PENSACOLA, Fla. - Fourth-seeded Salma Djoubri powered her way through the opening rounds of singles play at the ITA South Regional Championships, dropping just six games across two matches to secure her spot in the Round of 16. The Fighting Knights also saw action from Meadow Garcia and Kristen Younes, who battled tough draws against strong opponents before moving into consolation play.
 
ROUND OF 64:
- Fourth-seeded Djoubri opened up singles play for Lynn, blanking Claire Bosman of Spring Hill 6-0, 6-1 to advance to the second round
- Garcia faced off with West Alabama's Jenaila Prulla in the opening round, dropping a narrow 6-4, 6-1 match
- Younes dropped a 6-4, 6-3 decision to seventh-seeded Alexa Milliam of West Alabama
 
ROUND OF 32:
- Djoubri turned away Louane Lutringer from Barry in the second round of the afternoon, 6-3, 6-2
 
CONSOLATION:
- Garcia fell in the consolation round of 32 to Rune Van Wyk from Mississippi College, 6-4, 6-1
- Younes was unable to compete in her consolation match due to injury as Auburn Montgomery's Mercedes Garcia Cid claimed a walk-over win.
 
UP NEXT:
Djoubri will represent the Blue and White on Saturday morning when kicks off the round of 16 against 10th-seed Benedetta Sensi of West Florida at 8:30 am.