March 26, 2006

WOMEN'S TENNIS: DESIMONE AND MEGALI TEAM TEAM ON DOUBLES FOR ONLY LE MOYNE WIN AT STONEHILL

        EASTON, Mass.- Mallory Desimone (Clay, N.Y.) and Sabrina Megali (East Rochester, N.Y.) won at third doubles for Le Moyne's only point as the Stonehill women's tennis team picked up its fifth straight victory and seventh win in eight outings on the season Saturday afternoon by notching an 8-1 Northeast-10 Conference dual-match triumph over the Dolphins at the Ames Sports Complex.

        Seniors Jennifer Arcabascio (Salem, N.H.), Ashley Todd (Weymouth, Mass.) and Anna Walsh (Dennis, Mass.), along with sophomore Daniella Granato (Concord, Mass.), were all winners in both singles and doubles action for the host Skyhawks (7-1, 4-0 Northeast-10), who also received straight set singles victories from sophomores Elise Clark (Spring Lake, N.J.) and Allison Bleakney (Lewiston, Maine).

        Senior Mallory Desimone (Clay, N.Y.) and sophomore Sabrina Megali (East Rochester, N.Y.) combined for an 8-3 victory at the number three doubles spot for the lone point of the afternoon for the visiting Dolphins.

FINAL:          STONEHILL 8, LE MOYNE 1

Singles Results
#1      Jennifer Arcabascio (STO) def. Nicole Beaubriand (LEM)          6-4, 6-3
#2      Ashley Todd (STO) def. Danielle Roux (LEM)                              5-7, 6-3, 7-6
#3      Elise Clark (STO) def. Molly Harnden (LEM)                              6-1, 6-3
#4      Anna Walsh (STO) def. Sabrina Megali (LEM)                              6-2, 6-3
#5      Daniella Granato (STO) def. Mallory Desimone (LEM)                      6-1, 6-2
#6      Allison Bleakney (STO) def. Hanna Renna (LEM)                   6-0, 6-4

Doubles Results
#1      Arcabascio/Granato (STO) def. Harnden/Beaubriand (LEM)          8-0
#2      Todd/Walsh (STO) def. Roux/Renna (LEM)                          8-3
#3      Megali/Desimone (LEM) def. Clark/Bleakney (STO)                 8-1


(courtesy of Stonehill College)