THE BASICS:
- Score: Holy Cross 6, Stonehill 1
- Records: Holy Cross (2-8); Stonehill (13-6)
- Location: Paxton, Mass. (Paxton Sports Center)
- The Lead: The Holy Cross women's tennis team combined to win five of the six singles matches and two of the three doubles tilts to earn the 6-1 victory over Stonehill in non-conference action on Saturday evening at the Paxton Sports Center.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Holy Cross senior No. 1 singles player Taylor Stathis (Rockaway Beach, N.Y.) picked up the 7-6 (7-5), 6-1 win over Victoria Barbetta, while junior Jaclyn Carroll (Tewksbury, Mass.) earned the 6-1, 6-1 triumph in No. 2 singles over Emma Prinos.
- Stathis and Carroll also combined for the No. 1 doubles win against Prinos and Barbetta, 8-2.
- Freshman Katie Elia (Erie, Pa.) won her No. 5 singles match over Amanda DePasquale, 6-1, 1-6, (10-6), while sophomore No. 6 singles player Izzy Bagi (Branford, Conn.) picked up the 6-1, 6-4 victory over Caitlin McKinnery.
- Elia and junior Abby Henry (Wellesley, Mass.) won their No. 2 doubles match over Mary Lawrence and Lorraine Smith, 8-5.
- Crusader junior Cassy Deng (Eden Prairie, Minn.) claimed the No. 3 singles point in a withdrawal by Smith.
UP NEXT:
- Holy Cross returns to action on Sunday, March 29, when it travels to Sacred Heart for a 1:00 p.m. match.
MATCH RESULTS
Holy Cross 6, Stonehill 1
Singles
1. Taylor Stathis (HC) def. Victoria Barbetta (S), 7-6 (7-5), 6-1
2. Jaclyn Carroll (HC) def. Emma Prinos (S), 6-1, 6-1
3. Cassy Deng (HC) def. Lorraine Smith (S), 2-1 (Withdraw)
4. Colleen O'Donnell (S) def Abby Henry (HC), 2-6, 6-4, (10-8)
5. Katie Elia (HC) def. Amanda DePasquale (S), 6-1, 1-6, (10-6)
6. Izzy Bagi (HC) def. Caitlin McKinney (S), 6-1, 6-4
Doubles
1. Stathis / Carroll (HC) def. Prinos / Barbetta (S), 8-2
2. Henry / Elia (HC) def. Mary Lawrence / Smith (S), 8-5
3. O'Donnell / DePasquale (S) def. Deng / Bagi (HC), 8-3
