No. 4 Lynn Women’s Tennis Stays Hot with Blanking of No. 12 Mocs

March 30, 2019

Women’s Tennis

Lynn 7, Florida Southern 0

BOCA RATON, Fla. – Lynn University’s fourth-ranked women’s tennis team continued its hot stretch this week, picking up another Sunshine State Conference win on Saturday with a 7-0 victory over No. 12 Florida Southern College.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:

Final: Lynn 7, FSC 0

Records: #4 Lynn (15-0, 6-0 SSC), #12 FSC (12-4, 3-2 SSC)

Location: Perper Tennis Complex | Boca Raton, Fla.

All-Time Series: Lynn leads 35-0

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HOW IT HAPPENED:

·         The Fighting Knights took two of the three doubles bouts to secure the lone point.

·         Leolia Jeanjean and Ulyana Grib secured the first win of the day, winning the top flight, 6-0. Eleonora Liga and Girgia Pigato followed up with a 6-1 triumph at No. 3 doubles.

·         The Mocs won at the second flight in a close tiebreaker.

·         Singles action was all Lynn as the Blue and White swept solo play, including five straight-set wins.

·         Jeanjean, Grib and Federica Mordegan all dominated in their respective matches at the top half of the lineup, with no player losing more than one game over both sets.

·         Liga (6-3, 6-2) and Pigato (7-5, 6-3) tacked on victories at the fifth and sixth flights, respectively.

·         At No. 4 singles, Eliska Petrackova prevailed in a third-set super breaker (6-0, 3-6, 10-7).

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

·         Lynn has won all 35 matchups between these two programs dating back to 1989.

·         The Fighting Knights picked up four wins over nationally-ranked opponents in the last seven days, including three victories over teams ranked inside the top 12.

·         Lynn is the last remaining team undefeated in league play.

UP NEXT:

Lynn caps off a busy week with another home match tomorrow, Sunday, March 31, as Tampa visits at 10 a.m.

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Alex Slocum 
Assistant Director of Athletic Communications 
Athletics 

Lynn University 
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Boca Raton, FL 33431