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STAC Women's Tennis Blanks Winona St. 7-0 To Close Florida Tour

STAC Women's Tennis Blanks Winona St. 7-0 To Close Florida Tour

Orlando, Fla - The St. Thomas Aquinas College Women's Tennis team wrapped up its 2025 Florida Spring Break tour by blanking Winona State University, 7-0, on Friday at the USTA Lake Nona Campus.

STAC improves to 9-4 on the year, while Winona St. falls to 4-7.

The Spartans claimed the doubles point by winning two of three bouts, as No. 3 Elise Semmartin & Mar Caneves Bufi defeated Ally Burger & Clara Thoemke 6-1, and No. 1 Courtney Fyvie & Elita Silins bested Lainy Ristau & Halle Rosentreter 6-2. In between the STAC wins, No. 2 Skyler Gary & Kate Velander took down Kateryna Kryuchkova & Sun Zhuoxuan 7-6 (3) to avoid the sweep.
 
Once the sides turned their attention to singles competition, the maroon and gold would take all six matchups. No. 2 Elita Silins was the first winner, claiming her match 6-0, 6-0 from Miranda Daulong. Elise Semmartin next won at No. 3 singles over Ally Burger by the score of 6-0, 6-0 to give STAC a commanding 3-0 advantage. The Spartans picked up a win at No. 4 singles, as Kateryna Kryuchkova earned a 6-3, 6-0 victory against Clara Thoemke to clinch the match. No. 1 Courtney Fyvie vs. Lainy Ristau (6-3, 6-1), No. 5 Mar Caneves Bufi vs. Nikita Agrawal (6-2, 6-1) and No. 6 Sun Zhuoxuan vs. Elysia Beynon (7-5, 6-1) also earned wins for St. Thomas Aquinas.

 

STAC 7/WINONA ST. 0 - OFFICIAL RESULTS

DOUBLES
1. Courtney Fyvie & Elita Silins (STAC) def. Lainy Ristau & Halle Rosentreter (WSU), 6-2
2. Skylar Gary & Kate Velander (WSU) def. Kateryna Kryuchkova & Sun Zhuoxuan (STAC), 7-6 (3)
3. Elise Semmartin & Mar Caneves Bufi (STAC) def. Ally Burger & Clara Thoemke (WSU), 6-1
 
Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1*
 
SINGLES
1. Courtney Fyvie (STAC) def. Lainy Ristau (WSU) 6-3, 6-1
2. Elita Silins (STAC) def. Miranda Daulong (WSU) 6-0, 6-0
3. Elise Semmartin (STAC) def. Ally Burger (WSU) 6-0, 6-0
4. Kateryna Kryuchkova (STAC) def. Clara Thoemke (WSU) 6-3, 6-0
5. Mar Caneves Bufi (STAC) def. Nikita Agrawal (WSU) 6-2, 6-1
6. Sun Zhuoxuan (STAC) def. Elysia Beynon (WSU) 7-5, 6-1

Order of Finish: 2, 3, 4*, 1, 5, 6
 
Winona St. Record: 4-7, 0-2 NSIC
STAC Record: 9-4, 4-1 ECC
 
 
THE ROCKHILL REPORT
 
"It is a good sign that we were able to bounce back today and play STAC tennis," said Head Coach Dan Rockhill. "We needed to end the trip with a good effort so I am happy that Elita and Courtney showed how good they are. Elise had an amazing trip winning seven of eight matches. Every coach would love to have a player like Elise as she plays to win every match."

"This is a special team that will fight every day," commented Rockhill. "It will be interesting to see how we do with the regional competition."

 

UP NEXT

STAC returns to New York and will visit SUNY New Paltz on Saturday, March 29 for a 1:00 p.m. match with the Hawks.