Women’s Tennis Drops 7-0 Road Decision at Adelphi

Posted: Feb 27, 2026

Oceanside, N.Y. - The St. Thomas Aquinas College Women's Tennis team returned to action on Friday, making their way to Long Island to take on Adelphi University in the spring opener at Point Set Indoor Tennis and Pickleball Club.

STAC falls to 1-5 overall, while Adelphi improves to 8-1 on the year.

Adelphi opened play by taking two of three doubles matches to earn the first team point of the day. The lone maroon and gold victory came from the No. 1 doubles team of Kateryna Kryuchkova and Sun Zhuoxuan, who took down the nationally (#14) and regionally (#1) ranked duo of Roisin Boyd and Katarina Liedbeck.

In singles action, the Panthers moved quickly to end the match, winning all six bouts to take the overall victory from the Spartans.

ADELPHI 7/STAC 0 - OFFICIAL RESULTS

DOUBLES

1. Kateryna Kryuchkova & Sun Zhuoxuan (STAC) def. Roisin Boyd & Katarina Liedbeck (AU), 6-3

2. Sara Lindeman & Genesis Beltran (AU) def. Shreethika Vangala & Mar Caneves Bufi (STAC), 6-2

3. Zuzanna Witkowska & Kayla Castellano (AU) def. Monica Martinez Blucher & Chanelle Russell (STAC), Default

Order of Finish: 3, 2*, 1

SINGLES

1. Katarina Liedbeck (AU) def. Kateryna Kryuchkova (STAC) 6-1, 6-4

2. Zuzanna Witkowska (AU) def. Mar Caneves Bufi (STAC) 6-2, 6-4

3. Roisin Boyd (AU) def. Sun Zhuoxuan (STAC) 6-2, 6-3

4. Oda Solevag Halvorsen (AU) def. Shreethika Vangala (STAC) 6-3, 6-2

5. Kayla Castellano (AU) def. Monica Martinez Blucher (STAC) 6-0, 6-0

6. Matilda Buchen (AU) def. Chanelle Russell (STAC) Default

Order of Finish: 6, 1, 5*, 3, 2, 4

Adephi Record: 8-1, 7-0 NE10

STAC Record: 1-5, 1-3 ECC

THE ROCKHILL REPORT

"Adelphi is a strong team in the region again this year and they overpowered us on the courts today," said Head Coach Dan Rockill. "We did have a bright spot at #1 doubles as Kat and Sun defeated the best team in the region and #14 in D2."

"We did not have our “A game” in a few spots today but I thought Sun and Shree played rather well. Adelphi just deserves a ton of credit for their play. This is perhaps the best collective tennis I have seen from them. Their program is certainly on the right path."

"I am also happy for Monica who has improved tremendously. Coach Gallo has done an amazing job in practice with both Monica and Sunshine and I appreciate their efforts."

"We will continue to do our best moving forward. We have some players working very hard to make the most of opportunities and that’s all I can ask for at this point."

UP NEXT

STAC embarks on their four-match Florida road trip, beginning on Monday, March 9 with East Stroudsburg University in Orlando.