Women's Tennis Closes Out ECC Regular Season Play with 6-1 Triumph at Daemen

Posted: Oct 21, 2023

Williamsville, N.Y. - The St. Thomas Aquinas College Women's Tennis team closed out East Coast Conference regular season play on Saturday evening by defeating Daemen University, 6-1 at the Miller Tennis Center.

STAC earned its sixth straight victory and moves to 7-1 overall and 4-1 in the ECC, while Daemen drops its third in a row and slips to 5-6 and 2-3.

STAC opened things up with a dominant performance in doubles play. The Spartans swept all three matches, as Viktoriia Pavlovets and Giovanna Jallas played at No. 3 and took care of business versus Carly Armitage and Emily Jablonski, 6-0. Jemima Parkinson and Elita Silins then defeated Yinett Del Leon and Maya Chon, 6-0 at No. 2 doubles, with the third doubles contest going the way of Ebba Rosberg and Samanta Villegas Robles by the score of 6-2 over Frida Rubio and Kitsa Scime at the No. 1 position.

St. Thomas Aquinas led 1-0 after winning the doubles point and did not let off the gas in singles competition, taking five of six matches. Giovanna Jallas defeated Emily Jablonski, 6-2, 6-0 at No. 6 singles, while Kateryna Kryuchkova defeated Maya Chon via retirement, 6-1, 3-0 at No. 5 to give the Spartans a commanding 3-0 advantage. Elita Silins took care of business at No. 4 singles with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Carly Armitage to clinch the team victory. Elise Semmartin defeated Yinett Del Leon, 6-2, 6-0 at No. 3 and Ebba Rosberg defeated Frida Rubio, 6-0, 6-2 at No. 1. The No. 2 singles match went the way of Daemen's Kitsa Scime via a 1-6, 6-3, 1-0 (7) victory over Viktoriia Pavlovets to break the shutout.

Ebba Rosberg, Elita Silins and Giovanna Jallas each went 2-0 on the day with both doubles and singles victories over the Wildcats.

STAC 6/DAEMEN 1 - OFFICIAL RESULTS

DOUBLES

1. Ebba Rosberg & Samanta Villegas Robles (STAC) def. Frida Rubio & Kitsa Scime (DAE), 6-2

2. Jemima Parkinson & Elita Silins (STAC) def. Yinett Del Leon & Maya Chon (DAE), 6-0

3. Giovanna Jallas & Viktoriia Pavlovets (STAC) def. Carly Armitage & Emily Jablonski (DAE), 6-0

Order of Finish: 3, 2*, 1

SINGLES

1. Ebba Rosberg (STAC) def. Frida Rubio (DAE) 6-0, 6-2

2. Kitsa Scime (DAE) def. Viktoriia Pavlovets (STAC) 1-6, 6-3, 1-0 (7)

3. Elise Semmartin (STAC) def. Yinett Del Leon (DAE) 6-2, 6-0

4. Elita Silins (STAC) def. Carly Armitage (DAE) 6-1, 6-1

5. Kateryna Kryuchkova (STAC) def. Maya Chon (DAE) 6-1, 3-0 (Retired)

6. Giovanna Jallas (STAC) def. Emily Jablonski (DAE) 6-2, 6-0

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

Daemen Record: 5-6, 2-3 ECC

STAC Record: 7-1, 4-1 ECC

THE ROCKHILL REPORT

"I really enjoyed this match", commented Head Coach Dan Rockhill. "Daemen provided a fantastic indoor facility and tough competition. Coach Greco certainly deserves Coach of the Year consideration."

"I thought Jem was outstanding tonight. She could very well be our best doubles player and perhaps one of the best in the region. Kat and Elise are also progressing and I think they will be keys for us in the ECC tournament."

"Elita put together a great week going 6-0 in singles and doubles", remarked Rockhill "I would think she has a good chance to be the ECC Player of the Week."

"Our team is coming together at the correct time and this type of weekend trip is helpful."

UP NEXT

St. Thomas Aquinas will be the #2 seed in the upcoming East Coast Conference Women's Tennis Tournament, which takes place on October 27 and 28 (Times TBA) at Queens College. The Spartans will take on #3 University of the District of Columbia in Semifinal action.

In regular season play, STAC defeated UDC 5-2 on October 9 at the Riley Family Tennis Courts in Sparkill.