Huskies Dominate on Senior Day vs. Seton Hall
MANCHESTER, Conn. - The University of Connecticut women's tennis team bested Seton Hall on senior day and the final match of the regular season in a 7-0 shutout victory at Magic Lincer Tennis Club Friday night.
The Huskies close out the season with a 12-7 overall record (marking one of the best records in recent program history) and 4-3 BIG EAST record. In the match, UConn once again would get off to a strong start in doubles play securing wins at the first and second doubles positions. Then, strong and aggressive play would carry over into singles play as the Huskies rolled on to grab all six singles points including two of those wins coming in three sets.
"This was a very nice win today over Seton Hall," said tennis head coach Glenn Marshall. "With this victory, we get one of the best records for the program in recent history. We continued our strong doubles play, winning at 1 and 2 convincingly. This momentum carried us into some great starts in the singles matches. Olivia, Cameron, and Caroline had great straight set wins, to get us the needed 4 points for the win. The final 3 matches were a little more competitive, but Bella, Maria, and Isabel came through in some close matches to win them all. It was a great day all around, and we got the chance to celebrate our two wonderful seniors, Nansi and Varsha."
Junior Olivia Wright earned the clinch at first singles with a strong score of 6-3, 6-2.
Up Next
The Huskies look ahead to the postseason with the BIG EAST Championships starting up on Thursday, April 18. Live stream will be on FloSports.
Final Results
UConn 7, Seton Hall 0
Location: Magic Lincer Tennis Club in Manchester, CT
Date: Friday, April 12
Singles Competition:
(UC) Olivia Wright def. (SH) Anastasia Sereda 6-3, 6-2
(UC) Maria Constantinou def. (SH) Imogen Brooker 4-6, 7-5, 10-8
(UC) Isabel Petri Bere def. (SH) Aina Plana Ventosa 6-1, 5-7, 7-6
(UC) Cameron Didion def. (SH) Emily O'Donovan 6-1, 6-2
(UC) Caroline Hinshaw def. (SH) Aili Hietala 6-3, 6-1
(UC) Isabella Asenov def. (SH) Niamh Campbell 6-2, 7-5
Doubles Competition:
(UC) Olivia Wright/Maria Constantinou def. (SH) Aina Plana Ventosa/Anastasia Sereda 6-1
(UC) Isabel Petri Bere/Caroline Hinshaw def. (SH) Niamh Campbell/Imogen Brooker 6-1
(UC) Nansi Toskova/Victoria Matos def. (SH) Aili Hietala/Emily O'Donovan 5-0, unfinished
Players Mentioned
Players Mentioned
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