W. at QUINNIPIAC | W. vs. ST. FRANCIS (PA) | W. vs. AIC
M. vs. ST. FRANCIS (PA) | M. vs. AIC
 
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. – The University of Hartford tennis teams wrapped up a full weekend of matches Sunday by sweeping the American International College Yellow Jackets on senior day for both squads. The Hawks honored seniors Ashley Harel and Katina Zampas on the women's side and Jordan Badenko and Alex Holdstein on the men's side. Both teams then defeated AIC with the women scoring a 5-2 victory while the men also secured a 5-2 win.
 
On the women's side, the Hawks got things started by taking the doubles point. Freshmen Madeline Makings and Emily Sneddon posted an 8-2 win at No. 2 doubles. Coupled with a default win at No. 3, the Hawks jumped out to a 1-0 lead.
 
The women then turned in wins at Nos. 3-6 singles to come away with the team victory. The trio of Sneddon, Makings and sophomore Hannah Goldman combined to surrender a total of three games across their three matches. Sneddon posted a 6-1, 6-1 result at No. 3 while Makings turned in a 6-0, 6-1 win at No. 4. Goldman blanked her opponent at No. 5 singles, 6-0, 6-0. The Hawks also took a default win at No. 6.
 
For the men, a sweep of the three doubles matches kicked off the match with the Yellow Jackets. The senior duo of Badenko and Holdstein held off AIC at No. 1 doubles with an 8-4 win. Sophomore Nicholas Sharwarko and freshman Juan Molina notched an 8-2 triumph at No. 2 doubles to take the point. Hartford also took the No. 3 match by default.
 
The Hartford men started singles play ahead, 2-0, thanks to the doubles point and a default at No. 6 singles. They proceeded to pick up additional singles wins at Nos. 2, 3 and 5 to earn the team match win.
 
Holdstein played up to No. 2 singles on his senior day, opening with a 7-5 win in the first set. After dropping the second set, 6-1, Holdstein outlasted AIC's Boris Tiberkov, 8-6, in the tiebreak before Tiberkov retired.
 
Molina and fellow rookie Morgan White earned the two other singles victories for the Hawks. Both freshman posted 6-1, 6-0 victories, with Molina winning at no. 3 and White taking the result at No. 5.
 
Earlier in the weekend, the women fell, 7-0, on the road at Quinnipiac Friday and 7-0, at home to St. Francis (Pa.) Saturday. The men dropped a 7-0 result to St. Francis (Pa.) on Saturday. On Friday, the men took the doubles point from Holy Cross before the match was called on account of rain. The Hawks and Crusaders will complete their match with singles play at a later date.