March 7, 2019
Women’s Tennis
Lynn 6, Toledo 1
Contact: Alex Slocum (561) 237-7279, [email protected]
No. 2 Lynn Women’s Tennis Continues Division I Dominance
BOCA RATON, Fla. – Lynn University’s second-ranked women’s tennis team breezed past the University of Toledo on Thursday, 6-1, marking the Fighting Knights second dominant victory over an NCAA Division I opponent this week.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Lynn 6, Toledo 1
Records: #2 Lynn (9-0), Toledo (7-5)
Location: Perper Tennis Complex | Boca Raton, Fla.
All-Time Series: Lynn leads 2-0
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
· The Fighting Knights secured the doubles point by winning two of the three contests. The Rockets won the second flight, 6-4.
· Ulyana Grib and Anastacia Parkin started the afternoon with a 6-2 win at No. 3 doubles before Leolia Jeanjean and Natalia Siedliska clinched the point with a 6-3 victory at the top flight.
· The Blue and White won five out of the six singles matches, all in straight sets.
· Siedliska (6-1, 6-1) and Grib (6-1, 6-0) were dominant at the top of the singles lineup.
· Federica Mordegan (6-3, 6-3) and Eliska Petrackova (6-1, 6-1) both bounced back from their doubles setback, winning the third and fifth singles flights, respectively, in straight sets.
· Following a 6-2 first-set win at No. 4 singles, Liga needed a tiebreaker (7-2) to close out her straight-set triumph.
· Toledo secured it sole point with a 6-2, 6-1 win at No. 6 singles.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
· These two programs met just once before with Lynn winning 8-1 back in 2004.
· On Monday, Lynn swept Georgetown University (Div. I), 7-0.
· The Rockets lost all four matches this week on their spring break trip to Florida. They started off their season with a 7-1 record.
· Jeanjean was pulled at No. 1 singles.
UP NEXT:
The Fighting Knights continue their stretch of home matches next week, first hosting Hillsdale at 5 p.m. on Monday, March 11.
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Alex Slocum
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Athletics
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