Mount St. Mary's Women's Tennis Falls to Sacred Heart in NEC Quarterfinals

West Windsor, N.J. (April 14, 2022)--Sixth-seeded Mount St. Mary's fell to third-seeded Sacred Heart, 4-2, in the Northeast Conference Quarterfinals held at the Mercer County Tennis Center. With the loss, the Mount concludes the 2022 season.

The Mountaineers (4-11, 3-4 NEC) started the match strong by taking the doubles point. Amber Policare and Adriana Barney earned a 6-2 win over Kat Starastseka and Ciara O'Toole at No. 1 doubles while Riya Mathur and Shirley Liang combined for a 6-1 win at No. 2 doubles.

In singles play, Sacred Heart won four of the five finished matches to secure the win. Mathur posted a 2-6, 6-1, 6-2 come-from-behind win over Aina Garriga at No. 4 singles for the Mount's singles point. Starastseka downed Policare, 6-4, 6-1, at No. 1 singles, O'Toole earned a 7-6, 6-3 win over Liang at No. 2 singles, Vitalina Golod edged Barney, 6-1, 4-6, 7-5, at No. 4 singles, and Olivia Kharkover clipped Ryan McCarthy, 7-5, 6-4, at No. 6 singles.

Sacred Heart 4, Mount St. Mary's 2
04/14/22 at West Windsor, NJ (Mercer County Tennis Center)

Singles competition

1. STARASTSEKA, Kat (SHU) def. POLICARE, Amber (MOUNT) 6-4, 6-1

2. O'TOOLE, Ciara (SHU) def. LIANG, Shirley (MOUNT) 7-6, 6-3

3. GOLOD, Vitalina (SHU) def. BARNEY, Adriana (MOUNT) 6-1, 4-6, 7-5

4. MATHUR, Riya (MOUNT) def. GARRIGA, Aina (SHU) 2-6, 6-1, 6-2

5. RAMBALDI, Flavia (SHU) vs. ALVAREZ-STORNI, Ana (MOUNT) 6-3, 0-2, unfinished

6. KHARKOVER, Olivia (SHU) def. McCARTHY, Ryan (MOUNT) 7-5, 6-4

Doubles competition

1. POLICARE, Amber/BARNEY, Adriana (MOUNT) def. O'TOOLE, Ciara/STARASTSEKA, Kat (SHU) 6-2

2. MATHUR, Riya/LIANG, Shirley (MOUNT) def. GOLOD, Vitalina/FENTON, Kim (SHU) 6-1

3. KHARKOVER, Olivia/GARRIGA, Aina (SHU) vs. ALVAREZ-STORNI, Ana/McCARTHY, Ryan (MOUNT) 3-4, unfinished

Match Notes

2022 NEC Quarterfinals

#3 Sacred Heart vs. #6 Mount St. Mary's

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Players Mentioned

Adriana Barney: 5' 6"; Sophomore

Shirley Liang: 5' 7"; Sophomore

Riya Mathur: 5' 3"; Sophomore

Ryan McCarthy: 5' 3"; Freshman

Amber Policare: 5' 9"; Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

Adriana Barney
: 5' 6"; Sophomore

Shirley Liang
: 5' 7"; Sophomore

Riya Mathur
: 5' 3"; Sophomore

Ryan McCarthy
: 5' 3"; Freshman

Amber Policare
: 5' 9"; Graduate Student