NORTHAMPTON, Mass. - The Trinity College Bantams opened the 2022 spring season with an 8-1 victory against the Smith College Pioneers. The visiting Bantams dominated the indoor match, sweeping the doubles, 3-0, and taking five singles wins in straight sets. Trinity junior
Isabella Hartman (New York, N.Y.) allowed just one point at the top of the singles ladder (6-1, 6-0) and teamed with sophomore
Angelina Shyltsyna (Odessa, Ukraine) for an 8-6 victory at first doubles. Shyltsyna also won in singles, 6-1, 6-3, at the No. 3 post. Senior co-captain
Ashley Walker (New Canaan, Conn.), sophomore
Josephine Kimball (New York, N.Y.), and rookie
Ella Baker (Gladstone, N.J.) also won in singles and doubles, while first-year
Kennedy White (Golden, Colo.) earned a tiebreaker doubles triumph with Baker in her collegiate debut.
MATCH RESULTS
Doubles
1. TC-
Isabella Hartman/
Angelina Shyltsyna d. Clara Gishgarian/Lili Goshgarian, 8-6
2. TC-
Josephine Kimball/
Ashley Walker d. Ashley Felix/Alexa Monos, 8-2
3. TC-
Ella Baker/
Kennedy White d. Elsa Hillis/Olivia Monos, 8-7 (4)
Singles
1. TC- Hartman d. L. Goshgarian, 6-1, 6-0
2. TC- Kimball d. C. Goshgarian, 6-2, 6-3
3. TC- Shyltsyna d. Felix, 6-1, 6-2
4. TC- Walker d. A. Monos, 6-1, 6-1
5. TC- Baker d. O. Monos, 6-3, 7-5
6. S- Miranda Gibson d. White, 7-6 (0), 6-2
Trinity (Conn.) 8, Smith 1