Massachusetts Tennis Defeats Holy Cross, Bryant In Saturday Double Header

AMHERST, Mass. – University of Massachusetts tennis grabbed a pair of victories on Saturday at the Bay Road Indoor Tennis Center. UMass bested Holy Cross, 5-2, before winning 4-3 over Bryant. The doubleheader advanced the Minutewomen to 12 straight home wins, dating back to February 12 of last season.

UMass got off to a quick start against Holy Cross, sweeping the Crusaders in doubles. Duo Danielle Hack and Anna Napadiy won, 6-0, on court No. 2 over Caroline Carlson and Jasmine Rahman of Holy Cross, while Mariya Krasakova and Melisa Senli defeated the Crusaders' Ashley Zilora and Ahana Nagarkatti, 6-2, at No. 1.

The Minutewomen kept this momentum going into singles play. Napadiy finished first at No. 4 earning UMass' second point of the match, defeating Caroline Fredey of Holy Cross, 6-1, 6-0. Senli grabbed the third point for Massachusetts on court No. 2 over the Crusaders' Ashley Zilora in a 6-2, 6-0 victory. Hack put up a 6-3, 3-0 score at No. 1 against the Crusaders' Ahana Nagarkatti, before Krasakova clinched UMass' victory with a 6-0, 6-2 triumph over Jasmine Rahman.

Against the Bulldogs, Massachusetts went one and one in doubles. The duo of Hack and Napadiy picked up their second uncontested doubles set of the day at No.2, mounting a 6-0 win against Olivia Rondini and Caitlyn Munson of Bryant. UMass' Krasakova and Senli fell, 3-6 to the Bulldogs' Manuela Gomez Estrada and Camila Baeza on court No. 1, losing the doubles point.

In singles play, the Minutewomen downed Bryant, notching all four singles points. At No. 3, Krasakova started off with a 6-0, 6-0 victory over the Bulldogs' Caitlyn Munson, while Hack defeated Sarah Hickey of Bryant, 6-0, 6-1 on court No. 1. Senli went 6-0, 7-6 at No. 2 over the Bulldogs' Natalia Vela. Napadiy sealed the deal for UMass, defeating Olivia Rondini of Bryant 6-3, 5-7, 6-1 on court No. 4.

UMass continues their homestand on Friday, March 3 at 6 p.m., at the Bay Road Indoor Tennis Center, before heading to Hanover, N.H. on Saturday, March 4th to face Dartmouth at 6.p.m.

UMass vs. Holy Cross Results

Doubles

1. Krasakova/Senli (UM) def. Zilora/Nagarkatti (Holy Cross) 6-2

2. Hack/Napadiy (UM) def. Carlson/Rahman (Holy Cross) 6-0

3. Holy Cross def. N/A (UM) by default

Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1

Singles

1. Hack (UM) def. Nagarkatti (Holy Cross) 6-3, 3-0, unf.

2. Senli (UM) def. Zilora (Holy Cross) 6-2, 6-0

3. Krasakova (UM) def. Rahman (Holy Cross) 6-0, 6-2

4. Napadiy (UM) def. Fredey (Holy Cross) 6-1, 6-0

5. Holy Cross def. (UM) by default

6. Holy Cross def. (UM) by default

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

UMass vs. Bryant Results

Doubles
1. Gomez-Estrada/Baeza (Bryant) def. Krasakova/Senli (UM) 3-6
2. Hack/Napadiy (UM) def. Rondini/Munson (Bryant) 6-0
3. Bryant def. (UM) by default

Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1

Singles

1. Hack (UM) def. Hickey (Bryant) 6-0, 6-1

2. Senli (UM) def. Vela (Bryant) 6-0, 7-6

3. Krasakova (UM) def. Munson (Bryant) 6-0, 6-0

4. Napadiy (UM) def. Rondini (Bryant) 6-3, 5-7, 6-1

5. Bryant def. (UM) by default

6. Bryant def. (UM) by default

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

Scoreboard