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Irene Garbo hits ball during match versus Saint Michael's
BRUCE PRESTON
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Saint Michael's College STM (4-1)
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Winner Saint Anselm STA (2-0)
Saint Michael's College STM
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Final
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Saint Anselm STA
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Match Recap: Women's Tennis |

Women’s Tennis Downs Saint Michael’s, 4-3, in NE10 Opener

MANCHESTER, N.H. – The Saint Anselm College women's tennis team earned a hard-fought 4-3 victory over Saint Michael's as it opened up its Northeast 10 Conference (NE10) slate at home on Saturday afternoon at the STA Tennis Courts.

Highlights
  • The Hawks extended their winning streak in the all-time series against the Purple Knights to seven matches, dating back to the 2020-21 season.
  • The victory marked the first time Saint Anselm has opened a season with two consecutive wins since the 2015-16 campaign, with both wins also coming against Plymouth State and Saint Michael's.
Doubles (1, 3, 2)
  • Seniors Irene Garbo and Natalia Gonzalez Ramos cruised to a 6-1 victory over Lucy McPherson and Emma Gredenhag at the top flight.
  • Sophomore Polina Makarenko and junior Claire Kochenbach held on for a 6-4 win to earn the Hawks the doubles point, defeating Annabelle Aldrete and Jedidah Xu.
  • The senior duo of Julie Börschig and Camila Heredia Osante dropped their match in a tiebreaker that ended 7-4 in favor of Olivia Larson and Ana Maria Ricuarte.
Singles (6, 5, 2, 3, 1, 4)
  • After Kochenbach dropped her match to Ricuarte at No. 6, Heredia Osante gave the Hawks a boost with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Aldrete at No. 5 to put the Hawks back in front.
  • Borschig fell to Larsen in straight sets at No. 2 before Gonzalez Ramos rolled to a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Gredenhag at No. 3.
  • With the Hawks up 3-2, Garbo provided the decisive point at the top flight, rallying for a 6-2, 0-6, 6-4 triumph against McPherson.
  • At No. 4, Makarenko battled in a marathon against Xu, but ultimately fell by set scores of 6-2, 5-7, 0-1 (10-12) as the third-set tiebreak extended past 10 points.
Up Next

The Hawks will head to the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens, N.Y. for the IRA East Regional Championships, beginning Thursday, Sep. 25.
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