STAC Women's Tennis Blanks Adelphi 4-0 to Open NCAA Division II East Regional Tournament

Posted: May 12, 2025

West Haven, Conn. - The #4-seeded St. Thomas Aquinas College Women's Tennis team opened the NCAA Division II East Regional Tournament with a 4-0 shutout victory over #5 seed Adelphi University on Monday afternoon at the New Haven Tennis Courts in Connecticut.

STAC improves to 14-5 on the season and advances to the East Region Finals against the top-seed and hosts from University of New Haven. Meanwhile, Adelphi closes its 2024-2025 run at 10-7.

The Spartans opened doubles action with a victory at the No. 3 position, as the team of Mar Caneves Bufi & Elise Semmartin defeated Sara Lindeman & Genesis Beltran, 6-0. Then the duo of Sun Zhuoxuan & Kateryna Kryuchkova scored a 6-2 triumph over Caterina Federici & Zuzanna Witkowska at the No. 2 spot to take the first team point from Adelphi.

When singles play commenced, STAC made quick work of the Panthers, sweeping the first three individual competitions to pick up the overall victory and move on in the tournament. Mar Caneves Bufi dispatched her opponent, Caterina Federici via a 6-1, 6-1 win at No. 3. Next, Kateryna Kryuchkova battled Roisin Boyd, but ultimately took a 7-5, 6-0 victory at No. 4. Finally, Elise Semmartin closed things out with a 6-3, 6-2 triumph against Sara Lindeman to officially end the match.

STAC 4/ADELPHI 0 - OFFICIAL RESULTS

DOUBLES

1. Courtney Fyvie & Elita Silins (STAC) vs. Katarina Liedbeck & Roisin Boyd (AU), 5-4 (UNFINISHED)
2. Sun Zhuoxuan & Kateryna Kryuchkova (STAC) def. Caterina Federici & Zuzanna Witkowska (AU), 6-2

3. Mar Caneves Bufi & Elise Semmartin (STAC) def. Sara Lindeman & Genesis Beltran (AU), 6-0

Order of Finish: 3, 2*

SINGLES

1. Courtney Fyvie (STAC) vs. Katarina Liedbeck (AU) 7-6 (3), 1-0 (UNFINISHED)

2. Zuzanna Witkowska (AU) vs. Elita Silins (STAC) 6-4, 4-3 (UNFINISHED)

3. Kateryna Kryuchkova (STAC) def. Roisin Boyd (AU) 7-5, 6-0

4. Elise Semmartin (STAC) def. Sara Lindeman (AU) 6-3, 6-2

5. Mar Caneves Bufi (STAC) def. Caterina Federici (AU) 6-1, 6-1

6. Genesis Beltran (AU) vs. Sun Zhuoxuan (STAC) 6-4, 4-2 (UNFINISHED)

Order of Finish: 5, 3, 4*

#5 Adelphi Record: 10-7, 7-2 NE10

#4 STAC Record: 14-5, 4-1 ECC (#35 ITA)

THE ROCKHILL REPORT

"Congratulations to Adelphi on a great season," said Head Coach Dan Rockhill. "I thought they fought today so we had to play well to beat them. Their coaches are terrific and I know they will be a factor in the region for years to come."

"I was very pleased with our doubles today," stated Rockhill. "Sun and Kat have been coached hard and their improvement was evident today. They deserve a lot of credit. Kat, Elise and Mar were strong as well in the singles. I was pleased with how engaged they were and how committed to our mission they remained throughout."

"This team knows how good New Haven is and the kind of effort that will be necessary to defeat them on their courts," remarked Rockhill. "We have a lot of experience and we are willing to scratch, claw and fight for as long as it takes. We generally do not beat ourselves. We will find out if that will be enough tomorrow, because that is who we are at this point."

UP NEXT

St. Thomas Aquinas faces the top seed and hosts, University of New Haven on Tuesday (May 13) in the East Regional Finals, with a trip to the NCAA Division II Women's Tennis Championship Finals on the line. First serve of the regional final gets underway at 12:00 p.m. at the University of New Haven Tennis Courts in West Haven, Conn.