STONY BROOK, N.Y.— The Sacred Heart University women's tennis team fell in a 4-3 heartbreaker at Stony Brook on Friday.
 
The Pioneers won the doubles point on two 6-4 wins from the teams of Katsiaryna Starastsenka/Olivia Kharkover and Kim Fenton/Vitalina Golod.
 
Starastsenka clinched a victory in straight sets at No. 1 singles to make a 2-0 lead for SHU. The Seawolves tied the match before Golod earned another straight-set win at No. 2 to put the Pioneers back up by a point.
 
Unfortunately, SHU would not hang on for long as Stony Brook notched the final two wins to bring the match to its final score.
 
Up next, the Pioneers wrap up the regular season with their final Northeast Conference match at St. Francis Brooklyn on Saturday at 1 p.m.
 
Doubles

1. Kim Fenton/Vitalina Golod (SHU) def. Loreto Rubio/Kristi Boro (SB) 6-4
2. Katsiaryna Starastsenka/Olivia Kharkover (SHU) def. Kristine Theys/Debby Mastrodima (SB) 6-4
3. Chandrika Joshi/Mathilde Sreeves (SB) vs Aina Garriga/Ciara O'Toole (SHU) 6-5 unfinished

 
Order of finish: 2, 1
 
Singles

1. Katsiaryana Starastsenka (SHU) def. Loreto Rubio (SB) 6-3, 6-1
2. Vitalina Golod (SHU) def. Kristine Theys (SB) 6-2, 6-3
3. Chandrika Joshi (SB) def. Olivia Kharkover (SHU) 6-2, 6-2
4. Kristi Boro (SB) def. Aina Garriga (SHU) 6-4, 6-2
5. Mathilde Sreeves (SB) def. Ciara O'Toole (SHU) 7-6 (7), 6-1
6. Debby Mastrodima (SB) def. Ana Sofia Angeles Sanches (SHU) 6-3, 6-0

 
Order of finish: 1, 3, 6, 2, 5, 4