Triton Women Edged by Walsh, 6-3

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Eckerd women's tennis team battled with Walsh (Ohio) on Sunday morning at the Bullard Courts, coming up just short in a 6-3 loss.

The Tritons (0-4) scored a doubles win as MaryAnn Aaron and Bailey Koronich teamed to breeze past Gabriela Laguna-Leon and Victoria Ambrosio in the No. 2 spot.

Koronich won again in singles in the No. 4 spot, outlasting Ambrosio in the first set, 7-5, before picked up a more comfortable 6-2 win in the second set.

Laurence Bourgault also scored her first win of the year easing past Laguna-Leon 6-2, 6-2 at No. 5 singles.

Isabella Wong lost a tight match at No. 6 singles to Snezhana Kiseleva, taking the first set 6-3 before falling 7-6 (7-4) in the second set and 10-6 in the third.

"We had a tough loss today," said EC head coach Ben Maxwell.  "The women played hard.  Hats off to Walsh for playing well today.  I'm proud of everyone's effort and we look forward to this week's matches."

The Tritons return to action on Tuesday, hosting Southwest Minnesota State for a 9:00 AM start.

DOUBLES
1: Sofya Logunova/Mercedes Fernandez (WU) def. Emily Fridrik/Joyce Fields (EC) 8-2
2: Maryann Aaron/Bailey Koronich (EC) def. Gabriela Laguna-Leon/Victoria Ambrosio (WU) 8-2
3: Daria Bondareva/Snezhana Kiseleva (WU) def. Laurence Bourgault/Maddie Carlson (EC) 8-4

SINGLES
1: Sofya Logunova def. Emily Fridrik 6-3, 6-2
2: Mercedes Fernandez def. Joyce Fields 6-1, 6-4
3: Daria Bondareva def. Maryann Aaron 6-0, 6-0
4: Bailey Koronich def. Victoria Ambrosio 7-5, 6-2
5: Laurence Bourgault def. Gabriela Laguna-Leon 6-2, 6-2
6: Snezhana Kiseleva def. Isabella Wong 3-6, 7-6 (4), 10-6