Posted: Sep 12, 2023
Philadelphia, Pa. - The St. Thomas Aquinas College Women's Tennis team officially kicked off its 2023-2024 campaign on Tuesday by picking up a 4-3 triumph over Chestnut Hill College in the City of Brotherly Love.
STAC moves to 1-0 on the year, while Chestnut Hill slips to 2-1
Ebba Rosberg won both her singles and doubles matches on the afternoon, while Viktoriia Pavlovets took home Most Impactful Player of the Match honors, as selected by the STAC Coaching Staff.
STAC 4/CHESTNUT HILL 3 - OFFICIAL RESULTS
DOUBLES
1. Ebba Rosberg & Samanta Villegas Robles (STAC) def. Romi Meirovich & Claudia Rasilla (CHC), 6-2
2. Alison Isaac & Nele Haag (CHC) def. Elita Silins & Jemima Parkinson (STAC), 7-5
3. Kateryna Kryuchkova & Elise Semmartin (STAC) def. Annika Wise & Elena Arenas Guisasola (CHC), 7-5
Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3*
SINGLES
1. Ebba Rosberg (STAC) def. Nele Haag (CHC) 6-2, 7-5
2. Viktoriia Pavlovets (STAC) def. Alison Isaac (CHC) 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (4)
3. Romi Meirovich (CHC) def. Samanta Villegas Robles (STAC) 6-2, 6-1
4. Elita Silins (STAC) def. Claudia Rasilla (CHC) 6-2, 6-4
5. Annika Wise (CHC) def. Sonia Tandelova (STAC) 6-0, 5-7, 6-3
6. Elena Arenas Guisasola (CHC) def. Amanda Kadiri 6-3, 6-0
Order of finish: 3, 4, 6, 1, 5, 2*
Chestnut Hill Record: 2-1, 0-0 CACC
STAC Record: 1-0, 0-0 ECC
THE ROCKHILL REPORT
"This was certainly an exciting way to begin the season, said Head Coach Dan Rockhill". "Chestnut Hill essentially outcompeted us today and we were very fortunate to come away with a victory. Coach Konyak is doing an amazing job with his team and we have a lot of respect for the way they played this match."
"Vika demonstrated tremendous toughness with a thrilling comeback, to give us the overall match win 4-3", remarked Rockhill. "She continued to fight, even though down 5-2 in the final set and eventually fought off four match points to win in a tiebreaker."
"It's always great to get a win on the road but we will certainly need to get back to work in practice tomorrow", stated Rockhill. "We have a lot of new faces and I look forward to aggressively implementing our mission. Clearly, what was enough to barely win today will not be enough to get us to where we want to be in October."
UP NEXT
STAC heads to the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center for the annual ITA East Regional Small College Championships, which gets underway September 15-18 in Flushing, N.Y.