Danville, KY - The 12th-ranked Trinity University women's tennis team delivered a commanding SAA opener performance on Saturday morning, sweeping the Centre College Colonels 7-0 at the Seabury Family Tennis Center.

Trinity got on the board first in doubles play, with Eva Kovachev (Arlington, Texas / The Oakridge School) and Allison Vo (Houston, Texas / Memorial) finishing first at the #3 position. The pair secured a solid 6-1 victory to give the Tigers early momentum.

Momentum then swung at the #2 spot, as Katie Schmidt (Prairie Village, Kansas / Shawnee Mission East) and Lauren Tin (Austin, Texas / Vandegrift) fell 6-2. But the Tigers responded decisively at #1, as the 8th-ranked pairing of Rosabella Andrade (Southlake, Texas / Ponderosa) and Trinity Levy (Camarillo, California / Weil Tennis Academy) clinched the doubles point with a 6-3 win

Carrying that momentum into singles, Tin was first off the court at #3 with a strong 6-1, 6-0 victory to extend the lead to 2-0. 28th-ranked Andrade didn't drop a game at #2, as she delivered an outstanding 6-0, 6-0 win to make it 3-0.

At the top of the lineup, the 48th-ranked freshman Kovachev comfortably defeated her opponent 6-1, 6-1, to clinch the match for Trinity and push the score to 4-0.

Play continued, with Levy adding another point at #4 singles, winning 6-0, 6-2 to extend her undefeated season to ten wins. Schmidt followed at #5 with a 6-2, 6-3 victory. While Astrid Kerrman (Edina, Minnesota / Edina) closed out the match at #6, capping the sweep with a 6-3, 5-7, 1-0 (5) win.

With the win, Trinity improves to 10-1 on the season and 1-0 in conference play. 

Up Next

The No. 12 Tigers will look to keep their SAA slate clean as they travel to Sewanee, TN, to face off against the Sewanee University Tigers tomorrow at 11:00 a.m.