SCRANTON, Pa. – The Immaculata women's tennis team closed out its regular season on Saturday when it visited Marywood for an Atlantic East Conference match. Immaculata opened strong in doubles play, but host Marywood rallied in singles to hand the Mighty Macs a 5–2 setback on Saturday afternoon.
 
The pairing of Hailey Elwell and Sophia Carey set the tone early with a 6–3 win at No. 1 doubles, while Ashley Batejan and Athena Kritikson secured the doubles point with a 6–4 victory in the third flight. Marywood claimed the No. 2 spot, but Immaculata carried a 1–0 lead into singles competition.
 
In singles, Marywood surged back by taking four of six matches. Kylie Kilgore evened the match with a straight-set win at No. 1, and Avianna Santarelli delivered a key comeback victory at No. 2 in three sets. Catarina English and Hanna Adonizio added wins at Nos. 3 and 4, respectively, while Abigail Mach sealed the team victory with a straight sets result at No. 6. Batejan picked up Immaculata's lone singles win with a 6–4, 6–4 decision in the fifth flight.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED IN DOUBLES

• #1: Hailey Elwell / Sophia Carey (IU) def. Kylie Kilgore / Catarina English (MW) 6-3
• #2: Hanna Adonizio / Avianna Santarelli (MW) def. Elizabeth Madsen / Laura Pharo (IU) 6-0
• #3: Ashley Batejan / Athena Kritikson (IU) def. Abigail Mach / Hannah Brownlee (MW) 6-4

 
HOW IT HAPPENED IN SINGLES

• #1: Kylie Kilgore (MW) def. Hailey Elwell (IU) 6-4, 6-3
• #2: Avianna Santarelli (MW) def. Sophia Carey (IU) 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-3.
• #3: Catarina English (MW) def. Elizabeth Madsen (IU) 6-1, 6-4
• #4: Hanna Adonizio (MW) def. Laura Pharo (IU) 6-3, 6-0
• #5: Ashley Batejan (IU) def. Hannah Brownlee 6-4, 6-4
• #6: Abigail Mach (MW) def. Abigail Cuello 6-4, 6-1

 
UP NEXT

• The Immaculata women's tennis team will be back in action on Friday, April 24, when they travel to Aston to meet Pratt Institute in the Atlantic East Conference Semifinals at Neumann University.