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Women's Tennis Falls To University Of North Dakota, 6-1

Women's Tennis Falls To University Of North Dakota, 6-1
Posted: Mar 12, 2025

Kissimmee, Fla. - The St. Thomas Aquinas College Women's Tennis team dropped its second straight spring match (third overall) on Wednesday, falling to the University of North Dakota, 6-1, at Oak Street Park. 

STAC slips to 7-4 on the season, while North Dakota improves to 10-4.

North Dakota opened play by taking two of three doubles matches, with the only Spartans' victory coming via the team of Mar Caneves Bufi and Elise Semmartin at No.3. The pair defeated Andrea Pineda and Manon Hallemans, 6-2. No. 1 Ethel Li & Aziza Aubin shut out Kateryna Kryuchkova & Sun Zhuoxuan, 6-0 with No. 2 Jule Schulte & Nore Heinitz (UND) blanking Courtney Fyvie & Elita Silins, 6-0.

In singles action, the Fighting Hawks moved quickly to end the match, winning five of six bouts to take the team victory. However, No. 3 Elise Semmartin prevented North Dakota from gaining a clean sweep by downing Jule Schulte 6-1, 7-6 (2). No. 2 Ethel Li bested Elita Silins 6-1, 6-3, No. 6 Manon Hallemans (UND) defeated Sun Zhuoxuan (STAC) 6-1, 6-4, No. 1 Andrea Pineda beat Courtney Fyvie (STAC) 6-2, 6-3, No. 4 Nore Heinitz (UND) triumphed over Kateryna Kryuchkova (STAC) 7-6 (5), 6-4 and No. 5 Aziza Aubin (UND) closed out the day winning against Mar Caneves Bufi (STAC) 5-7, 7-6 (8), 1-0 (6).

 

NORTH DAKOTA 6/STAC 1 - OFFICIAL RESULTS

DOUBLES
1. Ethel Li & Aziza Aubin (UND) def. Kateryna Kryuchkova & Sun Zhuoxuan (STAC), 6-0
2. Jule Schulte & Nore Heinitz (UND) def. Courtney Fyvie & Elita Silins (STAC), 6-0
3. Mar Caneves Bufi & Elise Semmartin (STAC) def. Andrea Pineda & Manon Hallemans (UND), 6-2
 
Order of Finish: 1, 2*, 3
 
SINGLES
1. Andrea Pineda (UND) def. Courtney Fyvie (STAC) 6-2, 6-3
2. Ethel Li (UND) def. Elita Silins (STAC) 6-1, 6-3
3. Elise Semmartin (STAC) def. Jule Schulte (UND) 6-1, 7-6 (2)
4. Nore Heinitz (UND) def. Kateryna Kryuchkova (STAC) 7-6 (5), 6-4
5. Aziza Aubin (UND) def. Mar Caneves Bufi (STAC) 5-7, 7-6 (8), 1-0 (6)
6. Manon Hallemans (UND) def. Sun Zhuoxuan (STAC) 6-1, 6-4

Order of Finish: 2, 6, 3, 1*, 4, 5
 
North Dakota Record: 10-4, 1-1 Summit
STAC Record: 7-4, 4-1 ECC
 
 
THE ROCKHILL REPORT
 
"We just didn't have enough today," stated Head Coach Dan Rockhill. "Our first two doubles teams did not have energy and failed to compete. Mar and Elise did pick up a nice win at third doubles which was a good showing. Elise sets the standard for STAC tennis. She always fights and makes herself difficult to beat. She has a way of frustrating her opponents. Mar has stepped up this spring. She is taking advantage of her opportunity which is really going to help us."

"We came to Florida for strong competition," said Rockhill. "We have had our opportunities and are learning a lot. Hopefully we can get back to our winning ways tomorrow."

 

UP NEXT

STAC returns to action on Thursday (March 13), taking on Minnesota State University Moorhead as the Florida Spring Break tour rolls on.