Orlando, Fla. - The St. Thomas Aquinas College Women's Tennis team wrapped up its week-long spring break road trip on Friday, falling to St. Thomas University (FL), 6-1, at the USTA Lake Nona Campus.
STAC slips to 4-6 on the year, while STU improves to 3-9.
Doubles
St. Thomas put together a clean sweep of all doubles bouts with No. 3 Alicia Andres Rodriguez & Maeva Roguet defeating Chanelle Russell & Monica Martinez Blucher by default, followed by No. 1 Janese Burgos & Caterina Antonini downing Kateryna Kryuchkova & Sun Zhuoxuan, 6-1 and finally No. 2 Sachely Carrera & Sezin Akin beating Mar Caneves Bufi & Shreethika Vangala, 6-1 to take the first team point.
Singles
In singles play, the Bobcats put together four straight victories with No. 6 Janese Burgos blanking Chanelle Russell 6-0, 6-0, No. 5 Alicia Andres Rodriguez shutting out Monica Martinez Blucher 6-0, 6-0, No. 3 Sachely Carrera pushing past Sun Zhuoxuan 6-1, 6-1 and No. 4 Sezin Akin defeating Shreethika Vangala 6-1, 6-3 to clinch the match. STAC earned a hard-fought victory with No. 1 Kateryna Kryuchkova besting Caterina Antonini 7-5, 6-1. No. 2 Maeva Roguet beat Mar Caneves Bufi 6-4, 6-4 to end the day's events.
ST. THOMAS (FL) 6/STAC 1 - OFFICIAL RESULTS
Order of Finish: 3, 1*, 2
SINGLES
Order of Finish: 6, 5, 3*, 4, 1, 2
THE ROCKHILL REPORT
"We gained some much-needed victories and confidence this week," said Head Coach Dan Rockhill. "I think the ladies now understand that every match we play is a winnable match for our program. We still have a long way to go and many things on which to improve but I appreciate the team's effort and collective willingness to do the work."
"I am very happy for Kat. She is playing well and is likely one of the top players in the region. Having an undefeated trip in singles is a tremendous achievement. There is a lot of pressure on our top four players but I am confident that this trip has helped them and that they will be ready for the challenges ahead."
"I am also so pleased with Monica and Sunshine. They come to practice hard every day and have improved at an amazing pace. My staff is doing a great job teaching them the things they need to know to compete."
"We are going to do everything possible to represent our brand and show every opponent that STAC is still a really difficult match on the schedule."
UP NEXT
STAC returns to New York and will face Daemen University on Saturday, March 21 at the Riley Family Tennis Courts.