University of St. Thomas Athletics

Sunday, March 13
Bloomington, Minn
11:00 a.m.

7
vs
0

Western Illinois

hapuku
Photo by: Wesley Dean

Women’s Tennis defeats Western Illinois 7-0 to earn first Division I era win

3/13/2022 2:33:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Bloomington, Minn. – The St. Thomas women's Tennis Team defeated Western Illinois by a score of 7-0 to earn their first Division I era win.
 
"It was a great day today, we got a 7-0 win against Western Illinois, our first opportunity to get a Division I win," said Head Coach Lois Arterberry. "I think the girls progressed a lot today from yesterday. They showed up, they fought, all courts. We came together as a team and got it done. I'm looking forward to what we do next week against Kansas City."
 
The Tommies got things rolling claiming the doubles point to jump out to a 1-0 lead. Sophomore Nicole Snezhko and senior Brooke Hapuku claimed a 6-2 win in the No. 1 doubles slot, while freshman Shrichandrakala Tentu and sophomore Jannah El Nemr earned a 6-1 victory to secure the doubles point.
 
In singles action, senior Olivia Paradise earned a 6-2 and 6-0 win in the No. 2 spot to keep things rolling for the Purple. In the No. 1 line, El Nemr earned a 6-1, 6-2 victory. Tentu earned the win in the No. 3 spot, 7-6, 6-1, in line 4 action, Hapuku earned the 7-6, 6-4 victory and rounding out the Tommies scoring was sophomore Monterey Knewtson picking up the 7th point in a three-set match, by scores of 6-5, 7-6, and 1-0.
 
The Tommies return to action next Saturday when they continue conference play at Kansas City. The match is set to begin at 10:00 a.m.
 

Next Event

Kansas City
L, 0-7

Mar 19 (Sat)

10:00 a.m.

Team Stats

#1 Doubles Match

1
Lorena Castellanois/ Maria Rybka [WIU]
2
6

#2 Doubles Match

1
Aina Cortina-Pou/ Lucky Kancherla [WIU]
0
0

#3 Doubles Match

1
Paige Grice/ Ashley Jacobson [WIU]
1
LogoShrichandrakala Tent/ ElNemr, Jannah [UST]
6

Order of Finish:

3,1

#1 Singles Match

12
Lorena Castellanois / 0 [WIU]
12
LogoElNemr, Jannah / 0 [UST]
66

#2 Singles Match

12
Agatha Carbonell / 0 [WIU]
20
LogoParadise, Olivia / 0 [UST]
66

#3 Singles Match

12
Aina Cortina-Pou / 0 [WIU]
61
LogoShrichandrakala Tent / 0 [UST]
76

#4 Singles Match

12
Ashley Jacobson / 0 [WIU]
04
LogoSnezhko, Nicole / 0 [UST]
66

#5 Singles Match

12
Paige Grice / 0 [WIU]
64
LogoHapuku, Brooke / 0 [UST]
76

#6 Singles Match

123
Lucky Kancherla / 0 [WIU]
470
LogoKnewtson, Monterey / 0 [UST]
641

Order of Finish:

2,1,4,5,3,6

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