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Vitalina Sokoliuk
Michael Vesci
4
Winner Dominican University New York DUNY-W25 (3-7 / 3-7 CACC)
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Post University Women's Tennis POSTW25 (0-13 / 0-10 CACC)
Winner
Dominican University New York DUNY-W25
(3-7 / 3-7 CACC)
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Final
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Post University Women's Tennis POSTW25
(0-13 / 0-10 CACC)

Match Recap: Women's Tennis | | Michael Vesci, Director of Athletic Communications

Sokoliuk Picks Up First Collegiate Singles Win, Women's Tennis Falls in Season Finale, 4-3

condMIDDLEBURY, Conn. –  Looking to finish off the season on a high note, Post University Women's Tennis nearly overcame their two-point deficit heading into their match against Dominican (N.Y.) on Wednesday afternoon, dropping their season finale, 4-3, and ending the fall with a 0-13 record.

THE BASICS

Post University 3, Dominican (N.Y.) 4

Post University (0-13, 0-10 CACC)

Dominican (N.Y.) (3-7, 3-7 CACC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
With the #3 Doubles already secured by default as well as the #5 and #6 Singles, the Lady Chargers entered the match with two points, needing only one Doubles to carry a 3-0 lead into the Singles. Sophomore Julie Merlin and freshman Savannah Croft would give the Eagles a shot to earn the Doubles point, winning the #1 Doubles, 6-2, over freshman Bryn Fitzmaurice and sophomore Hayley McGhee.

However, the #2 Doubles would go the way of Dominican (N.Y.) as senior Angelina Amelkina and sophomore Elizaveta Kisel swept through sophomore Laura Kotala and freshman Vitalina Sokoliuk, 6-0, sending the Lady Chargers to the Singles with a 3-0 lead.

Post would nearly pull off winning all four Singles to earn their first win of the season, taking three of the four from Dominican (N.Y), but Fitzmaurice's #3 Singles win over Kotala, 6-1 and 6-3, would prevent the Eagles from being able to finish the deal. Meanwhile, Sokoliuk would pick up her first collegiate Singles win in the #2 Singles, 6-4 and 7-6 on a 7-4 tiebreaker over McGhee, while Croft took down sophomore Olivia Lopez in the #4 Singles, 6-0 and 6-1.

Finishing off the season with a win, Merlin would outduel junior Vanya Tyagi, 6-3 and 6-1, as the Eagles fell just short of the comeback with a 4-3 loss.

BY THE NUMBERS
  • Dating back to last season, Post University has lost 16 straight matches and 21 of its previous 22 matches
  • This is the first time since the 2013-14 season in which Post University has finished a season winless, and it is the second-most single-season losses they have had in program history, with 13
  • Dominican (N.Y.) swept the season series with Post University since the two teams started facing each other back during the 2019-20 season
  • Vitalina Sokoliuk picked up her first collegiate Singles win, while Savannah Croft earned her first collegiate Singles win today
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