WILLIAMSBURG, Va. —The No. 5 Stony Brook tennis team (11-7, 3-1 CAA) marked their first-ever CAA Tournament appearance and win in program history this afternoon after defeating the No. 12 Towson University (5-17, 1-9 CAA) in dominating fashion, 4-0.
After earning a point due to a default, the senior-tandem of Mathilde Sreeves and Kristine Theys began the charge for the Seawolves by earning a 6-3 victory for the squad, their first of the day, to secure the team point for Stony Brook.
In singles, Sreeves wasted no time giving the Seawolves their second point of the afternoon by earning a 6-1 and 6-1 victory, her fourth consecutive win of the season. Shortly after, Theys collected her second victory of the day, this time securing the 4-0 victory for Stony Brook and their ticket into the next round. Her 6-2 and 6-1 performance was her third straight win of the season. The Seawolves earned a point in singles play due to default as well.
This was the second sweep of the Tigers this season by the Seawolves, as they defeated Towson 6-0 on March 16th.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Doubles
Sreeves/Theys (SBU), def. Popischill/Suchinsky (TU), 6-3
L. Rubio/Boro (SBU), DNF. Kosanovic/Rothfeld [TU], 5-1
Joshi/Mastrodima (SBU) def. (TU), Default
Singles
L. Rubio (SBU), def. Popischill (TU), 6-1, 3-2, DNF
Theys (SBU), def. Rothfeld (TU), 6-2, 6-1
Joshi (SBU), def. Kosanovic (TU), 6-2, 4-0, DNF
Boro (SBU), def. Suchinsky (TU), 6-4, 4-2, DNF
Sreeves (SBU) def. Gray (TU), 6-1, 6-1
Mastrodima (SBU), def. (TU), Default
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"The ladies did a great job of bringing the energy and keeping their composure all afternoon. Championship competition, especially being in the CAA this season, is like nothing else and I thought they handled the environment very well this afternoon," head coach
Gary Glassman said.
UP NEXT
Stony Brook will go head-to-head with Elon in the Quarterfinals tomorrow, April 21. This meeting will mark the first-ever meeting between these two programs. First serve is set for tomorrow at noon and the live-stats for the match can be followed here.
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