ORLANDO, Fla. – In their second dual of the Florida series, the Warriors fell to St. Thomas Aquinas in a close 4-3 matchup on Monday afternoon. This marks the first loss for ESU of the spring season, bringing its record down to 6-4.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Doubles play sparked a rough start for the Warriors with
Jenna Kastell and
Ariel Kelsick taking the first loss. With a win by default in the No. 3 match,
Lea Stefanovic and
Theresa Bauer put in a strong effort to earn the doubles point, but fell just short, 7-5.
Bega Gotor opened singles competition on a much higher note, pulling the clean sweep and giving East Stroudsburg its second point after the default by St. Thomas Aquinas in the No. 6 matchup. Stefanovic and Kelsick weren't as fortunate, taking tough losses at the top of the lineup. With the opportunity to prevent the Spartans from securing the win, Kastell took a highly competitive match to a super tiebreaker, emerging victorious and tying the team score 3-3. In the last contest of the day,
Audrey Conover's first set battle wasn't enough, losing 7-5 before dropping the second as well, stamping the loss for the Warriors.
UP NEXT
ESU has two more games as part of the series down in Orlando, Fla., the next against Minnesota State Moorhead at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday.
DOUBLES RESULTS
Kateryna Kryuchkova / Sun Zhuoxuan (STA) def.
Jenna Kastell /
Ariel Kelsick (ESU); 6-3
Mar Caneves / Shreethika Vangala (STA) def.
Lea Stefanovic /
Theresa Bauer (ESU); 7-5
Nia Vivas Montoya /
Bega Gotor (ESU) def. Chanelle Russell / Monica Martinez (STA); default
SINGLES RESULTS
Kateryna Kryuchkova (STA) def.
Lea Stefanovic (ESU); 6-0, 6-1
Mar Caneves (STA) def.
Ariel Kelsick (ESU); 6-1, 6-1
Sun Zhuoxuan (STA) def.
Audrey Conover (ESU); 7-5, 6-2
Jenna Kastell (ESU) def. Shreethika Vangala (STA); 6-2, 1-6, 1-0 (10-7)
Bega Gotor (ESU) def. Monica Martinez (STA); 6-0, 6-0
Claudia Ermina Perez (ESU) def. Chanelle Russell (STA); default
