Women's Tennis Returns with Win Over AIC, 7-0

American International

Stonehill

Doubles

C. SolarzanoValencia / Samantha Ormesher (STO)
def. M. Jimeno-Vicente / Jordyn Isaac (AIC)

6-2

Steffi Antao / Lily Peter (STO)
def. Sophie Roberge / Melissa Feilen (AIC)

6-0

Emma Markaryan / Taylor Colbert (STO)
def. No player / No player (AIC)

FINAL - DEFAULT

Singles

C. SolarzanoValencia (STO)
def. M. Jimeno-Vicente (AIC)

6-1, 6-0

Steffi Antao (STO)
def. Sophie Roberge (AIC)

6-0, 6-0

Emma Markaryan (STO)
def. Jordyn Isaac (AIC)

6-0, 6-0

Lily Peter (STO)
def. Melissa Feilen (AIC)

6-0, 6-0

Samantha Ormesher (STO)
def. No player (AIC)

FINAL - DEFAULT

Taylor Colbert (STO)
def. No player (AIC)

FINAL - DEFAULT

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Antao provides two clinching points to lead Skyhawks to season-opening win

EASTON, Mass. (March 14, 2021) – The defending Northeast-10 Conference Champion Stonehill College women's tennis program returned to action for the first time in over 500 days with a season-opening 7-0 triumph over American International College in NE10 women's tennis action inside the Sally Blair Ames Sports Complex today.

Highlights

Sophomore Steffi Antao led three double-winners for Stonehill on the courts, providing clinching points in both singles and doubles.
Sophomores Cristina Solorzano Valencia and Lily Peter also picked up singles and doubles wins on the courts for Stonehill.
Junior Emma Markaryan chipped in with a win for Stonehill at No. 3 singles.

How it Happened

Antao and Peter teamed up for a 6-0 win at No. 2 doubles to clinch the doubles point for Stonehill with one default point at No. 3.
Antao clinched the match win with her 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 2 singles against AIC junior Sophie Roberge.
Stonehill also picked up points at No. 5 and No. 6 singles by default.

Noteworthy

It marks the first career win for head coach Lynne Smith, who took the reigns as head coach in February, 2020, just prior to the COVID-19 shutdown.
Stonehill returned to match play 502 days since its 5-1 win over Le Moyne College in the 2019 NE10 Championship match on October 27, 2019.
Today's match was Stonehill's first home contest since the women's basketball program won the NE10 Championship against Saint Anselm on March 8, 2020 – 371 days ago.
Peter made her doubles debut for the Skyhawks, with Antao, playing one singles match as a freshman in 2019. She is now 2-0 in singles play over her career with the 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 4 today over AIC junior Melissa Feilen.
Solarzano Valencia is ranked No. 6 in the most recent Oracle/Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Division II East Region rankings. She teamed up with junior Samantha Ormesher for a 6-2 decision at No. 1 doubles, before adding a 6-1, 6-0 win at No. 1 singles against AIC senior Maritxell Jimeno-Vicente.

Up Next

Stonehill (1-0, 1-0 NE10) is scheduled to return to action on Wednesday, when it visits Franklin Pierce University for an NE10 match at 2:30 p.m. The Skyhawks next scheduled home match is next Sunday, March 21, when it hosts Saint Michael's College at noon. American International (0-1, 0-1 NE10) hosts Le Moyne College on Wednesday.

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