DeLand, Fla. — Stetson defeated VCU 6–1 on Saturday at the Mandy Stoll Tennis Center. The Hatters secured the win by capturing the doubles point and claiming five of six singles matches.

Stetson earned the early advantage with wins on courts two and three in doubles play. Anastasija Adeikyte and Dana Baidaulet recorded a 6–4 victory over Andrea Magallanes and Sofia Jane Thorne at No. 2 doubles, while Pilar Astigarraga Harper and Clelia Lombardi sealed the point with a 7–5 win against Sara Alba and Viktoria Lackova at No. 3. VCU picked up its lone doubles victory at No. 1, where Tani Andrade Sabano and Mariam Ibrahim defeated Yuki Mizuguchi and Katsiaryna Tuliakova 6–4.

In singles, Adeikyte extended Stetson's lead with a 6–1, 6–3 victory over Ibrahim at No. 3 singles. VCU answered at No. 2 singles as Andrade Sabano defeated Harper 6–1, 6–4. Lombardi pushed the Hatters further ahead with a 6–2, 6–4 win against E. Kim at No. 6.

Dana Baidaulet clinched the match for Stetson with a straight-set victory at No. 5 singles, defeating Magallanes 6–3, 6–3. Yuki Mizuguchi followed with a hard-fought three-set win at No. 4 singles, outlasting Lackova 7–6(5), 3–6, 1–0 (10–5). The final match concluded at No. 1 singles, where Katsiaryna Tuliakova rallied for a 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 victory over Thorne to cap the Hatters' win.

Doubles
Tani Andrade Sabano/Mariam Ibrahim (VCU) def. Yuki Mizuguchi/ Katsiaryna Tuliakova (STET) 6-4
Anastasija Adeikyte/Dana Baidaulet (STET) def. Andrea Magallanes/Sofia Jane Thorne (VCU) 6-4
Pilar Astigarraga Harper/Clelia Lombardi (STET) def. Sara Alba/Viktoria Lackova (VCU) 7-5

Singles
Katsiaryna Tuliakova (STET) def. Sofia Jane Thorne (VCU) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
Tani Andrade Sabano (VCU) def. Pilar Astigarraga Harper (STET) 6-1, 6-4
Anastasija Adeikyte (STET) def. Mariam Ibrahim (VCU) 6-1, 6-3
Yuki Mizuguchi (STET) def. Viktoria Lackova (VCU) 7-6(5), 3-6, 1-0 (10-5)
Dana Baidaulet (STET) def. Andrea Magallanes (VCU) 6-3, 6-3
Clelia Lombardi (STET) def. E. Kim (VCU) 6-2, 6-4

Up next, the Hatters return to the Mandy Stoll Tennis Center on Sunday, March 15 to host Southern at 9 a.m.

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