When and Where: March 30, 2022 – Winchester, Va. (Lowry Tennis Courts)
Score: Daemen 5, Shenandoah 4
Records: Daemen 6-9, 2-3 ECC; Shenandoah 3-3, 1-1 ODAC

WINCHESTER, Va. -- A three-set victory in the No. 5 singles position by junior Mackenzie Schayes (Honeoye Falls, N.Y.) proved to be the difference as the Daemen women's tennis team outlasted the host Shenandoah Hornets for a 5-4 win in a marathon non-conference dual match late tonight. The match was played under NCAA Division III scoring rules which awards one point for each match in the dual. 

DOUBLES RESULTS

• No. 1 (Shenandoah, 8-7): Natalia Garcia-Molina / Jahveesha Combs defeats Frida Rubio / Kitsa Scime
• No. 2 (Daemen, 8-3): Christina Stasiuk / Yinett Del Leon defeats Lily Kimble / Ariella Stepleman
• No. 3 (Shenandoah, 8-4): Allison Cherwien / Jada Lewis defeats Mackenzie Schayes / Hannah Pagano

SINGLES RESULTS

• No. 1 (Shenandoah, 6-0, 6-2): Jahveesha Combs defeats Frida Rubio
• No. 2 (Daemen, 6-1, 6-2): Christina Stasiuk defeats Ariella Stepleman
• No. 3 (Daemen, 6-1, 6-0): Kitsa Scime defeats Lily Kimble
• No. 4 (Daemen, 6-4, 6-4): Yinett Del Leon defeats Allison Cherwien
• No. 5 (Daemen, 6-4, 0-6, 6-2): Mackenzie Schayes defeats Kelly Hudak
• No. 6 (Shenandoah, 6-1, 6-3): Jada Lewis defeats Hannah Pagano

NOTES

• Daemen is now 2-2 during the spring portion of its 2021-22 season. The Wildcats have won two in a row and were competing for the first time since a 9-0 win at Houghton on March 9. 
• Tonight's match marked the first-ever meeting between the Wildcats and Hornets. 
• After Shenandoah took a 2-1 lead coming out of doubles play, the Wildcats jumped back ahead thanks to the singles victories of Stasiuk, Scime and Del Leon. Lewis' win on the sixth singles court evened the match at 4-4, but Schayes came through with her second three-set win of the season to clinch it for the Wildcats.
• Stasiuk remained unbeaten in singles play this spring and improved to 8-5 in singles play on the year. She now has 16 combined singles/doubles wins this season, tied with Rubio for the team lead. She also inched further up Daemen's career wins lists. Stasiuk now has 83 combined singles/doubles wins - just one shy of tying Gretchen Ringler for second all-time. Stasiuk's singles win tonight was the 47th of her career which equals the program record set by Hayle Scanlan during her four-year career (2013-17). 
• Scime improved to 3-1 this spring and 7-8 overall in singles play. She ranks third on the team with 13 combined singles/doubles wins this season. 
• Daemen is now 2-0 in matches decided by a single point this season. It was their first such match since a 4-3 defeat of RIT in the season opener on Sept. 7.

WHAT'S NEXT
Daemen returns to action tomorrow morning (11 a.m.) when they meet Southern Virginia for a neutral site contest hosted by Shenandoah.