MANCHESTER, N.H. – The Saint Anselm College women's tennis program opens its 2022-23 season on Thursday, facing Stonehill College at 4:30 p.m. on the Hilltop. Saint Anselm then plays host to Roger Williams on Sunday at 1 p.m.

SAINT ANSELM COLLEGE HAWKS (0-0, 0-0 NE10)
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STONEHILL COLLEGE SKYHAWKS (1-0)
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ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY HAWKS (1-0, 0-0 CCC)
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Saint Anselm looks to improve upon a 4-13 overall record from last season. The Hawks did pick up non-league victories against Salem State and Plymouth State while defeating American International and Saint Michael's within Northeast-10 competition.

A long-time member of the NE10, Stonehill recently moved up to NCAA Division I play for all of its varsity sports teams. The Skyhawks are 1-0 so far this season, taking down Assumption on Saturday, Sept. 3 by a 6-1 margin.

Roger Williams, an NCAA Division III opponent, comes to Manchester fresh off a 9-0 victory over Simmons on Thursday, Sept. 1. The team will also play at Regis (Mass.) on Thursday, Sept. 8 before the Sunday match at the South Athletic Fields courts.

Admission to the tennis matches is free of charge. Results will be posted on SaintAnselmHawks.com upon conclusion of the contest.

SCOUTING SAINT ANSELM

• Saint Anselm was set to open up against NCAA Division III Roger Williams on Monday, but inclement weather forced a postponement until Sunday, Sept. 11. After playing four of the season's first five matches on the Hilltop, four of the final six regular-season fixtures will be played away from the Hilltop.
• The 2022-23 roster features 11 student-athletes in total, including six returners and as many new faces. Eight of the 11 hail from inside New England while three come to the Hilltop from Mexico, Germany and Italy.
• Saint Anselm features six returners in singles play, including sophomores Julia Casaletto (Rowley, Mass.) and Olivia Parzick (Bow, N.H.). Both logged five singles victories for the Hawks, with Parzick racking up four wins at No. 4 singles and Casaletto producing four victories at No. 6 singles.
• Sophomore Abigail Svor (Lewiston, Maine) led the way with a 7-4 record in doubles action, winning six of her eight matches at No. 3 doubles. Parzick racked up six victories at No. 2 doubles while Julia Svor (Lewiston, Maine) had a hand in all three of her team's wins at the top doubles flight.
• The Hawks are playing home matches on newly-resurfaced courts that were completed in early August. Saint Anselm played last season at the Derryfield School with some select matches played indoors at the Carr Activities Center and at Southern New Hampshire University.

SCOUTING STONEHILL

• The Skyhawks finished with an 11-4 record in 2021-22, ranking second in the final Oracle/ITA Division II East Region rankings. The team reached the NE10 title match for the seventh consecutive year and earned a spot at the NCAA Division II East Region Championship.
• Cristina Solorzano Valencia picked up singles and doubles wins against Assumption last time out, the lone member of the "double-win" club for the Skyhawks. She was ranked as high as No. 4 in the Oracle/ITA Division II East Region singles rankings in 2021-22.
• Assumption claimed a win at No. 2 doubles before the Skyhawks won via default at the No. 3 doubles flight. Steffi Antao also had a hand in her team's 6-1 doubles win at No. 1.
• Anneliese Beltran picked up a 6-2, 6-4 win at No. 2 singles before Aimee Figgins cruised to a 6-0, 6-1 victory at No. 3 singles. Lindsay MacDonald, a transfer from NCAA Division III Colby-Sawyer, earned her first Division I victory with a 6-3, 6-0 result at No. 4 singles.

SCOUTING ROGER WILLIAMS

• Roger Williams reached the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) tournament in the fall, losing to Endicott, and finished with a 15-4 overall record on the season. Six singles performers and all three doubles pairings were named to CCC All-Conference Teams following the season.
• The Hawks were selected to finish third in the CCC Preseason Coaches' Poll, trailing only Endicott and Nichols who earned five and three first-place votes, respectively.
• The Hawks did not drop a game in doubles play, picking up three consecutive 8-0 doubles victories over Simmons. Four of the six singles matches were won, 6-0, 6-0, with the closest battle coming at No. 6 singles – Lily Creem was a 7-6 (6-0), 6-3 victor.

ALL-TIME vs. STONEHILL, ROGER WILLIAMS

• Stonehill holds a 35-11 advantage in the overall series that dates back to Sept. 26, 1978. The Skyhawks enjoy an active winning streak of 17 matches over Saint Anselm.
• Saint Anselm and Roger Williams have not competed in women's tennis.