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No. 5 Women's Tennis Soars over Seahawks in Home Opener

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. 

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Players Mentioned

Leolia Jeanjean

Leolia Jeanjean

5' 6"
Senior
University of Arkansas
Eleonora Liga

Eleonora Liga

5' 7"
Sophomore
Liceo Classico Giovanni Meli
Federica Mordegan

Federica Mordegan

5' 6"
Sophomore
University of Bologna
Eliska Petrackova

Eliska Petrackova

5' 8"
Junior
Old Dominion
Natalia Siedliska

Natalia Siedliska

5' 6"
Junior
Indiana University

Players Mentioned

Leolia Jeanjean

Leolia Jeanjean

5' 6"
Senior
University of Arkansas
Eleonora Liga

Eleonora Liga

5' 7"
Sophomore
Liceo Classico Giovanni Meli
Federica Mordegan

Federica Mordegan

5' 6"
Sophomore
University of Bologna
Eliska Petrackova

Eliska Petrackova

5' 8"
Junior
Old Dominion
Natalia Siedliska

Natalia Siedliska

5' 6"
Junior
Indiana University