Women’s Tennis Competes at UConn Hidden Duals

Friday, September 16

Storrs, CT

Sacred Heart

UConn Invitational

Women’s Tennis Competes at UConn Hidden Duals

9/19/2022 1:22:00 PM | Women's Tennis

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Starastsenka and Rambaldi post first wins of the season

By: Allison Hogue

STORRS, Conn.— The Sacred Heart University women's tennis team opened up its 2022-23 season at the UConn Hidden Duals this past weekend. The Pioneers competed against Army, Stony Brook and UConn over a three-day span.

Junior Katsiaryna Starastsenka played three hard-fought matches at first singles, posting a 6-3, 7-6 win over Stony Brook's Kristine Theys in between two close losses to Army on Friday and UConn on Sunday. Junior Flavia Rambaldi recorded two victories over the weekend, recording a singles triumph against Army on Friday and doubles win with sophomore Renee Sharma over Stony Brook on Saturday.

Sacred Heart returns to the courts on Wednesday when it travels to New Jersey for their first dual match of the season against Monmouth. First serve is scheduled for 3:30 p.m.

Day 1 vs Army
Singles Competition
1. Gilbert,Elizabeth (ARMYWTN) def. Starastsenka,Katsia (SHUWTN) 0-6, 6-4, 10-6
2. Feoli,Paulina (ARMYWTN) def. O'Toole,Ciara (SHUWTN) 6-1, 6-0
3. Duong,Ylan (ARMYWTN) def. Golod,Vitalina (SHUWTN) 6-2, 6-3
4. Mathivanan,Venn (ARMYWTN) def. Garriga,Aina (SHUWTN) 6-0, 6-2
5. Sy,Emma (ARMYWTN) def. Kharkover,Olivia (SHUWTN) 6-4, 6-0
6. Rambaldi,Flavia (SHUWTN) def. Smith,McKinnley (ARMYWTN) 6-4, 6-0 7 Sharma,Renee (SHUWTN) def. Rogers,Sophia (ARMYWTN) 6-2, 4-6, 10-8

Doubles Competition
1. Gilbert,Elizabeth/Feoli,Paulina (ARMYWTN) def. Starastsenka,Katsia/O'Toole,Ciara (SHUWTN) 7-5
2. Garriga,Aina/Fenton,Kim (SHUWTN) def. Duong,Ylan/Mathivanan,Venn (ARMYWTN) 6-4
3. Garriga,Aina/Kharkover,Olivia (SHUWTN) def. Sy,Emma/Rogers,Sophia (ARMYWTN) 6-2

Day 2 vs Stony Brook
Singles Competition
1. Gilbert,Elizabeth/Feoli,Paulina (ARMYWTN) def. Starastsenka,Katsia/O'Toole,Ciara (SHUWTN) 7-5
2. Garriga,Aina/Fenton,Kim (SHUWTN) def. Duong,Ylan/Mathivanan,Venn (ARMYWTN) 6-4
3. Garriga,Aina/Kharkover,Olivia (SHUWTN) def. Sy,Emma/Rogers,Sophia (ARMYWTN) 6-2
4. Sreeves,Mathilde (SBWTN) def. Kharkover,Olivia (SHUWTN) 7-5, 6-3
5. Boro,Kristi (SBWTN) def. Rambaldi,Flavia (SHUWTN) 6-1, 6-3
6. Joshi,Chandrika (SBWTN) def. Garriga,Aina (SHUWTN) 1-6, 6-1, 10-6
7. Medved,Sara (SBWTN) def. Fenton,Kim (SHUWTN) 6-2, 6-3
8. Rubio,Carmen (SBWTN) def. Sharma,Renee (SHUWTN) 6-1, 6-4

Doubles Competition
1. Boro,Kristi/Sreeves,Mathilde (SBWTN) def. Starastsenka,Katsia/O'Toole,Ciara (SHUWTN) 7-5
2. Rubio,Loreto/Theys,Kristine (SBWTN) def. Golod,Vitalina/Fenton,Kim (SHUWTN) 6-4
3. Mastrodima,Debby/Joshi,Chandrika (SBWTN) def. Garriga,Aina/Kharkover,Olivia (SHUWTN) 6-4
4. Sharma,Renee/Rambaldi,Flavia (SHUWTN) def. Medved,Sara/Rubio,Carmen (SBWTN) 6-2

Day 3 vs UConn
Singles Competition
1. Constantinou,Maria (CONNWTN) def. Starastsenka,Katsia (SHUWTN) 7-5, 7-6
2. Karamyshev,Alek (CONNWTN) def. O'Toole,Ciara (SHUWTN) 6-3, 6-3
3. Bere,Isabel Petri (CONNWTN) def. Golod,Vitalina (SHUWTN) 6-4, 6-4
4. Didion,Cameron (CONNWTN) def. Sharma,Renee (SHUWTN) 6-3, 7-6

Doubles Competition
1. Wright,Olivia/Bere,Isabel Petri (CONNWTN) def. Golod,Vitalina/Garriga,Aina (SHUWTN) 6-4
2. Karamyshev,Alek/Constantinou,Maria (CONNWTN) def. Starastsenka,Katsia/Rambaldi,Flavia (SHUWTN) 6-2
3. Fenton,Kim/O'Toole,Ciara (SHUWTN) def. Didion,Cameron/Toskova,Nansi (CONNWTN) 7-5