Beltran paired up with Holte for their team-leading eighth doubles win of the season. (Photo Credit Ryan Adams).

ORLANDO, Fla. (March 6, 2024) – Villanova posted a 4-1 victory over Stonehill College in a non-conference women's tennis match during the Skyhawks annual Spring Break trip at the United States Tennis Association (UTSA) National Campus Wednesday afternoon.

Highlights

• Stonehill earned the doubles point after winning the No. 1 and No. 3 matchups. 
• Sophomore Anneliese Beltran and first-year student Julie Holte earned their eighth doubles win of the season against junior Emma Brogan and graduate student Amanda Rivera-Gonzalez. 
• Junior Marissa Such and sophomore Camila Zuluaga Rodriguez secured the doubles point for the Skyhawks.
• Such and Zuluaga Rodriguez combined for their third doubles victory of the season at the No. 3 slot against sophomore Savie Seebald and first-year student Maddie Hills. 

How It Happened

• Villanova swept the first four matchups in singles competition to secure the match victory.
• Senior Bella Steffen took down Alice Brito do Rio, 6-1, 6-2, at No. 3 singles.
• The doubles pairing of Rivera-Gonzalez and Brogan each earned wins at No. 4 and No. 6 singles, respectively.
• Seebald would clinch the match victory for the Wildcats after earning a win by retirement against Such at the No. 5 singles slot.

Up Next

Stonehill (2-12, 1-2 NEC) wraps up play in Orlando on Friday at 11:30 a.m. against Eckerd College. Villanova (3-7, 0-0 BIG EAST) returns to action on Thursday, matching up against Xavier University.         

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