Women’s Tennis Advances to First NEC Championship Match
4/15/2023 9:29:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Pioneers defeated FDU 4-0 in the semifinals
WEST WINDSOR, N.J.— The No. 2 Sacred Heart University women's tennis team defeated No. 3 FDU, 4-0, to advance to its first Northeast Conference championship in program history on Saturday.
The Pioneers took the doubles point on wins from the teams of Katsiaryna Starastsenka/Olivia Kharkover and Aina Garriga/Ciara O'Toole.
Starastsenka and Golod clinched victories in straight sets at Nos. 1 through 2 singles. Kharkover won the first set at in a tiebreaker before clinching the victory at No. 3 in straight sets.
SHU will face No. 1 LIU in the title game on Sunday at 1 p.m.
Doubles
Singles
The Pioneers took the doubles point on wins from the teams of Katsiaryna Starastsenka/Olivia Kharkover and Aina Garriga/Ciara O'Toole.
Starastsenka and Golod clinched victories in straight sets at Nos. 1 through 2 singles. Kharkover won the first set at in a tiebreaker before clinching the victory at No. 3 in straight sets.
SHU will face No. 1 LIU in the title game on Sunday at 1 p.m.
Doubles
- Alena Kubanova/Namie Isago (FDU) def. Vitalina Golod/Kim Fenton (SHU) 6-3
- Katsiaryna Starastsenka/Olivia Kharkover (SHU) def. Shreya Gulia/Amina Lasheen (FDU) 6-3
- Aina Garriga/Ciara O'Toole (SHU) def. Valentina Silva/Gauri Bhagia (FDU) 7-5
Singles
- Katsiaryna Starastsenka (SHU) def. Alena Kubanova (FDU) 6-4, 6-3
- Vitalina Golod (SHU) def. Anastasia Lim (FDU) 6-0, 4-6, 6-4
- Olivia Kharkover (SHU) def. Amina Lasheen (FDU) 7-6 (6), 6-1
- Gauri Bhagia (FDU) vs Aina Garriga (SHU) 3-1 unfinished
- Ciara O'Toole (SHU) vs Shreya Gulia (FDU) 1-0 unfinished
- Flavia Rambaldi (SHU) vs Namie Isago (FDU) no result
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Players Mentioned
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