Tennis teams stay hot on spring break

Tommie Men's and Women's Tennis won Tuesday matches in Hilton Head, S.C., while the Tommie men came back for a Wednesday victory.

The women moved to 10-0 on the season with a 9-0 defeat of Loras.

The UST men topped Greenville (Ill.), 8-1, on Tuesday and Buena Vista (Iowa) 9-0 on Wednesday, for their seventh consecutive victory. Each team used eight players in their wins. Jenna Zimmerman improved her career singles record at St. Thomas to 33-1, the highest all-time winning percentage for any player (minimum of 30 matches).

Wednesday March 23rd

Hilton Head, South Carolina

UST Men def. Buena Vista University (Iowa) 9-0

Doubles:

#1.) Luke Elifson & Scott Wall (UST) def. Chris Haberman & Jesse Brace (BVU) 8-3

#2.) Burke Anderson & Ben Wait (UST) def. Kyle Weibers & Will Connelly (BVU) 8-1

#3.) Brady Radermacher & Luke Utrie (UST) 1-0 Default

Singles:

#1.) Luke Elifson (UST) def. Chris Haberman (BVU) 6-4, 6-0

#2.) Scott Wall (UST) def. Jesse Brace (BVU) 6-3, 6-1

#3.) Allen-Michael Muench (UST) def. Steven Will (BVU) 6-1, 6-1

#4.) Tom Runde (UST) def. Kyle Weibers (BVU) 6-0, 6-0

#5.) Tommy Shubert (UST) def. Will Connelly (BVU) 6-3, 6-0

#6.) Luke Utrie (UST) 1-0 Default

Tuesday March 22nd

Hilton Head, South Carolina

UST Women def. Loras College (Iowa) 9-0

Doubles:

#1) Shelby Henderson & Bridget Noack (UST) def. Sam Pietrusvnski & Kylie Dewees (LC) 8-0

#2) Paige Becher & Lauren Keller (UST) def. Jessica Dickhut & Emma Cooke (LC) 8-1

#3) Audra Hoffman & Jenna Zimmerman (UST) def. Rachel Molider & Ayla Graziano (LC) 8-0

Singles:

#1) Bridget Noack (UST) def. Jessica Dickhut (LC) 6-1, 6-0

#2) Shelby Henderson (UST) def. Kylie Dewees (LC) 6-0, 6-0

#3) Jenna Zimmerman (UST) def. Emma Cooke (LC) 6-1, 6-0

#4) Audra Hoffman (UST) def. Sam Pietrusvnski (LC) 6-3, 6-1

#5) Jessie O'Brien (UST) def. Rachel Molider 6-0, 6-0

#6) Lauren Williams (UST) def. Ayla Graziano (LC) 6-1, 6-1

Tuesday March 22nd

Hilton Head, South Carolina

UST Men def. Greenville College 8-1 (Illinois)

Doubles:

#1) Luke Elifson & Scott Wall (UST) def. Nate Wieland & Justin Tilford (GC) 8-1

#2) Burke Anderson & Ben Wait (UST) def. Jon Urshan & Code Power (GC) 8-1

#3) Matt Kavanagh & Brady Radermacher (UST) def. Blake Gocey & Chris Heckman (GC) 8-2

Singles:

#1) Luke Elifson (UST) def. Nate Wieland (GC) 6-0, 6-3

#2) Burke Anderson (UST) def. Jon Urshan (GC) 6-3, 6-2

#3) Code Power (GC) def. Scott Wall (UST) 2-6, 6-4, 10-8

#4) Allen-Michael Muench (UST) def. Blake Gocey (GC) 6-2, 6-1

#5) Ben Wait (UST) def. Justin Tilford (UST) 6-3, 6-2

#6) Tom Runde (UST) def. Mason Tennell (GC) 6-0, 6-1

March 20 story

Women's Tennis

The Tommie Women's Tennis team stayed unbeaten on the season with Sunday's 9-0 win over North Central (Ill.). Bridget Noack won close matches at first singles and at first doubles with Shelby Henderson.

Sunday March 20th

Hilton Head, South Carolina

UST Women def. North Central College (Illinois) 9-

Doubles:

#1) Shelby Henderson & Bridget Noack (UST) def. Clare O'Connor & Kelsey Forkin (NCC) 8-6

#2) Paige Becher & Lauren Keller (UST) def. Katie Drone & Kassy Bernardo (NCC) 8-1

#3) Audra Hoffman & Jenna Zimmerman (UST) def. Misa Caladipiero & Karissa Schroeder (NCC) 8-0

Singles:

#1) Bridget Noack (UST) def. Katie Drone (NCC) 7-6 (7-3), 6-1

#2) Shelby Henderson (UST) def. Clare O'Connor (NCC) 6-0, 6-1

#3) Jenna Zimmerman (UST) def. Kelsey Forkin (NCC) 6-3, 6-1

#4) Paige Becher (UST) def. Misa Caladipiero (NCC) 6-0, 6-2

#5) Jessie O'Brien (UST) def. Karissa Schroeder (NCC) 6-2, 6-1

#6) Lauren Williams (UST) def. Kassy Bernardo (NCC) 6-2, 6-0

March 18 story

St. Thomas Tennis started its spring trip to Hilton Head with a pair of Friday wins. The Tommie women scored a 9-0 victory over Stockton, while the men topped Goucher (Md.) 7-2.

The UST women improved to 8-0, while the Tommie men (5-2) made it five consecutive wins.

The teams resume play on Sunday.

After losing the 1st set, Burke Anderson came back strong to force and win the super tiebreaker at third singles.

Friday March 18th 2016

Hilton Head, South Carolina

UST Women def. Stockton University 9-0

Doubles:

#1.) Caitlyn Bakke & Jenna Zimmerman (UST) def. Summer Conover & Gianna Letinski (SU) 8-1

#2.) Paige Becher & Lauren Keller (UST) def. Colleen Anderson & Kristy Faren (SU) 8-1

#3.) Audra Hoffman & Lauren Williams (UST) 1-0 Default

Singles:

#1.) Bridget Noack (UST) def. Summer Conover (SU) 6-1, 6-1

#2.) Shelby Henderson (UST) def. Gianna Letinski (SU) 6-1, 6-1

#3.) Caitlyn Bakke (UST) def. Colleen Anderson (SU) 6-0, 6-0

#4.) Jenna Zimmerman (UST) def. Kristy Faren (SU) 6-0, 6-0

#5.) Paige Becher (UST) def. Brynn Buechler (SU) 6-0, 6-2

#6.) Jessie O'Brien (UST) 1-0 Default

Friday March 18th 2016

Hilton Head, South Carolina

UST Men def. Goucher College 7-2

Doubles:

#1.) Luke Elifson & Scott Wall (UST) def. Jack Hodges & Midori Fujitani (GC) 9-8 (7-4)

#2.) Allen-Michael Muench & Brady Radermacher (UST) def. Seth Hoesman & Britton Shortle (GC) 8-0

#3.) Burke Anderson & Ben Wait (UST) def. Elliot Diehl & Josiah Meekins (GC) 8-5

Singles:

#1.) Luke Elifson (UST) def. Jack Hodges (GC) 6-3, 6-2

#2.) Seth Hoesman (GC) def. Brady Radermacher (UST) 6-2, 6-2

#3.) Burke Anderson (UST) def. Elliot Diehl 3-6, 6-3, 10-4

#4.) Midori Fujitani (GC) def. Scott Wall (UST) 6-4, 6-2

#5.) Allen-Michael Muench (UST) def. Josh Goldberg (GC) 6-0, 6-1

#6.) Ben Wait (UST) def. Josiah Meekins (GC) 6-3, 6-1

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Players Mentioned

Paige Becher

Shelby Henderson

Lauren Keller

Bridget Noack

Jessie O'Brien

Lauren Williams

Jenna Zimmerman

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