QUEENS, N.Y. – The Manhattanville University women's tennis program concluded the regular season with a 6-1 victory over Yeshiva University on the Billie Jean King tennis courts Sunday night. The Valiants (8-1, 7-0) wrap up the regular season undefeated in conference play to clinch the top seed heading into postseason.
Manhattanville set the tone early in the match, sweeping all courts during doubles play. Maddie Maras (Brunswick, M.D./Brunswick) and Maria Gutierrez (Norwalk, Conn./Brien McMahon) started off with a dominant 6-0 victory over opponents Sophia Llurie and Leebee Bendheim. Amaya Ortiz (Bronx, N.Y./High School for Health Professions and Human Services) and Adriana Filipelli were next in queue with the hard-fought 6-4 win over Jackie Carter and Eliana Tilem. Addison Ortiz (Bronx, N.Y./High School for Health Professions and Human Services) and Jenifer Lalman (Schenectady, N.Y./Schenectady) wrapped doubles action with a 6-2 advantage over Sarah Schewitz and Maia Drach to secure the point.
In singles action, Lalman was the first to wrap with a 6-3, 6-0 outing against Tilem. Amaya Ortiz (Bronx, N.Y./High School for Health Professions and Human Services) was next on court two with a similar score of 6-0, 6-3 for the second victory. Filippelli continued the run with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Carter. Addison Ortiz (Bronx, N.Y./High School for Health Professions and Human Services) (6-2, 6-1) and Gutierrez (6-1, 6-3) took the final two victories for the Valiants on their respective courts.
Yeshiva's Rachel Hirt took the lone point for the Maccabees after forcing a tiebreaker match against Maras (6-3, 5-7), taking the 10/3 advantage to avoid the sweep.
Up Next
The Valiants look to the Skyline Conference Postseason with semifinals coming on Wednesday. More information to come on opponent and time.
