • Drew vs. UMASS Boston 2 p.m.
  • Whitman vs. Endicott 2 p.m.
  • TCNJ vs. Manhattanville 2 p.m.
  • Mary Washington vs. SUNY New Paltz 3 p.m.

Up Next: The Ducks will play No. 4 Wesleyan (CT) tomorrow at 10 a.m. in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. It will be the second meeting between the teams, as Wesleyan defeated the Ducks in the NCAA Tournament 5-0 back in 2022. Live stat and live video links are posted to stevensducks.com.


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