Box Score DeLand, Fla. – The Stetson Hatters improved to 6-1 on the season with two dominant victories over Florida A&M and Bethune-Cookman in a Friday double-header at the Mandy Stoll Tennis Center. Stetson defeated Florida A&M 5-2 in the morning and completed a 7-0 shutout of Bethune-Cookman in the afternoon, marking their second win over the Wildcats this season.
In the morning match, the Hatters swept all three doubles matches, each with a 6-2 scoreline. Clelia Lombardi clinched the victory with a 6-3, 7-5 win on Court 4, while Cheri Darley wrapped up the match with a dominant 6-0, 6-1 win. In the afternoon, with Bethune-Cookman down a player, the two teams only played two doubles matches. Stetson won both 6-3 and 6-0. Alanna DiFrancesca, Anastasija Adeikyte, and Darley all secured quick singles wins. Darley, in particular, improved to 5-0 on the season. Katsiaryna Tuliakova completed the Hatters' shutout with a 6-2, 4-6, 10-4 win in a third-set tiebreaker.
Stetson 5, Florida A&M 2
Doubles:
Singles:
- Sara Rakim (FAMU) def. Katsiaryna Tuliakova (STET) 6-1, 6-4
- Cheri Darley (STET) def. Veronica Rodriguez (FAMU) 6-1, 6-0
- Audelie Lesauvage (STET) def. Genesis Whitelock (FAMU) 6-2, 6-4
- Clelia Lombardi (STET) def. Reagan Harris (FAMU) 6-3, 7-5
- Anastasija Adeikyte (STET) def. Larissa Silva (FAMU) 6-3, 6-0
- Susan Salinas (FAMU) def. Elicia Kim (STET) 6-7, 7-6, 10-5
Order of finish: 2, 5, 1, 4, 3, 6
Stetson 7, Bethune-Cookman 0
Doubles:
Singles:
- Katsiaryna Tuliakova (STET) def. Jalayah Shaw (BCU) 6-2, 4-6, 10-4
- Cheri Darley (STET) def. Zahara El-Zein (BCU) 6-1, 6-1
- Alanna DiFrancesca (STET) def. Allexii Bassette (BCU) 6-0, 6-1
- Anastasija Adeikyte (STET) def. Keona Burkley (BCU) 6-0, 6-0
- Pilar Astigarraga Harper (STET) def. Lesa Snipes-Williams (BCU) 6-0, 6-0
Order of finish: 3, 4, 2, 5, 1, 6
Word from Coach
"Yeah right now its as much court time as we can get and getting prepared for those tougher matches. Even though we had a double-header today, just mentally being able to stay out there for that long for a period of time is not easy," said Travis Noblet. "We're getting better and better every single year, we know we want to be put in these conditions too cause we're gonna have later matches in the conference tournament this year so we need to play in the hottest part of the day, that's for sure."
Next Up: The Hatters will travel to Orlando for a showdown with UCF on Friday, February 14, at 12:00 PM.
