TRUMBULL, Conn. — In a match that came down to the wire, the Stony Brook tennis team fell on the short end of a 4-3 scoreline against Sacred Heart on Friday night.

After dropping the singles point, three Seawolves were able to take home singles victories, as Loretto Villalba Rubio, Chandrika Joshi and Kristine Theys all earned points but Stony Brook was not able to secure one more in the end.

Joshi won via a second-set retirement, going 6-3, 4-1 before her match ended. Rubio and Theys each won three-set matches, with Theys erasing a one-set deficit to win the final two 7-5, 11-9. Rubio took home her match at No. 2 with a 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 final.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Doubles
Starastsenka/O'Toole (SHU) def. Sreeves/L. Rubio (SBU), 7-6 (5)
Garriga/Rambaldi (SHU) DNF Joshi/Theys (SBU), 6-6
Golod/Sharma (SHU) def. Medved/C. Rubio (SBU), 6-3

Singles
Starastsenka (SHU) def. Sreeves (SBU), 6-2, 6-0
L. Rubio (SBU) def. O'Toole (SHU), 6-3, 1-6, 6-3
Joshi (SBU) ret. Golod (SHU), 6-3, 4-1
Theys (SBU) def. Garriga (SHU) 1-6, 7-5, 11-9
Rambaldi (SHU) def. Medved (SBU), 7-6 (4), 3-6, 10-7
Fenton (SHU) def. C. Rubio (SBU), 3-6, 6-4, 10-8

QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"It was another tough day at the office. We had our opportunities, but didn't capitalize. Sacred Heart played the big points better than we did." - head coach Gary Glassman

UP NEXT
The Seawolves wrap up their four-match Connecticut swing tomorrow, taking on Fairfield at 5:30 p.m.

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