Sophomore Kaitlyn Martin was a part of Stonehill's winning doubles team on Thursday.

Division I Friars sweep singles matches on way to win

Providence took two of three doubles matches, before reeling off the six singles wins to take control of the match. Junior Marisela Aviles-Duron (Tegucigalpa, Honduras), sophomore Maria Clara Barnardez (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) and freshmen Taylor Corder (Corinth, Miss./Keystone National Academy) and Karen Ramirez (San Juan, Puerto Rico) were all double-winners for the Friars, who didn't drop a set in singles play on the afternoon.

Aviles-Duron and Bernardez combined to post an 8-0 win at No. 1 doubles before topping Stonehill senior Leah White (Walpole, Mass./Bishop Feehan), 6-0, 6-1 at No. 1 singles. Bernardez added a 6-2, 6-2 victory over senior Amy Toegemann (Narragansett, R.I./The Lincoln School) at No. 2 singles.

Ramirez and Corner teamed up for an 8-5 decision over Toegemann and senior Bacall Brooks (York, Maine/St. Thomas Aquinas). Ramirez also picked up a 6-0, 6-2 win at No. 3 singles, while Corner won at No. 4, 6-4, 6-0.

Sophomore Kaitlyn Martin (Medway, Mass./Medway) and freshman Meryl Lawrence (North Scituate, Mass./Mount Saint Charles Academy) combined to notch a point for Stonehill with an 8-5 triumph at No. 3 doubles over Providence freshmen Taylor Ahlborn (Minneapolis, Minn./ Benilde St. Margaret's School) and Caitlyn Foley (Holden, Mass./Notre Dame Academy).

Stonehill (3-1, 3-0 NE-10) closes out its fall season when it hosts Le Moyne College for a Northeast-10 Conference match on Sunday, October 16, at 10 a.m. Providence (3-0, 0-0 Big East) participates in the Marist College Invitational this weekend.

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 * - doubles matches played first