FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.- The No. 35-ranked Lynn University women's tennis team dropped a narrow 4-3 tilt to the top-ranked Nova Southeastern Sharks in the final match of the regular season, Tuesday afternoon. The Blue and White were led by a stellar doubles showing and excellent play in the top singles position, falling just short by one point.
 
Lynn closed out the regular season at 10-6 overall and 6-3 in Sunshine State Conference play.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The Fighting Knights claimed the doubles point with wins in the first and third flight
- Carla Galmiche and Kristin Younes claimed the first doubles victory in a tight 7-6 (7-2) contest in the top spot against the No.11-ranked duo of Ita Habekovic and Kristyna Hranacova
- The pair lead the Fighting Knights with 11 wins this spring in doubles competition
- Mia Garber and Mariya Vyshkina were victorious in the third flight, downing Julia Moraes and Noemie Dadoun in a 6-0 shutout
- The duo is now 3-0 in No. 3 doubles, winning three contests in a row
- The Blue and White one two of the six singles bouts in the first and fifth flights
- Salma Djoubri defeated the No. 6 singles competitor in the nation Hranacova in top-rated singles, 6-1, 1-6, 6-3
- The junior has won eight singles bouts in a row this spring, bringing her 2025 record to 10-3 in the top spot
- Lynn secured its first singles win of the afternoon in the fifth spot as Zofia Podbiol took a hard-fought 6-3, 1-6, 6-4 victory over Dadoun
- Podbiol picked up her tenth win of the spring, sitting at a near-perfect 10-1 in singles play

UP NEXT:
- The Lynn women will now prepare for the SSC Championship tournament, which is set to kick off Friday, Apr. 25 in West Palm Beach, Fla.