Women's Tennis 10/27/2024 8:10:00 PM

Women’s Tennis Sweeps Doubles Courts, Defeats Wagner 5-2

EASTON, Mass. (October 27, 2024) – The Stonehill College women's tennis defeated Wagner College at the Charles Watt Tennis Courts, 5-2, in a Northeast Conference contest to improve to 3-0 in the fall in dual matches as well as 1-0 in NEC matches.

Highlights

Junior captain Anneliese Beltran (Mexico City, Mexico) and sophomore Julie Holte (Oslo, Norway) improved to 3-1 as a doubles pair, winning all three on the first court.
The Skyhawks swept all three doubles matches while winning four of the six singles matches to win 5-2, moving to 3-0 in dual matches this season while also winning an exhibition over Bryant.
In the longest singles match of the year for the Skyhawks, Beltran won in a dramatic third-set tiebreak, 11-9, to improve to 4-2 in singles matches this season.
Holte and sophomore Alice Brito do Rio (Angra do Heroismo, Portugal) also won their singles matches, with Holte improving to 5-2 on the year and Brito do Rio is now 3-2.
Brito do Rio and doubles partner sophomore Madison Warren (Frederick, Md.) continued their strong play as a double pairing, winning on the second court, and moving to 4-1 this season.
The freshmen duo of Arya Chabria (Columbus, Ohio) and Lilah Shallcross (Prospect, Ky.) regrouped after opening the season together as a doubles pairing, improving to 2-0 together.

How It Happened

On the first doubles court, Beltran and Holte defeated Daniela Hernandez and Victoria Madail Perez, 6-2.
Brito do Rio and Warren won together on the second court, 6-4, over Wagner's Liepa Sataite and Dariana Vera.
Chabria and Shallcross completed the double sweep for the Skyhawks with a 6-2 win over Paula Ysabelle Uy and Jade Schoenfield.
On the first singles court, Holte defeated Sataite with a 6-4 third-set tiebreaker.
Shallcross played on the second court for the first time in her young career, dropping her match against Hernandez in two sets.
Warren got back in the win column in her singles match against Madail Perez, winning both sets 6-4 in the No. 3 slot.
Beltran defeated Paula Ysabelle in exciting fashion, winning the first set 6-4, dropping the next 6-7, before winning the tiebreaker 11-9.
Chabria dropped her singles match in the fifth spot against Vera, 4-6, 3-6.
Brito do Rio closed out Saturday's match with a 6-1, 6-0 win against Jasmine Lin to secure the 5-2 match win for the Skyhawks.