LAKELAND, Fla. - The Eckerd women's tennis team was swept on the road by No. 15 Florida Southern on Thursday, 9-0.
The Mocs (10-5, 3-2 SSC) took all three doubles matches before doing the same in singles play without dropping a set.
Taylor Selby and
Joyce Fields hung with 30th-ranked Selin Devrimci and Lorena Rionda before falling, 8-4, in No. 1 doubles.
Fields later nearly took Devrimci to a first-set tiebreaker in No. 2 singles but Devrimci avoided it with a 7-5 win. She then finished the match with a 6-0 win in the second set.
The Tritons (3-11, 0-8 SSC) return to action on Wednesday, April 4, as they visit Rollins for a 3:30 PM match.
Singles competition |
1. #68 Lorena Rionda (FSCW) def. Taylor Selby (ECW) 6-0, 6-0 |
2. Selin Devrimci (FSCW) def. Joyce Fields (ECW) 7-5, 6-0 |
3. Natalija Popovic (FSCW) def. Maryann Aaron (ECW) 6-0, 6-1 |
4. Lola Asis (FSCW) def. Bailey Koronich (ECW) 6-0, 6-1 |
5. Magda Stepnik (FSCW) def. Laurence Bourgault (ECW) 6-2, 6-0 |
6. Avery Hunter (FSCW) def. Cassidy Lear (ECW) 6-2, 6-0 |