Sophomore Sarah Hickey was a double-winner again to lead Stonehill past Merrimack on Tuesday.

Stonehill Tops Merrimack, 7-2

Sophomore Sarah Hickey (Lee, Mass./Lee) and freshman Chelsea Haedrich (Islip, N.Y./Islip) were both double-winners again for Stonehill, teaming up for an 8-1 win at third doubles to cap a Skyhawks sweep in doubles play – dropping just one game over the three matches. Hickey notched her 31^st-straight singles victory without a defeat, as she didn’t drop single game in cruising to the straight sets win. Haedrich also picked up a 6-1, 6-4 victory at sixth singles.

Seniors Cristina Lucin (Wesley Chapel, Fla.) and Caitlin Dunn (Middleton, Mass./Masconomet) picked up the points for Merrimack with wins at first and second singles, respectively, as Merrimack drew within 3-2 in the match after being swept in doubles. Lucin posted a 6-3, 6-1 win at first singles, while Dunn grinded out a 6-4, 7-6 (7-5) win at second singles.

Sophomore Lindsay Simmons (Wethersfield, Conn./Wethersfield) and freshman Paige Frost (Brigantine, N.J./Holy Spirit) also collected singles wins for Stonehill. Simmons posted a 6-3, 6-2 win at third singles, while Frost was victorious, 6-3, 6-2.

Stonehill (13-2, 10-1 NE-10) returns to action on Thursday when it visits American International College for an NE-10 dual match at 3:30 p.m. The Skyhawks return home for its final regular season home match of the year against Saint Anselm College on Friday at 3 p.m. Merrimack (5-10, 5-5 NE-10) hosts Southern New Hampshire University on Friday at 3:30 p.m.

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 * - doubles matches played first