LADY CHARGERS SUFFER NON-CONFERENCE LOSS TO FIREBIRDS

Photo by Tom Salus
Photo by Tom Salus
October 6, 2024

Sparkill, N.Y. (10/6/24) The Dominican University New York women's tennis team suffered a non-conference loss to the Firebirds of the University of the District of Columbia this afternoon on the Riley Family Tennis Courts on the campus of St. Thomas Aquinas College in Sparkill, N.Y.

With the loss, the Lady Chargers fall to 2-6 overall while UDC improves to 5-0 overall.

The Lady Chargers fell in the doubles to open the match. Lia Sarjveladze won the first set in her match with Desire Parn but fell in the second set to force a tiebreaker. Parn completed the victory with a 10-8 triumph in the tiebreaker.

 

Doubles Results

  1. Desire Parn/Polina Zelentsova (UDC) def. Lia Sarjveladze/Ava O'Brien (Dominican) 6-2
  2. Lina Benjelloun/Nadja Zmukic (UDC) def. Kyla Fouts/Olivia Lopez (Dominican) 6-0
  3. Claudia Bahamon Lopez/Celia Bastin (UDC) def. No Player/No Player (Dominican) FORFEIT

 

Singles Results

  1. Desire Parn (UDC) def. Lia Sarjveladze (Dominican) 3-6, 6-1, 10-8
  2. Polina Zelentsova (UDC) def. Kyla Fouts (Dominican) 6-0, 6-0
  3. Claudia Bahamon Lopz (UDC) def. Ava O'Brien (Dominican) 6-1, 6-1
  4. Celia Bastin (UDC) def. Olivia Lopez (Dominican) 6-0, 6-0
  5. Lina Benjelloun (UDC) def. No Player (Dominican)
  6. Nadja Zmukic (UDC) def. No Player (Dominican) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The aim of Dominican University New York is to promote educational excellence, leadership, and service in an environment characterized by respect for the individual and concern for the community and its needs. Founded by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, the university is an independent institution of higher learning, Catholic in origin and heritage. In the Dominican tradition, it fosters the active, shared pursuit of truth and embodies an ideal of education rooted in the values of reflective understanding and compassionate involvement.  Committed to building its programs upon a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, the university maintains a student-centered climate and serves a diverse community of students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The university empowers this community of learners to excel, lead and serve with integrity and to engage responsibly in the pursuit of a more just, ethical and sustainable world.  Dominican also sponsors 18 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level.  To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.