Box Score LATHAM, N.Y. - Sacred Heart and Siena staged an epic MAAC battle Friday in New York's Capital District. Three of the matches were decided in tiebreakers, but unfortunately for the Pioneers, the Saints won all three on their way to a 4-3 victory.
In doubles, SHU's
Aina Garriga and
Ola Irla Bartyzel posted a 6-1 win at No. 1. Siena won at No. 3, and at No. 2 the Saints posted a 7-4 victory in a tiebreaker to earn the point.
In singles, Bartyzel posted a three-set victory in the No. 1 position, winning the deciding set 7-5.
Olivia Kharkover also was a three-set winner for the Pioneers at No. 3, while
Hana Hofmanova cruised to a straight-sets win at No. 4. The Saints, though, used third-set tiebreak victories at No. 2 and No. 6 singles to escape with the win.
WHAT'S NEXT
The Pioneers play another MAAC match on Sunday, facing Merrimack at 3 p.m.
Siena 4, Sacred Heart 3
Doubles
1.
Aina Garriga/
Ola Irla Bartyzel (SHU) def. Laia Giralt/Manuela Gomez (SC) 6-1
2. Andrea Vargas/Zaara Omar (SC) def.
Olivia Kharkover/
Malena del Olmo (SHU) 7-6 (4)
3. Reegan Mullaney/Madeline De Faber-Schymacher (SC) def.
Hana Hofmanova/
Kailin Gochna (SHU) 6-2
Singles
1.
Ola Irla Bartyzel (SHU) def. Laia Giralt (SC) 7-6 (5), 2-6, 7-5
2. Andrea Vargas (SC) def.
Aina Garriga (SHU) 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (4)
3.
Olivia Kharkover (SHU) def. Reegan Mullaney (SC) 6-1, 1-6, 6-1
4.
Hana Hofmanova (SHU) def. Zaara Omar (SC) 6-4, 6-1
5. Manuela Gomez (SC) def.
Malena del Olmo (SHU) 6-3, 6-2
6. Madeline De Faber-Schumacher (SC) def.
Ana Sofia Angeles Sánchez (SHU) 6-1, 6-7, 7-6 (4)