WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.- The 26th ranked Lynn University women's tennis team suffered a 4-3 setback to No. 16 Florida Southern in the 2025 Sunshine State Conference Tournament Opener, Friday afternoon.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The Fighting Knights claimed the doubles point with wins in the first and second flights
- The fifth-ranked pair of Carla Galmiche and Kristen Younes downed No. 26 Kennedi Brown and Kelly Klaren in top-ranked doubles, 6-3
- The duo is now 12-3 this spring with five-straight wins in No. 1 doubles
- Salma Djoubri and Zofia Podbiol wrapped up doubles competition with a 6-4 win over Emily Jennewein and Ronja Scheuermann
- Djoubri and Podbiol improved to 4-2 in 2025 with all six matches being played in the No. 2 spot
- Djoubri, who is ranked ninth in singles competition, claimed the first singles win for the Fighting Knights, downing Olivia Bryant in the top spot, 6-1, 6-3
- Djoubri is 12-3 this spring and has been on a tear, winning nine singles bouts in a row
- #54-ranked Mariya Vyshkina locked up the second singles victory on Friday afternoon, defeating Beatriz Costa 6-1, 6-0 in second flight singles
- She picked up her 10th singles win of the season, improving to 7-3 in 2025
- In the deciding match, Carla Galmiche fell in a tight 7-5, 2-6, 6-7 (8-6) battle to Annika Berrendorf in the fourth flight