University of St. Thomas Athletics
Sunday, January 21
Bloomington, Minn. (Life Time 98th Street)
9:00 a.m. Central
4
vs
0
Lindenwood
Photo by: Wesley Dean
Women’s Tennis starts season strong, defeats Lindenwood and Marquette
1/21/2024 4:56:00 PM | Women's Tennis
The Tommies start the season undefeated with victories over the Lions (4-0) and Golden Eagles (4-3)
BLOOMINGTON, Minn.-- The St. Thomas women's tennis team opened their spring season on Sunday, facing Lindenwood and Marquette.
The Tommies defeated the Lions 4-0, and Golden Eagles 4-3, starting 2024 undefeated.
Match vs Lindenwood
St. Thomas started Sunday morning with a 4-0 non-conference win over Lindenwood.
The doubles pairings of Olivia Paradise and Yinong Ma (6-2), and Jannah ElNemr and Caroline Lindahl (6-1) earned wins in doubles play against Lindenwood.
Regina Talavera and Naisha Srivastav also competed in doubles, however, did not finish (2-4).
The Tommies secured the match victory by taking wins at No. 1-4-5 singles.
ElNemr (6-4, 6-4), Paradise (6-0, 6-1) and Ma (6-2, 6-0) earned wins in singles play to lift the Tommies over Lindenwood.
Match vs Marquette
In match two of the day, St. Thomas found its second victory over Marquette, 4-3.
The Tommies earned another pair of doubles wins from the duos of Paradise and Ma (6-2), and Srivastav and Tentu Shrichandrakala (6-3). The pair of ElNemr and Lindahl fell in their second doubles match of the day, 3-6.
In singles action, St. Thomas secured its second match win of the day after Ma defeated Marquette's Lara Kaiser in a tiebreak set (7-5, 2-6, 6-2).
Degeorges found a victory in the No. 2 singles spot (7-5, 6-3) and Srivastav earned the third singles win (6-2, 6-3) to help lift the Tommies to a match win over Marquette.
TOP TOMMIES
The Tommies defeated the Lions 4-0, and Golden Eagles 4-3, starting 2024 undefeated.
Match vs Lindenwood
St. Thomas started Sunday morning with a 4-0 non-conference win over Lindenwood.
The doubles pairings of Olivia Paradise and Yinong Ma (6-2), and Jannah ElNemr and Caroline Lindahl (6-1) earned wins in doubles play against Lindenwood.
Regina Talavera and Naisha Srivastav also competed in doubles, however, did not finish (2-4).
The Tommies secured the match victory by taking wins at No. 1-4-5 singles.
ElNemr (6-4, 6-4), Paradise (6-0, 6-1) and Ma (6-2, 6-0) earned wins in singles play to lift the Tommies over Lindenwood.
Match vs Marquette
In match two of the day, St. Thomas found its second victory over Marquette, 4-3.
The Tommies earned another pair of doubles wins from the duos of Paradise and Ma (6-2), and Srivastav and Tentu Shrichandrakala (6-3). The pair of ElNemr and Lindahl fell in their second doubles match of the day, 3-6.
In singles action, St. Thomas secured its second match win of the day after Ma defeated Marquette's Lara Kaiser in a tiebreak set (7-5, 2-6, 6-2).
Degeorges found a victory in the No. 2 singles spot (7-5, 6-3) and Srivastav earned the third singles win (6-2, 6-3) to help lift the Tommies to a match win over Marquette.
TOP TOMMIES
- The doubles pair of Olivia Paradise and Yinong Ma earned a doubles win in both matches today.
- In addition to her doubles wins, Ma earned two singles victories in the No. 5 spot.
- The St. Thomas women's tennis team is off to their best start of the season of the DI-era earning two wins in one day, starting 2024 2-0.
UP NEXT
The St. Thomas Women's Tennis team is back in action on February 3rd, traveling to Bradley. The Tommies will continue on the weekend roadtrip, facing Valparaiso on February 4th.
Any and all information pertaining to the St. Thomas women's tennis team can be found at tommiesports.com and on Twitter @TommieWTennis and Instagram at @TommieTennis.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2
#1 Singles Match
12
Yana Gaskell / 0 [LIN24]
44
66
#2 Singles Match
123
Fabiana Labrador / 0 [LIN24]
63UF
440
#3 Singles Match
123
Juliana Kulczynski / 0 [LIN24]
41UF
650
#4 Singles Match
12
Jordan Le / 0 [LIN24]
01
66
#5 Singles Match
12
Eveline Nilsson / 0 [LIN24]
20
66
#6 Singles Match
123
Sarah Ben Aba / 0 [LIN24]
250
62UF
Order of Finish:
1,4,5
Players Mentioned
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