NEWBURGH, N.Y. – Earning their first conference win since October of 2021, the Manhattanville College women's tennis team blanked Mount Saint Mary on Wednesday evening, 9-0. The Valiants improve to 3-2 overall and stand 1-1 in Skyline Conference matches.
The Valiants began the effort with wins in all three doubles draws. In the No. 1 matchup,
Bea Pretnar (Mohegan Lake, N.Y.) and
Keto Karkashadze (Tbilisi, Georgia/New School International) logged an 8-4 win over Carly Green and Victoria Valencia. On the No. 2 court, the rookie tandem of
Suzi Doyle (Devon, England/Exeter College) and
Addison-Mercedes Ortiz (Bronx, N.Y./High School for Health Professions and Human Services) continued their stellar freshmen campaigns with an 8-0 shutout against Blanca Ayala Santana and Olivia Lynch.
Elizabeth Dolce (Bronx, N.Y./Riverdale Kingsbridge Academy) and
Sara King (Schenectady, N.Y./Scotia-Glenville) completed the doubles sweeps with an 8-3 victory against Peyton Curley and Paige Shrimpton in the No. 3 flight.
The good times kept rolling into singles play as the Valiants bested the Knights in all six matchups. Ortiz and Doyle each recorded a 6-0. 6-0 shutout in their respective No. 2 and No. 3 matchups. In No. 1's action, Pretnar bested Green, 6-1, 6-0, while her doubles teammate Karkashadze knocked off Curley 6-3, 6-0 in the No. 4 flight. Dolce picked up a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Shrimpton in the No. 6 battle, leaving just the showdown between King and Angelina Mainiero on Court 5 as the last match going. After King won the first set 6-3, Mainiero flipped the score in the set to send the contest to breaker. There, King emerged victorious 10-7 to complete the sweep for Manhattanville, putting an end to a seven-match conference losing streak with thunder.
Up Next
The team will honor the Senior Class of 2024 on Friday afternoon when the Valiants host Purchase for their Senior Day matchup. First serve is slated for 4 p.m. following the senior ceremony.
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