Women's Tennis Opens Spring Season with 7-0 Victory Over Bentley

Posted: Mar 11, 2024

Orlando, Fla. - The St. Thomas Aquinas College Women's Tennis team kicked off its spring campaign on Monday by blanking Bentley University, 7-0, as the team's annual Sunshine State spring break tour gets underway.

STAC improves to 10-1 overall with its ninth straight victory, while Bentley slips to 4-10 on the year.

STAC opened things up with a strong performance in doubles play, taking two of three matchups to secure the team doubles point. The duo of Amanda Kadiri & Samanta Villegas Robles cruised to a 6-0 victory over Taylor Morris & Rachel Holden at No. 3, followed by Elita Silins & Jemima Parkinson taking another 6-0 win against Libby Keefe & Hannah Gould at the No. 2 position.

Once the Spartans secured the doubles point, there was no turning back. St. Thomas Aquinas jumped right into singles play, taking all six singles matches from the Falcons, to secure a team win on the day. Sun Zhuoxuan started the victory spree in the No. 5 slot, taking a victory 6-0, 6-0 victory from Taylor Morris. Kateryna Kryuchkova followed the trend taking a 6-2, 6-0 triumph in the No. 4 slot from Hannah Gould to give the Spartans a commanding 3-0 lead roughly halfway through the afternoon. Giovanna Jallas took a 6-0, 6-0 win over Rachel Holden in the No. 6 spot to clinch the overall team victory, opening the door for No. 3 Elita Silins (Win: 6-3, 6-1), No. 2 Elise Semmartin (Win: 6-0, 6-3) and No. 1 Amanda Kadiri (Win: 6-3, 6-1) to keep the shutout victory intact.

Amanda Kadiri and Elita Silins each went 2-0 on the day, winning their doubles and singles matches.

STAC 7/BENTLEY 0 - OFFICIAL RESULTS

DOUBLES

1. Adriana Hiraldo & Anna Lang (BENT) def. Viktoriia Pavlovets & Kateryna Kryuchkova (STAC), 7-5

2. Elita Silins & Jemima Parkinson (STAC) def. Libby Keefe & Hannah Gould (BENT), 6-0

3. Amanda Kadiri & Samanta Villegas Robles (STAC) def. Taylor Morris & Rachel Holden (BENT), 6-0

Order of Finish: 3, 2*, 1

SINGLES

1. Amanda Kadiri (STAC) def. Adriana Hiraldo (BENT) 6-3, 6-1

2. Elise Semmartin (STAC) def. Anna Lang (BENT) 6-0, 6-3

3. Elita Silins (STAC) def. Libby Keefe (BENT) 6-3, 6-1

4. Kateryna Kryuchkova (STAC) def. Hannah Gould (BENT) 6-2, 6-0

5. Sun Zhuoxuan (STAC) def. Taylor Morris (BENT) 6-0, 6-0

6. Giovanna Jallas (STAC) def. Rachel Holden (BENT) 6-0, 6-0

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

Bentley Record: 4-10, 3-5 NE10

STAC Record: 10-1, 4-1 ECC

THE ROCKHILL REPORT

"The first match outdoors is always a difficult adjustment", remarked Head Coach Dan Rockhill. "Fortunately, both teams were able to win over tough Bentley teams that competed very well, especially in the top two positions. I believe we learned valuable lessons today that should help us going forward."

"I am happy for Amanda (Kadiri)", said Rockhill. "She was starting to play well in the fall before she got injured and has been improving daily since January. She is figuring out a style that will give herself the best chance to win. "Sun (Zhuoxuan) picked up her first collegiate win and I have a feeling she is going to accumulate a lot of them in a STAC uniform."

"It's enjoyable to watch Seth (Newman) and Henry (Ronnberg) develop stated Rockhill". "They continue to pace the men's team."

"We expect a couple of competitive matches tomorrow with Lewis, said Rockhill. I am hopeful that we continue to adjust and improve."

UP NEXT

STAC continues its spring break trip, taking on Lewis University at 12:30 p.m. in Orlando, Florida.