Chestertown, Md. – The Stevens Institute of Technology women's tennis team completed its trip to Maryland with a 4-3 victory over Washington College on Sunday afternoon.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Stevens took a 1-0 lead after doubles, earning victories at the No. 2 and No. 3 flights. Wei-Wei Lai and Lorena Piegas opened the scoring with a 6-3 win at No. 2, before Stephanie Untermeyer and Gigi Arenas secured a 6-2 triumph at the bottom of the lineup. Alix Dry and Kaylee Hobbick battled at No. 1 doubles but were edged 6-3.
 
Dry bounced back in singles with a commanding 6-1, 6-3 victory at No. 1, while Lai needed three sets to earn a win at No. 4. The sophomore claimed the opening set 7-5 before dropping the second 6-2, forcing a decisive third. Lai delivered in the final frame, winning 6-4 to give Stevens its third point of the match.
 
Washington College answered with wins at the No. 2 and No. 3 singles positions, leaving the match to be decided at the No. 5 and No. 6 flights. Arenas dropped the first set 6-1 at No. 5 but responded emphatically, controlling the final two sets en route to 6-3, 6-3 victories. Both sets were tied at three before Arenas closed out each without dropping another game to clinch the match for the Ducks.
 
UP NEXT
The Ducks open their home slate on March 7, hosting Franklin & Marshall at the Edgewater Tennis Center.