Sophomore Amy Toegemann picked up wins at second singles and doubles this afternoon.

Stonehill Tops Dowling at Home, 7-2

EASTON, Mass. (March 18, 2010) – Stonehill College, ranked third in the ITA East Regional rankings, opened the home portion of its spring schedule with a 7-2 victory over Dowling College, ranked tenth in the region, in non-conference women's tennis action at Charles Watt Tennis Courts this afternoon.

Sophomore Amy Toegemann (Narragansett, R.I./The Lincoln School) led the double-winners for Stonehill, cruising to a 6-1, 6-1 victory at No. 2 singles after teaming up with junior Lindsey Herchel (Hampden, Mass./Minnechaug Regional) for an 8-1 triumph at second doubles. Freshman Chelsea Haedrich (Islip, N.Y./Islip) was also a double-winner, coasting to a 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 6 singles and combining with classmate Jacqueline Harrow (North Reading, Mass./North Reading) for a comfortable 8-1 win at third doubles.

Stonehill won two of the three doubles matches to earn the early advantage in the match, and then cruised to victory by winning five of the six singles matches. Sophomore Lindsay Simmons (Wethersfield, Conn./Wethersfield) won the closest match of the day, topping Dowling senior Diane Kobasiuk (Mastic Beach, N.Y./William Floyd) in three sets, 6-3, 5-7, 11-9.

Junior Tamiris Diversi (Limeira, Brazil) was a double-winner for Dowling, picking up a 6-0, 6-4 win at No. 1 singles after combining with classmate Cristina Hoffman (Floripa, Brazil) for an 8-6 win at first doubles.

Stonehill (7-1, 4-0 NE-10) is back in action on Tuesday when it resumes its Northeast-10 Conference schedule here at Watt Courts against Le Moyne College at 11 a.m. Dowling falls to 7-6 overall (3-1 ECC) with the loss.

Stonehill 7, Dowling 2

Singles:

*Doubles:

 * - doubles matches played first