STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The Wagner women's tennis team played their first conference match of the year on Friday, when they defeated Stonehill at home, 5-2.
The Seahawks won the first doubles match of the night, as senior
Samantha Bentsianov and sophopmore
Liepa Sataite took the 6-1 victory on court 3. However, they dropped the next two doubles matches, lost the doubles point and fell behind 1-0.
Sataite and Bentsianov continued their night by winning their singles matches in straight sets. Freshman
Alexia Estrada dropped only three games in her straight-set win, and after sophomore
Victoria Madail lost her match in three sets, her doubles partner, junior
Dariana Vera, deffeated her opponent on court 5 two sets to none. Vera's win gave Wagner a 4-2 lead, clinching the win.
Sophomore
Claudia Lindsey tacked on one more point after the clincher to make the final score 5-2.
The results of the match are shown below.
Doubles:
- Julie Holte/Madison Warren def.
Victoria Madail/
Dariana Vera (6-3)
- Arya Chabria/Lilah Shallcross def.
Alexia Estrada/
Claudia Lindsey (7-6 (5))
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Liepa Sataite/
Samantha Bentsianov def. Camila Zuluaga/Ella Franzese (6-1)
Singles:
- Julie Holte def.
Victoria Madail (6-3, 3-6, 6-3)
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Liepa Sataite def. Madison Warren (6-3, 6-4)
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Samantha Bentsianov def. Arya Chabria (6-2, 6-3)
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Alexia Estrada def. Anneliese Beltran (6-2, 6-1)
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Dariana Vera def. Camila Zuluaga (6-2, 6-3)
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Claudia Lindsey def. Iliana deArmas (7-6 (2), 3-6, 10-6)
The Seahawks will return to the courts on Saturday, March 14, as they take on the FDU Knights at the CSI Tennis Courts. First serve is set for 7 p.m.
