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No. 7 Women's Tennis Sneaks Past No. 9 Saint Leo

BOCA RATON, Fla. – Four of the six singles matches went to three sets on Saturday as Lynn University's women's tennis team hosted Saint Leo University in Sunshine State Conference action. The seventh-ranked Fighting Knights did just enough to secure a 5-4 victory over the ninth-ranked Lions to remain undefeated in league play.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Lynn 5, Saint Leo 4
Records: #7 Lynn (14-2, 6-0 SSC), #9 Saint Leo (12-4, 3-3 SSC)
Location: Perper Tennis Complex | Boca Raton, Fla.
All-time Series: Lynn leads 24-6
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HOW IT HAPPENED:

  • Lynn logged wins in two of the three doubles bouts for an early advantage.
  • The 28th-ranked duo of Klaudia Boczova and Eliska Petrackova took down the 43rd-ranked tandem of Maja Pindelska and Madeleine Gauthier at the top flight, 8-1.
  • Diana Bogolii and Federic Mordegan were victories at No. 3, 8-6.
  • The Lions notched their first point of the day at No. 2 doubles, 8-4.
  • In singles, eighth-ranked ranked Boczova handled 19th-ranked Marta Vicens Miquel at the top position, 6-1, 6-2.
  • Saint Leo brought the score to 3-2 with a three-set win at No. 3 singles.
  • Eleonora Liga inched Lynn further out in front with a 6-0, 6-3 triumph at No. 4.
  • 41st-ranked Bogolii battled 60th-ranked Kristina Jurkova in a marathon at No. 2. The Fighting Knight senior clinched the win for Lynn with a well-deserved 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 victory.
  • Saint Leo closed out the day with wins at No. 5 and No. 6, both in three sets.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

  • Lynn now has seven wins over nationally-ranked foes this season.
  • Boczova picked up her sixth singles win over a nationally-ranked opponent.

UP NEXT:
Lynn has a huge matchup on Tuesday, April 3, hosting nationally ranked and South Florida rival Barry at 3 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Klaudia Boczova

Klaudia Boczova

5' 10"
Senior
Nova Southeastern
Diana Bogolii

Diana Bogolii

5' 10"
Senior
National University of Physical Education and Sport
Eleonora Liga

Eleonora Liga

5' 7"
Freshman
Liceo Classico Giovanni Meli
Eliska Petrackova

Eliska Petrackova

5' 8"
Sophomore
Old Dominion

Players Mentioned

Klaudia Boczova

Klaudia Boczova

5' 10"
Senior
Nova Southeastern
Diana Bogolii

Diana Bogolii

5' 10"
Senior
National University of Physical Education and Sport
Eleonora Liga

Eleonora Liga

5' 7"
Freshman
Liceo Classico Giovanni Meli
Eliska Petrackova

Eliska Petrackova

5' 8"
Sophomore
Old Dominion