STAC Women's Tennis Closes Regular Season Play with 7-0 Blanking of Jefferson

Posted: Apr 19, 2024

Philadelphia, Pa. - The St. Thomas Aquinas College Women's Tennis team closed out its 2023-2024 regular season schedule on Friday afternoon with a visit to the City of Brotherly Love to face Jefferson University. A game Spartans squad made quick work of the host Rams, blanking them by the final score of 7-0.

STAC improves to 15-6 on the year, while Jefferson slips to 13-9.

The Spartans opened things up with a strong performance in doubles play, taking all three of the matchups to secure the first team point. No. 2 Jemima Parkinson & Elita Silins defeated Charly Egger & Manni Zhang, 6-2, followed by No. 1 Viktoriia Pavlovets & Kateryna Kryuchkova besting Noelle Frenzel & Nicole Hrbkova, 6-4. No. 3 Amanda Kadiri & Samanta Villegas Robles closed out pairs play with a 6-4 victory over Emily Frost & Stanislava Norets.

Once the maroon and gold secured the doubles point, there was no turning back. St. Thomas Aquinas jumped right into singles play, taking all six singles matches from the Rams to secure its 15th win in 21 tries. Elita Silins started the victory spree in the No. 5 slot, taking a 6-0, 6-0 victory against Zenia Barretto. Elise Semmartin followed the trend taking a 6-1, 6-1 triumph in the No. 3 slot from Charly Egger to give the Spartans a commanding 3-0 lead roughly halfway through the afternoon. Kateryna Kryuchkova took a 6-2, 6-1 win over Emily Frost in the No. 6 spot to clinch the overall team victory, opening the door for No. 2 Amanda Kadiri (Win: 6-2, 6-2), No. 1 Viktoriia Pavlovets (Win: 6-2, 6-2) and No. 4 Samanta Villegas Robles (Win: 6-0, 6-3) each winning their bouts to keep the shutout victory in tact.

STAC 7/JEFFERSON 0 - OFFICIAL RESULTS

DOUBLES

1. Viktoriia Pavlovets & Kateryna Kryuchkova (STAC) def. Noelle Frenzel & Nicole Hrbkova (JEFF), 6-4

2. Jemima Parkinson & Elita Silins (STAC) def. Charly Egger & Manni Zhang (JEFF), 6-2

3. Amanda Kadiri & Samanta Villegas Robles (STAC) def. Emily Frost & Stanislava Norets (JEFF), 6-4

Order of Finish: 2, 1*, 3

SINGLES

1. Viktoriia Pavlovets (STAC) def. Nicole Hrbkova (JEFF) 6-2, 6-2

2. Amanda Kadiri (STAC) def. Noelle Frenzel (JEFF) 6-2, 6-2

3. Elise Semmartin (STAC) def. Charly Egger (JEFF) 6-1, 6-1

4. Samanta Villegas Robles (STAC) def. Stanislava Norets (JEFF) 6-0, 6-3

5. Elita Silins (STAC) def. Zenia Barretto (JEFF) 6-0, 6-0

6. Kateryna Kryuchkova (STAC) def. Emily Frost (JEFF) 6-2, 6-1

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

Jefferson Record: 13-9, 8-2 CACC

STAC Record: 15-6, 4-1 ECC

ROCKHILL REPORT

"We had been focusing on this match for quite a while", stated Head Coach Dan Rockhill. "We knew how strong Jefferson is and felt this would be an important match to win for NCAA seeding purposes. We have worked extremely hard this spring and did not want to have a letdown in our last regular season match."

"We have been traveling a lot recently and this was our third match in as many days, so I am proud of the effort the team gave today", said Rockhill. "Our toughness is building and most of our roster is making themselves difficult to beat. A lot of people were suggesting that our team was weakened this spring but we are actually proving to be stronger. I am so pleased with the team's development and their willingness to do the work and trust the coaching staff."

"I am extremely proud of the top of our lineup as they are demonstrating that they can compete with anyone in the region."

"It is now time to get back to work on the practice courts and continue to improve, remarked Rockhill."

UP NEXT

STAC now awaits its seeding and opponent for the upcoming NCAA Division II Women's Tennis East Regional Tournament, which is scheduled to get underway May 10-11 at designated campus sites.