Freshman Kirsti Toegemann reached the B-Singles finals on Monday, marking the fourth-straight year a Skyhawk has been a finalist.

Narragansett, R.I., native gives Skyhawks B-Singles finalist for fourth-straight year

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (September 24, 2012) – Freshman Kirsti Toegemann (Narragansett, R.I./The Lincoln School) reached the final round of the B-Flight Singles bracket to highlight Stonehill College's participation in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Division II East Regional Championships, hosted by the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC), at Legacy Youth Tennis and Education Center this weekend.

Toegemann reached the B-Flight singles final on Monday before being defeated by Concordia (N.Y.) College senior Clara Catanzano, 8-4. It marks the fourth straight year Stonehill has had a player reach the B-Singles final, with Leah White and senior Paige Frost (Brigantine, N.J./Holy Spirit) winning the event in back to back years in 2009 and 2010, respectively, before Jennifer Denyes was a finalist in 2011.

Toegemann opened the event with an 8-3 victory over Goldey-Beacom College senior Melanie Bonomo in the first round. She topped Saint Michael's College senior Jean-Marie McGrath 8-4 in the second round before defeating Chestnut Hill College freshman Iman Williams-Musela 8-5 in the third round. Toegemann posted an 8-4 victory over Goldey-Beacom senior Vanessa Leon in the quarters before advancing to the finals with a walkover in the semifinals after Molloy's Tatiana Rajaona withdrew.

Toegemann also teamed up with senior Chelsea Haedrich (Islip, N.Y./Islip) to reach the quarterfinal round of the B-Flight Doubles bracket before having their run ended by teammates Frost and freshman Bailey Paradiso (Birmingham, Mich./Marian) 8-3. Toegemann and Haedrich opened with an 8-2 win over Molloy College's Nikki Gloria and Danielle Byrnes in the first round. The Skyhawk duo followed with an 8-5 win over Bonomo and Anastasia Melnikova from Goldey-Beacom in the second round before topping Kaylee Fennern and Elizabeth Verbits from Philadelphia University, 8-4 in the Round of 16 to set up their match against Frost and Paradiso.

Haedrich reached the second round of the B-Singles bracket before falling to Catanzano, 8-1, after posting an 8-5 first round win over Catherine Gianino from Bentley University.

Senior Paige Frost combined with freshman Bailey Paradiso to reach the B-Doubles semifinals. (PHOTO BY Bert Lane)

Frost and Paradiso were edged in the B-Doubles semifinals by Adelphi University tandem Maria Toft and Bianca Posa, 9-7. The Skyhawks pairing opened with an 8-2 victory over Leon and Gabriela Chaves in the first round before defeating Gianino and Ludmila Yamus from Bentley, 8-2, in the second round. Frost/Paradiso then picked up an 8-4 win over University of District of Columbia pairing Sofia Leon and Tadai Abilla in the Round of 16 to set up their matchup with Toegemann/Haedrich.

Paradiso reached the second round of the Championship Singles tournament as she opened with 7-5, 6-3 victory over Chestnut Hill junior Kelly Dennis in the first round. Paradiso was eliminated by Southern New Hampshire University senior Alena Mukdaprakorn, 7-6 (7-1), 6-4, the fourth ranked singles player in the East region.

Frost advanced to the third round of the B-Singles bracket before being defeated by Melnikova from Goldey-Beacom, 8-4. Frost received a first round bye and then posted an 8-3 victory over Concordia's Estelle Fougeray.

Junior Kaitlyn Martin (Medway, Mass./Medway), sophomore Meryl Lawrence (North Scituate, R.I./Mount Saint Charles Academy) and freshman Analise Kump (Falmouth, Maine/Falmouth) all reached the B-Singles third round as well. Martin received a first round bye and then topped Axe Owens from Chestnut Hill, 9-7, in the second round before being defeated by Magill Kurts from Philadelphia in the third.

Lawrence received a walkover into the second round after Melissa Weisman from LIU-Post withdrew and then posted an 8-3 victory over Ty Abilla from District of Columbia in the second round. She was then edged by Leon from Goldey-Beacom in the third round. Kump posted an 8-1 first round win over Caroline Martin from Saint Michael's before sweeping Vanessa Flores from Georgian Court University, 8-0 in the second. Kump was eliminated by Catanzano, the eventual bracket winner, 8-6 in the third round.

Lawrence and Kump teamed up to reach the B-Doubles quarterfinals, the third Stonehill doubles pairing to do so. The duo received a first round bye before sweeping Olivia Stevenson and Leeann Burke in the second round. Lawrence/Kump breezed to an 8-1 win over Roberts Wesleyan freshmen Camilla and Emily Linhart in the third round before falling to eventual bracket winners Kavana Goncalves and Robyn Romanoff, 8-1, in the quarterfinals.

Stonehill (3-0, 2-0 NE-10), ranked fifth in the ITA East Regional rankings, is back in action on Thursday when it visits Post University for a non-conference matchup at 3 p.m. The Skyhawks next home match is Tuesday, October 9, when they host the University of New Haven for a Northeast-10 contest at 3 p.m.