Box Score MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (February 5, 2022) – The receiving votes St. Thomas University Women's Tennis team (0-2, 0-1 SUN) took 18^th ranked Ave Maria University to the brim to open Sun Conference play on Saturday afternoon from the STU Tennis Courts. The Bobcats ultimately fell in the match 3-4 to drop their first contest in league play.
 
Doubles
The Bobcats lost the doubles-point but took a match against the nationally ranked Gyrenes on court one, defeating the no.6 ranked doubles team in the NAIA. Annie Carrera and Maria Camila Puente took the court 7-6 to close out the doubles matches.
 
Singles
The Bobcats took courts four through six to make it a tight contest. Puente won in the three-set match 6-4, 3-6, and 10-4 to go 2-0 on the day and 3-1 on the week. Carme Ibanez took court five with another three-set match winning 6-4, 5-7, and 10-3. Masrushcka Berghaus finished a great opening week going 3-1 only dropping a doubles match against Ave Maria. Berghaus won her singles 6-4, 6-4
 
Results
Doubles

1. Annie Carrera/Maria Camila Puentes (STU) [6] // Lara Teodoro/Victoria Barandas (AMU) [7]
2.  Lia Pena/Carme Ibanez (STU) [5] // Andrea Rodriguez Oria/Julia Candiotto (AMU) [7]
3. Maruschka Berghaus/Sofia Colvee (STU) [4] // Aethielle Kelkboom/Valentine Colin (AMU) [6]

Singles

1. Lauren Seeman (STU) vs. Lara Teodoro (AMU) [6-4, 1-6, 3-6]
2. Annie Carrera (STU) vs. Valentine Colin (AMU) [4-6, 0-6]
3. Lia Pena (STU) vs. Andrea Rodriguez Oria (AMU) [7-5, 2-6, 2-6]
4. Maria Camila Puente (STU) vs. Victoria Barandas (AMU) [6-4, 3-6, 10-4]
5. Carme Ibanez (STU) vs. Nicolle Koop (AMU) [6-4, 5-7, 10-3]
6. Maruschka Berghaus (STU) vs. Aethielle Kelkboom (AMU) [6-4, 6-4]

 
Up Next
St. Thomas will travel to West Palm Beach, Fla. to take on Palm Beach Atlantic on Wednesday, February 9 with a start time of 3 p.m.