ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The University of Tampa took two of the three doubles points, and Maddie Caropino took the deciding match at No. 5 singles, as the Spartans defeated the Eckerd College women's tennis team 5-4 on Friday at the Turley Athletic Complex.
The Tritons (0-3) took straight-set wins at No. 1, 2 and 3 singles, but the Spartans claimed the victory in the bottom three slots to take the win.
The Tritons will return to action at 2 p.m. on March 4, playing host to Lake Superior State.
Tampa 5, Eckerd College 4
SINGLES
No. 1 Emmy Laing (EC) def. Leslie Raymond (UT) 6-1, 6-3
No. 3 Amanda Teets (EC) def. Amber Fahrner (UT) 6-4, 6-2
No. 4 Briana Ryan (UT) def. Telara Buelow (EC) 6-3, 7-5
No. 5 Maddie Caropino (UT) def. Christine Hammerschmidt (EC) 5-7, 6-1, 6-2
No. 6 Victoria Simon (UT) def. Sonnet Ludwig (EC) 6-3, 6-3
DOUBLES
No. 1 Laing/Teets (EC) def. Hewett/Raymond (UT) 8-2
No. 2 Mancini/Caropino (UT) def. Jenks/Buelow (EC) 8-2
No. 3 Ryan/Fahrner (UT) def. Hammerschmidt/Ludwig (EC) 8-1
