ROSABELLA ANDRADE OF TRINITY UNIVERSITY, a sophomore from Southlake, Texas, has been selected the SCAC Women’s Tennis Player of the Week for matches played from Monday, March 10 through Sunday, March 16. It is the second consecutive week she has earned the honor. SCAC Women's Tennis Weekly Report - Week 7
Andrade led the 10th-ranked Tigers to a 3-0 week that included wins over two ranked teams, upping the team's win streak to 10 consecutive matches. Andrade began the week with a 6-2, 6-1 win at line four against Occidental, clinching the match for Trinity that eventually finished as a 6-1 win. In a 6-1 win over #33 Skidmore, Andrade was the first singles match to finish as she earned a 6-2, 6-0 win at line six to put the Tigers up 2-0 at the time. The week ended with Sunday's 4-3 win over #21 Bowdoin, and Andrade was once again the match to clinch the team victory. Andrade won 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 to put Trinity ahead 4-2 and seal the win.
Other Outstanding Performances in the SCAC:
First-year Aspen Young of Colorado College won both of her matches at the No. 5 singles position last week. First, she defeated Lola Ungerman of Division I Marist, 7-6(5), 6-2, then closed out the weekend with a 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 victory over Anika Arora of 29th-ranked CalTech. Young is 5-0 this season in dual match singles play, including a 2-0 record at No. 5. Sophomore Nataly Velasco of St. Thomas helped the women's tennis team go undefeated over four matches during the week, which included clinching the 5-2 victory over Wisconsin-Superior with a hard-fought 3-6, 6-2, 10-8 win at line four singles. In those four matches, Velasco went 3-1 - all at No. 4 singles. Senior Erika Synoski of Southwestern defeated the top-line player from Skidmore, 2-6, 6-3, 10-3, in a third set tiebreaker as well as the number one singles player from Hendrix College, 6-2, 6-1, in straight sets to cap a 2-1 week. Junior Aria Moreni of Concordia (Texas) earned a point for the Tornados in the non-conference showdown against Occidental College. She defeated Nicole Anderson in two sets by a score of 6-2, 7-6 (7-3) on line five. First-year Lauren Adams of Ozarks posted a 6-3, 6-1 win over Nora Hennessy from NCAA II Quincy University at the singles No. 5 position on Sunday.
| SCAC Women's Tennis Singles Player-of-the-Week | |
| Week 1 | Valerie Sanchez, Concordia University (Texas) |
| Week 2 | Ruth Hill, Trinity University |
| Week 3 | Lucy Nabedrick, Trinity University |
| Week 4 | Ally Lowe, Colorado College |
| Week 5 | Emma Davidson, Austin College |
| Week 6 | Rosabella Andrade, Trinity University |
| Week 7 | Rosabella Andrade, Trinity University |
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