Spartans Take Fifth Straight in Hawaiian Landslide
HONOLULU, Hawaii – The University of Tampa tennis team continued its winning stint with a blanking of Chaminade University while playing in Hawaii.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Tampa Spartans 7, Chaminade Silverswords 0
Records: Tampa (6-2), Chaminade (0-5)
Location: Ala Moana Park | Honolulu, Hawaii
All-time Series: Tampa now has victories in each of the two meetings between the NCAA Division II opponents.
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
- UT took all three doubles contests along with each of the six singles events.
- Both the one and three doubles teams took 6-0 wins, coming from the duos of Caroline Lozo and Dakota Busch and Amanda Baxter and Kayla Heller.
- The two doubles team of Vanina Iordanova and Nicoline Palmgren played to a 6-4 win.
- Iordanova won the number-one singles match by scores of 6-2, 6-1.
- The two match was won by Corbin Dorsey by scores of 6-0, 6-0.
- Lilley Nice was victorious at the three spot by straight set scores of 6-2, 6-0.
- Maddie Stephens also won at her number-four spot, 6-2, 6-1.
- A straight set 6-0, 6-0 win came from Busch at five.
- The number-six singles event went to Giulia Tatini by scores of 6-0, 6-0.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
- Stephens ranks fifth all-time with 38 career singles wins as she now needs one wins to match Jenelle Morgan for fourth.
- Lilley Nice is also in the top-10 with 33 career singles victories.
- Stephens is fourth in UT history with 38 doubles wins while Nice is seventh at 32.
UP NEXT:
Tampa will face Holy Names University on Friday in Oakland, Calif., at 6 p.m., before returning home.
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