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Women's Tennis

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

Adriana Barney

5' 6"
Sophomore
Shirley Liang

Shirley Liang

5' 7"
Sophomore
Riya Mathur

Riya Mathur

5' 3"
Sophomore
Ryan McCarthy

Ryan McCarthy

5' 3"
Freshman
Amber  Policare

Amber Policare

5' 9"
Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

Adriana Barney

Adriana Barney

5' 6"
Sophomore
Shirley Liang

Shirley Liang

5' 7"
Sophomore
Riya Mathur

Riya Mathur

5' 3"
Sophomore
Ryan McCarthy

Ryan McCarthy

5' 3"
Freshman
Amber  Policare

Amber Policare

5' 9"
Graduate Student
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