San Antonio, TX - The 12th-ranked Trinity University Women's Tennis Team continued its strong home stretch with a 6-1 victory over 40th-ranked Skidmore College on Friday morning at the Butch Newman Tennis Center.

The Tigers wasted little time taking control in doubles play, beginning with a dominant performance at the #3 position. Eva Kovachev (Arlington, Texas / The Oakridge School) and Allison Vo (Houston, Texas / Memorial) were first off the court, cruising to a 6-0 victory to give Trinity early momentum.

The sophomore pairing of Katie Schmidt (Prairie Village, Kansas / Shawnee Mission East) and Lauren Tin (Austin, Texas / Vandegrift) followed shortly after at #2 doubles with a strong 6-2 win to secure the doubles point and put the Tigers ahead 1-0. The 8th-ranked duo of Rosabella Andrade (Southlake, Texas / Ponderosa) and Trinity Levy (Camarillo, California / Weil Tennis Academy) completed the sweep at #1 doubles, defeating their opponents 6-4.

Trinity carried that momentum into singles play. Tin was first off the court at #3, delivering a flawless performance with a commanding 6-0, 6-0 victory to extend the lead to 2-0.

Astrid Kerrman (Edina, Minnesota / Edina) soon followed at #5 with another decisive result, defeating her opponent 6-1, 6-0 to push the Tigers within one point of clinching the match.

Schmidt secured the victory for Trinity at #4, turning in a dominant performance with a 6-0, 6-1 win to make the team score 4-0.

Vo, playing her first singles match of the season, added the next point at #6, earning a convincing 6-0, 6-1 victory. Andrade then followed at #2 with a composed 6-4, 6-2 win to extend Trinity's advantage.

The final match to finish came at the top of the lineup, where 48th-ranked Kovachev battled 12th-ranked Muratori in a tightly contested match that ultimately came down to a 10-point match tiebreaker, with Muratori claiming the win 7-6 (6), 4-6, (10-8) to account for Skidmore's lone point.

With the victory, Trinity improves to 7-1 on the season while extending its unbeaten home run to five.

Up Next

The Tigers will remain at the Butch Newman Tennis Center, as they face off against former SCAC foes Colorado College on Tuesday, March 17th, at 5:30 p.m.