SAN ANTONIO – The 12th-ranked Trinity University Women's Tennis Team delivered another dominant performance on Thursday evening, sweeping No. 38 Hope College 7-0 at the
Butch Newman Tennis Center.
The Tigers set the tone early in doubles play, with the nation's 8th-ranked pairing of
Rosabella Andrade (Southlake, Texas / Ponderosa) and
Trinity Levy (Camarillo, California / Weil Tennis Academy) first off the court. The duo needed little time to establish control, cruising to a decisive 6-0 thumping at the #1 position.
Shortly after,
Eva Kovachev (Arlington, Texas / The Oakridge School) and
Allison Vo (Houston, Texas / Memorial) battled through a tight contest at #3 doubles, securing a 7-5 win to clinch the doubles point and give Trinity a 1-0 lead heading into singles. The pairing of
Katie Schmidt (Prairie Village, Kansas / Shawnee Mission East) and
Lauren Tin (Austin, Texas / Vandegrift) completed the doubles sweep with a 7-5 victory at the #2 spot.
Trinity carried that momentum into singles play, where Schmidt was the first to finish at #5 with a strong 6-2, 6-2 win to extend the lead. Tin followed at #3 singles, pulling away in the second set for a 6-4, 6-1 victory. Levy added another point at #4 with a commanding 6-1, 6-2 result to clinch the match and push the Tigers closer to the sweep.
At the top of the lineup, 48th-ranked Kovachev delivered a composed 6-1, 6-4 win at #1 singles to keep Trinity firmly in control.
Astrid Kerrman (Edina, Minnesota / Edina) followed with a 6-4, 6-0 victory at #6, and 28th-ranked Andrade closed out the match at #2 singles with a convincing 6-2, 6-1 performance to complete the 7-0 result.
With the victory, Trinity improves to 4-1 on the season while continuing its strong run at home with another complete performance across both doubles and singles.
Up Next
The Tigers will continue their homestand this weekend as they face off against fellow nationally ranked opponents, the No. 35 Haverford College Fords at the
Butch Newman Tennis Center on Sunday, March 8th at 10:00 a.m.