Emmitsburg, Md. (March 20, 2022)—The Mount St. Mary's women's tennis team evened its conference record with a 4-1 win over visiting Saint Francis U at the Mount St. Mary's Tennis Courts on Sunday. 

The Mount (3-6, 2-2 NEC) took two of three matches to earn the doubles point and the early lead.  Ana Alvarez-Storni and Ryan McCarthy teamed for a 6-3 win over Nagisa Miyake and Marie Discini at the No. 3 spot to put the Mount ahead.  Saint Francis earned a 7-5 win at No. 2 doubles, but the Mount's No. 1 tandem of Amber Policare and Adriana Barney came through with a 6-4 win over Dominique Yeo and Anouk Ma-Ajong to clinch the doubles point.

In singles play, the Mount won three matches to clinch the match.  Liang coasted to a 6-0, 6-4 win at No. 2 singles of Ma-Ajong and Mathur had a straight set win over Cutipa, 6-2, 6-1, at No. 4 singles to put the Mount up 3-0.  Saint Francis (7-12, 0-2 NEC) got a win at No. 6 singles, but Alvarez-Storni clinched the victory with a 7-5, 6-4 win over Miyake at No. 5 singles.  The other two matches were not finished as the teams were playing to clinch.

The Mount returns to the court with a match at Delaware State on Tuesday, March 22, at 2:00 p.m.
 
MOUNT ST. MARY'S 4, SAINT FRANCIS U 1
DOUBLES
1:  Amber Policare/Adriana Barney (MSM) def. Dominique Yeo/Anouk Ma-Ajong (SFU), 6-4
2:  Bente Vandeputte/Romina Cutipa (SFU) def. Shirley Liang/Riya Mathur (MSM), 7-5
3:  Ana Alvarez-Storni/Ryan McCarthy (MSM) def. Nagisa Miyake/Marie Discini (SFU), 6-3
Order of Finish:  3,2,1
SINGLES
1: Policare vs. Yeo, 6-2, 3-6, 3-3 unfinished
2: Liang def. Ma-Ajong, 6-0, 6-4
3: Barney vs. Vandeputte, 6-7 (7-3), 2-3 unfinished
4: Mathur def. Cutipa, 6-2, 6-1
5: Alvarez-Storni def. Miyake, 7-5, 6-4
6: Valeria Vinces (SFU) def. McCarthy, 6-1, 6-4
Order of Finish:  2,4,6,5,-,-