Senior Leah White was a double winner for the Skyhawks with victories at No. 1 singles and doubles. |
White and Toegemann lead Skyhawks in NE-10 and home opener
Seniors Leah White (Walpole, Mass./Bishop Feehan) and Amy Toegemann (Narragansett, R.I./The Lincoln School) led the double-winners for Stonehill, starting with an 8-2 triumph at No. 1 doubles. White followed with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Franklin Pierce sophomore Natasha McCarthy (Rindge, N.H./Conant) at No. 1 singles, while Toegemann didn't drop a game in rolling to a 6-0, 6-0 win over Ravens senior Kaitlin Krolikowski (Massapequa, N.Y./St. Anthony's) at No. 2.
Junior Jennifer Denyes (Bradenton, Fla./St. Stephens Episcopal), sophomore Kaitlyn Martin (Medway, Mass./Medway) and freshman Meryl Lawrence (North Scituate, Mass./Mount Saint Charles Academy) also posted a pair of wins each on the afternoon for Stonehill, while freshman Katie Gilligan (Wakefield, R.I./The Prout School) didn't drop a game in winning 6-0, 6-0 at No. 5 singles.
Stonehill (1-0, 1-0 NE-10) is back in action on Thursday when it visits the University of New Haven for an NE-10 dual match at 3:30 p.m. The Skyhawks return home to round out the fall season against Le Moyne College on Sunday, October 16, at 10 a.m. Franklin Pierce (1-2, 1-2 NE-10) visits Bentley University next Sunday, October 2, at noon.
Singles:
1. Leah White (STO) def. Natasha McCarthy (FPU) 6-2, 6-1 |
2. Amy Toegemann (STO) def. Kaitlin Krolikowski (FPU) 6-0, 6-0 |
3. Jennifer Denyes (STO) def. Drew Alexander (FPU) 6-1, 6-0 |
4. Kaitlyn Martin (STO) def. Melissa Cohen (FPU) 6-3, 6-1 |
5. Katie Gilligan (STO) def. Mariama Bonetti (FPU) 6-0, 6-0 |
6. Meryl Lawrence (STO) def. Christina Bonelli (FPU) 6-0, 6-1 |
*Doubles:
1. White/Toegemann (STO) def. McCarthy/Krolikowski (FPU) 8-2 |
2. Martin/Bacall Brooks (STO) def. Alexander/Leslie Rodgers (FPU) 8-1 |
3. Denyes/Lawrence (STO) def. Bonetti/Cohen (FPU) 8-2 |
* - doubles matches played first