Tritons Fall in Rain-Soaked Contest against Cal Lutheran

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Eckerd women's tennis team competed in its first match in a week as California Lutheran visited in a cross-country matchup.

After a long rain delay, the Regals (7-2) defeated the Tritons (1-7) with a 9-0 sweep at the Bullard Courts.

The No. 1 doubles pairing of Emily Fridrik and MaryAnn Aaron battled against Sarah Seeman and Emily Werman at the top spot, but fell in a hard-fought 9-7 decision that could have gone either way.

Head coach Ben Maxwell was also proud of his No. 6 singles player, Gabrielle Hartman, who fell in 3-setter, 6-0, 4-6, 10-8.

"I am very proud of her effort today despite not feeling well," he said. "She played really well despite it and showed guts."

The Tritons have a short turnaround as the Merrimack Warriors visit St. Petersburg on Sunday. The match is set for a 1:00 PM start time.

California Lutheran 9, Eckerd 0
Mar 19, 2016 at St. Petersburg, Fla. (Fred Bullard Courts) 

Singles competition
1. Sarah Seeman (CLU) def. Emily Fridrik (ECWT) 6-3, 6-2
2. Emily Werman (CLU) def. MaryAnn Aaron (ECWT) 7-5, 6-3
3. Christie Kordys (CLU) def. Laurence Bourgault (ECWT) 6-0, 6-0
4. Rebecca Gold (CLU) def. Isabella Wong (ECWT) 6-1, 6-0
5. Annette Sousa (CLU) def. Madeline Carlson (ECWT) 6-3, 6-0
6. Nicole Newmann (CLU) def. Gabrielle Hartman (ECWT) 6-0, 4-6, 10-8
Doubles competition
1. Sarah Seeman/Emily Werman (CLU) def. Emily Fridrik/MaryAnn Aaron (ECWT) 9-7
2. Rebecca Gold/Christie Kordys (CLU) def. Laurence Bourault/Isabella Wong (ECWT) 8-1
3. Annette Sousa/Nicole Newmann (CLU) def. Madeline Carlson/Gabrielle Hartman (ECWT) 8-3