Markaryan led three double-winners for the Skyhawks, posting clinching points in doubles and singles. |
Markaryan leads three double-winners for Skyhawks with two clinching points
WALTHAM, Mass. (April 9, 2021) – Stonehill College, ranked No. 8 in the most recent Oracle/Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Division II East Region rankings, cruised to its second win of the week with a 4-0 decision over Bentley University in Northeast-10 Conference women's tennis action on the campus of Brandeis University this afternoon.
Highlights
- Junior Emma Markaryan led three double-winners for Stonehill and was a part of two clinching points for the Skyhawks in the win.
- Junior Samantha Ormesher and sophomore Lily Peter also posted singles and doubles wins for Stonehill in the match.
- Stonehill's top doubles pairing of sophomores Cristina Solorzano Valencia and Steffi Antao also earned a win for Stonehill in a sweep of the three doubles matches.
How it Happened
- Markaryan and Peter clinched the doubles point for Stonehill with their 6-2 victory at No. 2 after Ormesher and senior Isabelle Porter rolled to a 6-1 win at No. 2. Solorzano Valencia and Antao completed the doubles sweep with their 6-2 win at No. 1.
- Ormesher posted Stonehill's first singles point without dropping a game in her 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 5 against Bentley junior Cindy Luo.
- Peter pulled Stonehill within a point of the match win with her commanding 6-1, 6-1 victory at No. 6 singles against Bentley sophomore Anna Higgins.
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Markaryan added the match-clinching point to her afternoon for Stonehill, posting a 6-2, 6-0 win at No. 4 singles against Bentley freshman Anna Lang.
Peter also notched singles and doubles wins for the Skyhawks, combining with Markaryan at No. 3 doubles
Noteworthy
- Solorzano Valencia is ranked No. 6 in the Oracle/ITA Division II East Region singles rankings.
- Markaryan is now 22-2 over her career in NE10 singles matches after today's win. She has posted a career singles record of 31-9, including her 4-1 mark this spring.
Up Next
Stonehill (4-2, 4-2 NE10) is back in action on Sunday, when it hosts Saint Anselm College inside the Sally Blair Ames Sports Complex at 11 a.m. Spectators will not be permitted to attend by the Stonehill College and NE10 COVID-19 attendance policies. Bentley hosts Southern New Hampshire University, ranked No. 3 in the region, on Sunday at 2 p.m.
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