Spartans Keep Rolling, Top USciences for 8th Straight Win

Posted: Apr 12, 2022

Philadelphia, Pa. - The St. Thomas Aquinas College Women's Tennis team took its current winning streak to eight games with an outstanding performance against the University of the Sciences on Monday, as the Spartans downed the Devils 6-1 in the City of Brotherly Love.

STAC opened things up by sweeping all three doubles matchups to secure the team point. Eliza Mulder & Paula Palero took a 6-2 victory at No. 3, followed by a 6-3 win by No. 1 Ebba Rosberg & Samanta Villegas Robles. Finally, Elita Silins and Jemima Parkinson closed things out with a 6-4 triumph at the No. 2 position.

The Spartans then went on to win five of six singles contests to clinch the overall match. Ebba Rosberg beat Charlotte Kordonowy (6-7 (5), 6-3, 1-0 (5)), Karina Blas defeated Myka Williams (6-1, 6-1), Paula Palero dispatched Rosemary Esquivel (6-0, 6-2), Samanta Villegas Robles bested Myra Anwar (6-4, 6-0) and Elita Silins defeated Stephanie Mazurek (6-1, 6-1). The team's only blemish came as Viktoriia Pavlovets fell to Kirsten Wijnsema 7-5, 6-1.

STAC 6/USCIENCES 1 - OFFICIAL RESULTS

DOUBLES

1. Ebba Rosberg & Samanta Villegas Robles (STAC) def. Charlotte Kordonowy & Kirsten Wijnsema (USCI), 6-3

2. Elita Silins & Jemima Parkinson (STAC) def. Myka Williams & Myra Anwar (USCI), 6-4

3. Eliza Mulder & Paula Palero (STAC) def. Stephanie Mazurek & Han Le (USCI), 6-2

Order of Finish: 3, 1*, 2

SINGLES

1. Ebba Rosberg (STAC) def. Charlotte Kordonowy (USCI) 6-7 (5), 6-3, 1-0 (5)

2. Kirsten Wijnsema (USCI) def. Viktoriia Pavlovets (STAC) 7-5, 6-1

3. Karina Blas (STAC) def. Myka Williams (USCI) 6-1, 6-1

4. Paula Palero (STAC) def. Rosemary Esquivel (USCI) 6-0, 6-2

5. Samanta Villegas Robles (STAC) def. Myra Anwar (USCI) 6-4, 6-0

6. Elita Silins (STAC) def. Stephanie Mazurek (USCI) 6-1, 6-1

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

USciences Record: 4-8, 4-2 CACC

#26 STAC Record: 17-2, 4-1 ECC

Notes: Ebba Rosberg, Samanta Villegas Robles, Elita Silins and Paula Palero won both their singles and doubles matches on Monday evening.

Up Next: St. Thomas Aquinas visits Adelphi University on Friday, April 15, with first serve scheduled for 3:00 p.m. in Garden City, N.Y.