Sunday, February 20
North Andover, MA
Sacred Heart
6
at
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Merrimack College
Photo by: Steve McLaughlin
Pioneers Defeat Merrimack, 6-1
2/21/2022 10:13:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Sacred Heart picks up first NEC victory
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – The Sacred Heart University women's tennis team picked up its first Northeast Conference victory at Merrimack on Sunday, 6-1.
The Pioneers are now 5-7 overall and 1-1 in NEC play, while Merrimack suffered its first loss of the season and are now 3-1 overall and 1-1 in the league.
The dominant doubles duo of Katsiaryna Starastsenka and Ciara O'Toole won their second-straight doubles match, 6-1, at first doubles. Renee Sharma and Vitaline Golod also took their second consecutive doubles victory, 6-3, at third doubles to seal the point for the Pioneers.
Five of SHU's six singles competitors won in straight sets. In second singles, O'Toole dropped a hard-fought three-set battle. After taking the first set, 6-4, Merrimack's Allyson Nerf forced a third set when she squeaked out the second set, 7-5, followed by a 10-6 decision in the third set to complete the match.
SHU is back on Friday when it hosts Stony Brook at 11:30 a.m. at the Tennis Club of Trumbull.
The Pioneers are now 5-7 overall and 1-1 in NEC play, while Merrimack suffered its first loss of the season and are now 3-1 overall and 1-1 in the league.
The dominant doubles duo of Katsiaryna Starastsenka and Ciara O'Toole won their second-straight doubles match, 6-1, at first doubles. Renee Sharma and Vitaline Golod also took their second consecutive doubles victory, 6-3, at third doubles to seal the point for the Pioneers.
Five of SHU's six singles competitors won in straight sets. In second singles, O'Toole dropped a hard-fought three-set battle. After taking the first set, 6-4, Merrimack's Allyson Nerf forced a third set when she squeaked out the second set, 7-5, followed by a 10-6 decision in the third set to complete the match.
SHU is back on Friday when it hosts Stony Brook at 11:30 a.m. at the Tennis Club of Trumbull.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
#1 Singles Match
12
67
Kristina Calistro / 0 [MER-W]
35
#2 Singles Match
123
656
Allyson Nerf / 0 [MER-W]
4710
#3 Singles Match
12
66
Dzhastina Mikhnova / 0 [MER-W]
42
#4 Singles Match
12
66
Rosemary Campanella / 0 [MER-W]
41
#5 Singles Match
12
66
M Johnson Campana / 0 [MER-W]
24
#6 Singles Match
12
66
Nikala Tuffanelli / 0 [MER-W]
32
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