Spartans Shut Out Wildcats for Second Straight Day, 7-0

Posted: Mar 23, 2025

Williamsville, N.Y. - For a second straight day, the St. Thomas Aquinas College Men's Tennis team pitched a 7-0 shutout victory against Daemen University at Miller Tennis Center in Western New York.

Sunday's triumph pushes STAC to 10-3 overall and 2-0 in ECC play, while Daemen falls to 4-11 and 0-2.

The Spartans opened the contest by sweeping all three doubles matches from the Wildcats. No. 3 Nathan Yacar & Alberto Espinosa Navarro shutout Vondin Henderson & Jayven Williamson, 6-0 followed by No. 2 Erik Victor Tauson & Ondrej Sramek beating Rohan Chitanand & Lucas Garcia, 6-2 and finally No. 1 Don Vinz Lominoque & Nagamitsu Kuroda besting Juan Alvarez & Alex Lumanog, 6-3 to take the first team point.

When the sides got to singles competition, it was the same story for the maroon and gold. No. 6 Nathan Yacar picked up an easy victory when Daemen put forth no opponent. Then, No. 4 Ondrej Sramek defeated Jayven Williamson 6-0, 6-0 to give the Spartans a commanding 3-0 advantage. No. 5 Henry Ronnberg next took care of business against Vondin Henderson 6-0, 6-0 to solidify the win for STAC. No. 3 Erik Victor Tauson beat Rohan Chitanand 6-2, 6-2, No. 1 Lorenzo Meschini bested Juan Alvarez 6-2, 6-1 and No. 2 Don Vinz Lominoque pushed past Lucas Garcia 7-5, 6-2 to keep the shutout intact.

STAC 7/DAEMEN 0

DOUBLES

1. Don Vinz Lominoque & Nagamitsu Kuroda (STAC) def. Juan Alvarez & Alex Lumanog (DAE), 6-3

2. Erik Victor Tauson & Ondrej Sramek (STAC) def. Rohan Chitanand & Lucas Garcia (DAE), 6-2

3. Nathan Yacar & Alberto Espinosa Navarro (STAC) def. Vondin Henderson & Jayven Williamson (DAE), 6-0

Order of Finish: 3, 2*, 1

SINGLES

1. Lorenzo Meschini (STAC) def. Juan Alvarez (DAE) 6-2, 6-1

2. Don Vinz Lominoque (STAC) def. Lucas Garcia (DAE) 7-5, 6-2

3. Erik Victor Tauson (STAC) def. Rohan Chitanand (DAE) 6-2, 6-2

4. Ondrej Sramek (STAC) def. Jayven Williamson (DAE) 6-0, 6-0

5. Henry Ronnberg (STAC) def. Vondin Henderson (DAE) 6-0, 6-0

6. Nathan Yacar (STAC) def. No Opponent (DAE) 0-0, 0-0

Order of Finish: 6, 4, 5*, 3, 1, 2

Daemen Record: 4-11, 0-2 ECC

STAC Record: 10-3, 2-0 ECC

THE ROCKHILL REPORT

"I am very happy that we have great players," said Head Coach Dan Rockhill. "I did not do a very good job coaching so the fact that the players were able to raise their collective level and win matches is a good sign."

"Lorenzo had another good effort stepping up to the number one line," stated Rockhill. "He was thinking and executing."

"We now look forward to our next match with Queens," remarked Rockhill. "We have a lot of respect for their well-coached program and we look forward to the challenge. We are coming along but will find out exactly where we are as a team on Friday."

UP NEXT

STAC visits Queens College for another ECC tennis bout on Friday, March 28 with first serve scheduled for 12:00 p.m.