Posted: Oct 23, 2025
Sparkill, N.Y. - In their final match of the fall season, the St. Thomas Aquinas College Women's Tennis team suffered a 5-2 conference setback to the University of the District of Columbia on Thursday afternoon at the Riley Family Tennis Courts in Rockland County.
STAC falls to 1-4 overall and 1-3 in ECC action, while UDC moves to 4-1 and 1-2.
The Spartans won the doubles point on the strength of victories from Chanelle Russell and Monica Martinez Blucher (By Default) at No. 3 doubles and Mar Caneves Bufi and Shreethika Vangala (6-0) at No. 2 doubles, but then dropped five of six singles bouts with Russell (By Default - No. 6) as the only winner.
UDC 5/STAC 2 - OFFICIAL RESULTS
DOUBLES
1. Polina Zelentsova & Celia Bastin (UDC) def. Kateryna Kryuchkova & Sun Zhuoxuan (STAC), 6-4
1. Polina Zelentsova & Celia Bastin (UDC) def. Kateryna Kryuchkova & Sun Zhuoxuan (STAC), 6-4
2. Mar Caneves Bufi & Shreethika Vangala (STAC) def. Lina Benjelloun & Nadja Zmukic (UDC), 6-0
3. Chanelle Russell & Monica Martinez Blucher (STAC) def. No Player & No Player (UDC), Default
Order of finish: 3, 2*, 1
SINGLES
1. Polina Zelentsova (UDC) def. Kateryna Kryuchkova (STAC) 0-6, 6-2, 7-5
Order of finish: 3, 2*, 1
SINGLES
1. Polina Zelentsova (UDC) def. Kateryna Kryuchkova (STAC) 0-6, 6-2, 7-5
2. Celia Bastin (UDC) def. Mar Caneves Bufi (STAC) 4-6, 6-1, 7-5
3. Lina Benjelloun (UDC) def. Sun Zhuoxuan (STAC) 7-6 (4), 6-3
4. Sofiia Shaparenko (UDC) def. Shreethika Vangala (STAC) 6-2, 6-2
5. Nadja Zmukic (UDC) def. Monica Martinez Blucher (STAC) 6-0, 6-0
6. Chanelle Russell (STAC) def. No Player (UDC) Default
Order of finish: 6, 4, 3, 5, 1*, 2
UDC Record: 4-1, 1-2 ECC
STAC Record: 1-4, 1-3 ECC
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STAC puts its rackets away for the winter months, but will return to action to open their Spring 2026 season in March during the team's annual Spring Break Florida road trip.