Women’s Tennis is off to a great start, racking up wins in both of their tournaments the past two weekends.
The team kicked off their season campaign starting with The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) Kickoff Tournament at the TCNJ Tennis Complex on Sunday, September 10.
While there, the team picked up three wins in doubles, with sophomore Anya Sharma and Isabella Dona contributing to two of three wins each. Juniors Emma Eqguia and Dona bested TCNJ’s Mandy Fleischmann and Cassi McDermott 7-6 in the first round. Dona and Sharma stepped forward with a win against Cassi McDermott and Megan Pongrac of TCNJ 8-4 in the second round. Sharma and sophomore Fionna Flores earned the Ducks their final victory of the day, with a score of 8-2. Additionally, first-years Julia Chiovitti, Alix Dry, Julianna Gomez and Lorena Piegas made their collegiate debuts during this tournament. Of the fifteen matches played during the tournament, seven were decided by tiebreaker.
This past weekend from September 16 to 17, Women’s Tennis took on Haverford, Franklin & Marshall, and Swarthmore at the Swarthmore Invitational, picking up six wins. Against Haverford, senior Polina Odintseva and first year Gomez came through with notable singles wins. Against Franklin & Marshall, sophomore Stephanie Untermeyer picked up a singles and Gomez came through with her second singles win of the weekend.
Though Dry dropped a three-set match to Franklin & Marshall, she continued to show powerful play during the doubles matches. Untermeyer and Dry came together for a stunning doubles win against Franklin & Marshall (8-1), as did doubles team Odinsteva and Piegas (8-7).
The women’s team will continue their campaign at the three day ITA Atlantic South Region Championship on September 23, 2023, followed by a home match against Stockton University on September 30. Ducks, come out to support your Women’s Tennis team!
