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Lynn Falls to Nova Southeastern in Women's Tennis

Fort Lauderdale, Fla.- Lynn University's women's tennis team dropped its second Sunshine State Conference match of the season on Monday afternoon. The fifth-ranked Fighting Knights fell 5-4 to Nova Southeastern (11-0, 4-0) who is the No. 10 team in the country.

Lynn had a 2-1 advantage after doubles play. Valentine Confalonieri and Rosalie Willig defeated Francesca Sella and Sabrina Kierberg 8-1 at the top spot. Lynn's No. 2 doubles duo of Kim Przeszlowski and Alina Jane fell, 8-2, to Petra Jurva and Irina Constantinide but a 8-5 win by Martina Gledacheva and Carolina Cuevas over Alexandra Johansson and Alex Kaeser put Lynn back on top.

Top-ranked Confalonieiri defeated No. 19 Kierberg in three sets at the No. 1 singles spot. Confalonieri lost the first set 6-4, but battled back two win 6-4 and 6-2 to take the point for the Blue & White. No. 20 Willig lost 6-7, 6-4, 4-6 in her singles match against Jurova and Gledacheva lost her first singles match of the season at the No. 3 spot, 3-6, 4-6, to Sella. Cuevas fell 3-6, 0-6 to Constantinide at the fourth spot but Jane claimed a victory at No. 5 in a 6-3, 7-6 decision. Przeszlowski dropped to Carlee Rizzolo 3-6, 6-7 for the final point of the match.

Lynn will look to bounce back on a quick turnaround when the Fighting Knights host NYIT at 2 pm on Tuesday, March 17. Fans can follow the action live at LynnFightingKnights.com. Don't forget to 'Like' us on Facebook and follow @Lynn_Knights on Twitter and Instagram. 

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Players Mentioned

Alina Jane

Alina Jane

5' 5"
Senior
Carolina Cuevas

Carolina Cuevas

5' 9"
Junior
Kim Przeszlowski

Kim Przeszlowski

5' 4"
Senior
Martina Gledacheva

Martina Gledacheva

5' 4"
Junior
Rosalie Willig

Rosalie Willig

5' 6"
Senior
Valentine Confalonieri

Valentine Confalonieri

5' 8"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Alina Jane

Alina Jane

5' 5"
Senior
Carolina Cuevas

Carolina Cuevas

5' 9"
Junior
Kim Przeszlowski

Kim Przeszlowski

5' 4"
Senior
Martina Gledacheva

Martina Gledacheva

5' 4"
Junior
Rosalie Willig

Rosalie Willig

5' 6"
Senior
Valentine Confalonieri

Valentine Confalonieri

5' 8"
Junior