Senior Amy Toegemann led four double-winners for the Skyhawks with victories at No. 1 singles and No. 3 doubles on Sunday.

Toegemann leads Skyhawks to fourth straight victory

EASTON, Mass. (March 25, 2012) – Stonehill College, ranked seventh in the ITA East Regional rankings, picked up its fourth-straight win with an 8-1 decision over Assumption College in Northeast-10 Conference women's tennis action at Sally Blair Ames Sports Complex this afternoon.

Senior Amy Toegemann (Narragansett, R.I./The Lincoln School) led Stonehill to win as one of four double-winners for the Skyhawks. She combined with sophomore Kaitlyn Martin (Medway, Mass./Medway) for an 8-1 victory at No. 3 doubles and then topped Assumption freshman Chrissy Lyons (Holden, Mass./Worcester Academy) at No. 1 singles, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5).

Senior Sarah Hickey (Lee, Mass./Lee) and juniors Paige Frost (Brigantine, N.J./Holy Spirit) and Jacquelyn Harrow (North Reading, Mass./North Reading) were also double-winners for Stonehill. Hickey and Frost combined for an 8-3 win at No. 1 doubles before Frost won 6-1, 4-3 at No. 3 singles after Assumption senior Jennifer Erickson (Simsbury, Conn./Simsbury) retired. Hickey swept freshman Abby Blaisdell (Lewiston, Maine/Lewiston) at No. 4, 6-2, 6-2.

Harrow posted a 6-1, 6-0 win at No. 6 singles over Assumption senior Marissa Charles (Mystic, Conn./Saint Bernard) after teaming up with senior Bacall Brooks (York, Maine/Saint Thomas Aquinas) for an 8-2 victory at No. 2 doubles. Freshman Meryl Lawrence (North Scituate, R.I./Mount Saint Charles Academy) also collected a win at No. 5 singles for the Skyhawks.

Junior Erica Micciche (Framingham, Mass./Framingham) notched the lone point for Assumption as she rallied for a 3-6, 6-1, 10-2 victory over Stonehill freshman Katie Gilligan (Wakefield, R.I./The Prout School) at No. 2 singles.

Stonehill (8-3, 6-0 NE-10) returns to action on Wednesday when it hosts rival Bentley University for a Northeast-10 match on Charles Watt Tennis Courts at 3 p.m. Assumption (5-9, 2-4 NE-10) hosts Franklin Pierce University on Thursday at 2 p.m.

Stonehill 8, Assumption 1

Singles:
1. Amy Toegemann (STO) def. Chrissy Lyons (ASM) 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)
2. Erica Micciche (ASM) def. Katie Gilligan (STO) 3-6, 6-1, 10-2
3. Paige Frost (STO) def. Jennifer Erickson (ASM) 6-1, 4-3, retired
4. Sarah Hickey (STO) def. Abby Blaisdell (ASM) 6-2, 6-2
5. Meryl Lawrence (STO) def. Paige Gilet (ASM) 6-0, 6-0
6. Jacquelyn Harrow (STO) def. Marissa Charles (ASM) 6-1, 6-0

*Doubles:
1. Frost/Hickey (STO) def. Lyons/Erickson (ASM) 8-3
2. Harrow/Bacall Brooks (STO) def. Micciche/Blaisdell (ASM) 8-2
3. Toegemann/Kaitlyn Martin (STO) def. Gilet/Meghan Hall (ASM) 8-1 

 * - doubles matches played first