Junior Jacquelyn Harrow was a double-winner for the Skyhawks, clinching the big victory with her three-set win at No. 6 singles. |
Skyhawks can clinch share of NE-10 regular season championship with win in regular season finale on Friday
EASTON, Mass. (April 11, 2012) – Stonehill College, ranked seventh in the NCAA Division II East Regional rankings, will have a shot at claiming a share of the Northeast-10 Conference regular season championship after rallying for a key 5-4 triumph over Adelphi University, ranked sixth in the region, in NE-10 women's tennis action at Charles Watt Tennis Courts this evening.
Junior Jacquelyn Harrow (North Reading, Mass./North Reading) led the way for Stonehill as her thrilling 3-6, 7-6 (7-2), 6-1 comeback win over Adelphi senior Carolyn Smith (Agua-Dulce, Calif./Quartz Hill) at No. 6 singles clinched the win for the Skyhawks. Harrow also combined with senior Bacall Brooks (York, Maine/St. Thomas Aquinas) for a pivotal 9-7 victory at No. 2 doubles, rallying from a 4-1 deficit in the match.
Stonehill carried a 2-1 advantage following doubles play, but dropped the first three singles matches to fall behind 4-2. However, Harrow, senior Sarah Hickey (Lee, Mass./Lee) and freshman Meryl Lawrence (North Scituate, R.I./Mount Saint Charles Academy) swept the bottom three spots to clinch the huge victory.
Lawrence was also a double-winner for Stonehill, teaming up with senior Amy Toegemann (Narragansett, R.I./The Lincoln School) for an 8-4 victory at No. 3 doubles before holding off freshman Joanna Haich (Flushing, N.Y./Francis Lewis) for her 11th-straight singles win, 6-1, 7-6 (7-0) at No. 5. Hickey posted a 7-5, 6-0 decision over Adelphi sophomore Gaby Adia (Staten Island, N.Y./Notre Dame Academy) at No. 4 singles for the Skyhawks.
Junior Maria Toft (Copenhagen, Denmark), the sixth-ranked player in the East Region, was the lone double-winner for Adelphi as she combined with Haich for a 9-7 decision over Hickey and junior Paige Frost (Brigantine, N.J./Holy Spirit) at No. 1 doubles. Toft then defeated Toegemann 6-2, 6-1 at No. 1 singles. Juniors Michelle Gurda (Greenville, N.Y./Minisinic Valley) and Samra Redzematovic (Brooklyn, N.Y./Midwood) also posted wins for the Panthers at No. 2 and No. 3 singles, respectively.
Stonehill (13-4, 11-1 NE-10) can clinch a share of the NE-10 regular season title when it hosts Merrimack College for an NE-10 matchup to close out the regular season at Watt Courts at 3 p.m. Please note the change in venue for the match that was originally scheduled to be played at Merrimack. Adelphi (16-3, 11-1 NE-10) visits American International College on Saturday at 12:30 p.m.
Stonehill 5, Adelphi 4
Singles:
1. Maria Toft (ADE) def. Amy Toegemann (STO) 6-2, 6-1
2. Michelle Gurda (ADE) def. Katie Gilligan (STO) 4-6, 6-3, 6-1
3. Samra Redzematovic (ADE) def. Paige Frost (STO) 6-4, 6-2
4. Sarah Hickey (STO) def. Gaby Adia (ADE) 7-5, 6-0
5. Meryl Lawrence (STO) def. Joanna Haich (ADE) 6-1, 7-6 (7-0)
6. Jacquelyn Harrow (STO) def. Carolyn Smith (ADE) 3-6, 7-6 (7-2), 6-1
*Doubles:
1. Toft/Haich (ADE) def. Frost/Hickey (STO) 9-7
2. Harrow/Bacall Brooks (STO) def. Gurda/Redzematovic (ADE) 9-7
3. Toegemann/Lawrence (STO) def. Adia/Smith (ADE) 8-4
* - doubles matches played first
