BOCA RATON, Fla. – Lynn University's fourth-ranked women's tennis team won its fifth match in the past nine days, blanking the Tampa Spartans in Sunshine State Conference on Sunday morning, 7-0.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Lynn 7, Tampa 0
Records: #4 Lynn (16-0, 7-0 SSC), Tampa (9-5, 1-4 SSC)
Location: Perper Tennis Complex | Boca Raton, Fla.
All-Time Series: Lynn leads 31-0
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The Fighting Knights commanded doubles action, winning all three bouts by a score of 6-2 or better.
- Lynn went on to sweep the singles matches, including five straight-set wins.
- At the top-two singles spots, Leolia Jeanjean (6-1, 6-0) and Ulyana Grib (6-0, 6-0) logged dominant victories.
- Giorgia Pigato shut out her opponent at the No. 6 flight, 6-0, 6-0, while Federica Mordegan picked up a 6-1, 6-2 triumph at No. 4 singles.
- At No. 5 singles, Eliska Petrackova won her first set, 6-1, before battling out a 7-5 win in the second frame.
- Eleonora Liga closed out the action at the No. 5 position, winning her match in a third-set super breaker (6-3, 4-6, 10-5).
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
- Lynn has won all 31 matchups between these two programs, dating back to 1991.
- Grib defeated 47th-ranked Corbin Dorsey in singles play. It is Grib's second consecutive win over a ranked opponent.
UP NEXT:
Lynn hits the road at the beginning of next week, but does not have to travel far as the Fighting Knights head to Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, April 3, for a 3 p.m. matchup against No. 8 Nova Southeastern.
