BOCA RATON, Fla. – The fifth-ranked Lynn University women's tennis team downed the second-ranked Seahawks of Keiser University in a nonconference affair on Thursday, securing a 6-1 victory.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: No. 5 Lynn 6, Keiser 1
Records: Lynn (2-0), Keiser (2-1)
Location: Perper Tennis Complex | Boca Raton, Fla.
All-Time Series: Lynn leads 2-0 (10-0 vs. Northwood (Fla.))
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STATS OF THE GAME:
- In the top doubles slot, Leolia Jeanjean and Natalia Siedliska were dominant to open the match, winning 6-2.
- Eliska Petrackova and Federica Mordegan followed their teammates with an identical 6-2 winning result at No. 2, putting an end to the doubles matches and securing Lynn the doubles point.
- That foursome won each of their individual singles contests, capped by Petrackova's dramatic 6-2, 4-6, 12-10 win at No. 4 singles.
- Eleonora Liga rounded out the Lynn effort with a 6-0, 6-1 dispatching of her opponent at No. 5 singles.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
- Keiser is ranked No. 2 in the current NAIA Women's Tennis National Rankings.
- Jeanjean, Siedliska, Mordegan and Liga all posted singles victories over nationally-ranked Seahawks.
UP NEXT:
The Fighting Knight women get back to the hardcourt on Feb. 16 at Saint Leo for their Sunshine State Conference (SSC) opener on the road.
