Vikings Double Up Spartans In Season Opener
Posted: Sep 07, 2019

Vikings Double Up Spartans In Season Opener

Team Stats
Doubles
Anastasia Startseva / Meredith Macdonald (SSU)
def. Megan Nadler / Regina Marchese (CUWTEN)
8-2
Caroline Robitalle / Hannah Dahrouge (SSU)
def. Emily Miller / Megan Hunt (CUWTEN)
8-5
Liana Angelis / Alexandria Floyd (SSU)
def. Grace Sharkey / Alexis Curley (CUWTEN)
8-4
Singles
Anastasia Startseva (SSU)
def. Megan Nadler (CUWTEN)
6-4, 6-1
Emily Miller (CUWTEN)
def. Hannah Dahrouge (SSU)
6-3, 6-1
Caroline Robitalle (SSU)
def. Megan Hunt (CUWTEN)
6-1, 6-0
Regina Marchese (CUWTEN)
def. Meredith Macdonald (SSU)
6-1, 3-6, 11-9
Alexandria Floyd (SSU)
def. Grace Sharkey (CUWTEN)
6-0, 6-1
Aliza Bogner (CUWTEN)
def. Daphne Pineda (SSU)
7-5, 3-6, 10-8

Castelton, Vt., -- Salem State kicked off their 2019 season with 6-3 conference win over Castleton as new head coach Madeline Allaire registered a victory in her debut. Reigning Little East Rookie & Player of the Year Anastasia Startseva (Volgograd, Russia) led the charge, winning her No. 1 singles match in straight sets, 6-4, 6-1 while teaming with Meredith Macdonald (Lynn, Mass.) for an 8-2 win at first doubles.

Hannah Dahrouge (South Hadley, Mass.) and Caroline Robitalle (South Hadley, Mass.) picked up an 8-5 win at second doubles while Alexandria Floyd (Burlington, Mass.) and Liana Angelis (Tewksbury, Mass.) recorded an 8-5 victory at third doubles as Salem State swept all three doubles matches. 

In singles play, Robitalle and Alexandria Floyd (Burlington, Mass.) opened their seasons with convincing 6-1, 6-0 wins at third and fifth singles respectively, to round out the scoring  for Salem State.