FLUSHING, N.Y. – Senior Claire Kochenbach and junior Polina Makarenko represented the Saint Anselm College women's tennis team in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) East Regional Tournament on Friday, Oct. 9 and Saturday, Oct. 10 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.
As a doubles pairing, Kochenbach and Makarenko defeated Julia Mia Stein and Katie Rocha of Saint Michael's College, 8-5, in the Round of 64 before bowing out with a 5-8 loss to Gabrela Almeida and Sara Sofia Gonzelez Cano of Franklin Pierce University, who made it to the final match.
Kochenbach fell in her lone singles matchup to Vilte Vaitkeviciute of Queens College.
Makarenko, after receiving a bye through the Round of 128, won two matches to advance to the Round of 16. In the Round of 64, she downed Seren Forsyth of Queens, 6-1, 6-1. Makarenko then handed Allycia Santa Cruz of Queens a 7-5, 6-3 loss before falling to Queens' Anishka Amalnathan, 1-6, 3-6 in the Round of 16.
Kochenbach, Makarenko, and the Hawks (0-2, 0-1 NE10) return to dual match play on Friday, Oct. 16 when they play host to Adelphi University in a Northeast 10 Conference matchup.
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