Posted: Sep 14, 2022
Sparkill, N.Y. – The St. Thomas Aquinas College Women's Tennis team opened its 2022 Fall schedule on Wednesday afternoon, shutting out the University of New Haven 7-0 at the Riley Family Tennis Courts.
The Spartans swept the doubles point from the Chargers on the strength of victories by the teams of Ebba Rosberg and Samanta Villegas Robles 6-1 (over Karim Carreras and Gaayatri Shanker), Jemima Parkinson & Elita Silins 6-4 (against Lucia Placidi and Valentinna Ferrarini) and Paula Palero & Eliza Mulder 6-2 (versus Alex Orlando and Madi Mabrito).
The Spartans swept the doubles point from the Chargers on the strength of victories by the teams of Ebba Rosberg and Samanta Villegas Robles 6-1 (over Karim Carreras and Gaayatri Shanker), Jemima Parkinson & Elita Silins 6-4 (against Lucia Placidi and Valentinna Ferrarini) and Paula Palero & Eliza Mulder 6-2 (versus Alex Orlando and Madi Mabrito).
St. Thomas Aquinas went on to grab all of the singles matchups, with the first victory going Samanta Villegas Robles defeating Gaayatri Shanker, 6-0, 6-4 at number four. Then Paula Palero bested Alyssa Rodriguez at No. 3 singles 6-3, 6-2, followed by the match clinching triumph by No. 1 Ebba Rosberg over Karim Carreras by the score of 3-6, 6-0 and 6-2. Once the team win was clinched, Amaia Balaguer Brau cruised in her first match in maroon and gold, 8-0 over Alex Orlando, with Elita Silins besting Lucia Placidi 8-1 and finally Viktoriia Pavlovets closing out the day with a 5-7, 6-7, 1-0 (8) triumph against Valentinna Ferrarini.
Rosberg, Villegas Robles, Silins and Palero all went 2-0 on the afternoon with both doubles and singles victories over New Haven.
Rosberg, Villegas Robles, Silins and Palero all went 2-0 on the afternoon with both doubles and singles victories over New Haven.
STAC 7/NEW HAVEN 0 - OFFICIAL RESULTS
DOUBLES
1. Ebba Rosberg & Samanta Villegas Robles (STAC) def. Karim Carreras & Gaayatri Shankar (UNH) 6-1
2. Jemima Parkinson & Elita Silins (STAC) def. Lucia Placidi & Valentinna Ferrarini (UNH) 6-4
3. Paula Palero & Eliza Mulder (STAC) def. Alex Orlando & Madi Mabrito (UNH) 6-2
Order of finish: 1, 2*, 3
SINGLES
1. Ebba Rosberg (STAC) def. Karim Carreras (UNH) 3-6, 6-0, 6-2
2. Viktoriia Pavlovets (STAC) def. Valentinna Ferrarini (UNH) 5-7, 6-7, 1-0 (8)
3. Paula Palero (STAC) def. Alyssa Rodriguez (UNH) 6-3, 6-2
4. Samanta Villegas Robles (STAC) def. Gaayatri Shankar (UNH) 6-0, 6-4
5. Amaia Balaguer Brau (STAC) def. Alex Orlando (UNH) 8-0
6. Elita Silins (STAC) def. Lucia Placidi (UNH) 8-1
Order of finish: 4, 3, 1*, 5, 6, 2
UNH Record: 1-1, 0-0 NE10
STAC Record: 1-0, 0-0 ECC
THE ROCKHILL REPORT
"It was a great beginning to the season today", said Head Coach Dan Rockhill. "New Haven gave us exactly what we needed, as they fought extremely hard and caused us a lot of problems in several spots. Coach Fetters is doing a fantastic job with her team and they are going to be there right until the end in the Northeast-10 Conference. "I am proud of my team, as they are starting to play the correct way and are making themselves difficult to beat", remarked Rockhill. "It was also wonderful to see so many fans at the match including students, faculty and administration. It takes a lot of support to do difficult things well and that is just what we had and did today".
UP NEXT
St. Thomas Aquinas will host back-to-back matches over the upcoming weekend, with D'Youville University visiting the Riley Family Tennis Courts on Friday, September 16 (3:00 p.m.), before welcoming Daemen University to Sparkill on Saturday, September 17 (11:00 a.m.).