WINTER PARK Fla. (April 15, 2025) – The Rollins women's tennis team took down St. Thomas 6-1 on Tuesday to celebrate Senior Day. The Tars are now 12-6 on the season, while the Bobcats fall to 9-13.
COACH'S QUOTES: "Today was our Senior Day Match, and I am proud that
Polina Vlasova and
Nina Mitrofanova fought hard to get singles wins," Head Coach
Tasi Purcell Batista said. "We also honored
Polina Ligay, who played this year until her season was cut short due to injury. The team stepped up to play for them, and I am also very proud of the teammates that stepped up to make it special. We will miss them."
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Doubles
- The Bobcats grabbed the doubles points with wins on courts two and three, but Nancy Liu and Amina Taibi earned a 6-2 win on court one for the Tars.
Singles
- Taibi tied the match at 1-1 with a 6-1, 6-4 win on court two.
- Liu gave the Blue and Gold the lead with a 6-2, 6-4 win at No. 1 singles, and Amina Abdulloeva increased it to a 3-1 lead with a 6-2, 6-2 victory on court six.
- Milla Falster clinched the match for Rollins with a 6-2, 7-5 win on court four.
- Vlasova made it 5-1 with a 6-0, 6-4 win on court three, and Mitrofanova closed out the match with a 6-2, 5-7, 10-7 win on court five to give the Tars a 6-1 victory.
UP NEXT:
The Tars will be back on the court on Thursday, April 17th, as they travel to Lakeland to face 34th-ranked Florida Southern in the final match of the regular season at 3 p.m.
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