HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC – The Wilkes University women's tennis team wrapped up its spring break trip in fine fashion winning a pair of matches on Thursday to finish a perfect 5-0 on the week-long schedule.
 
Wilkes posted a 6-3 victory over Elizabethtown College before winning 8-1 against Mount Union. Wilkes improved to 11-0 on the season following the week of competition in the south.
 
In the match against Elizabethtown, Kendra Croker (Old Forge, PA/Scranton Prep) and Jordan Vasarkovy (Toms River, NJ/Toms River North) teamed to take No. 1 doubles 8-3 but the Lady Colonels trailed 2-1 after pairs play. Vasarkovy added another win at No. 1 singles 6-3, 6-0 before Croker followed in the same fashion with a straight set 6-0, 6-0 victory at No. 2. Francesca Varela-Seri (Stewartsville, NJ/Phillipsburg) added a 6-3, 6-0 win at No. 3 and Taylor Hoffmann (Huntingdon Valley, PA/Lower Moreland) and Madison Salmon (Endicott, NY/Union Endicott) clinched the match at No. 5 and 6 for Wilkes with straight set victories.
 
Wilkes jumped out to a 3-0 lead sweeping all three doubles flights against Mount Union before winning five of six singles flights on way to the 8-1 dual match win. Croker, Varela-Seri, Hoffmann and Salmon each recorded their second singles win of the day while Dana Saliyev (Jamison, PA/Central Bucks South) earned a 7-5, 6-0 victory at No. 4.
 
Wilkes returns for its home spring debut on March 18 hosting Haverford College in a dual match at 3:00 p.m. at the Ralston Athletic Complex.
 
 
Wilkes University 6, Elizabethtown 3
 
Singles competition:
1. J. Vasarkovy (WUWT) def. Taylor Helsel (ETOWN) 6-3, 6-0
2. K. Croker (WUWT) def. Madison McCall (ETOWN) 6-0, 6-0
3. F. Varela-Seri (WUWT) def. Lenea Riehl (ETOWN) 6-3, 6-0
4. Meghan Chemidlin (ETOWN) def. D. Saliyev (WUWT) 6-3, 5-2, retired
5. T. Hoffmann (WUWT) def. Amber Burd (ETOWN) 6-4, 6-0
6. M. Salmon (WUWT) def. Laura Gribble (ETOWN) 6-4, 6-2
 
Doubles competition:
1. K. Croker/G. Graham (WUWT) def. Taylor Helsel/Lenea Riehl (ETOWN) 8-3
2. Madison McCall/Meghan Chemidlin (ETOWN) def. L. Zielinski/E. Volutza (WUWT) 8-1
3. Amber Burd/Laura Gribble (ETOWN) def. N. Gaetani/B. Stanton (WUWT) 9-8 (7-3)
 
Wilkes University 8, Mount Union 1
 
Singles competition:
1. Gretchen Groves (MNWT) def. J. Vasarkovy (WUWT) 7-6 (8-6), 6-4
2. K. Croker (WUWT) def. Alix Stein (MNWT) 6-0, 6-0
3. F. Varela-Seri (WUWT) def. Kayla Johnston (MNWT) 6-4, 6-3
4. D. Saliyev (WUWT) def. Anna Nelson (MNWT) 7-5, 6-0
5. T. Hoffmann (WUWT) def. Megan Marsh (MNWT) 6-0, 6-0
6. M. Salmon (WUWT) def. Sierra Beighey (MNWT) 6-2, 6-2
 
Doubles competition:
1. J. Vasarkovy/K. Croker (WUWT) def. Gretchen Groves/Alix Stein (MNWT) 8-0
2. F. Varela-Seri/D. Saliyev (WUWT) def. Kayla Johnston/Ashley Gran (MNWT) 8-3
3. T. Hoffmann/M. Salmon (WUWT) def. Anna Nelson/Megan Marsh (MNWT) 8-2