SAINT LEO, Fla. - The Triton women's tennis team return to conference competition on Wednesday dropping a 7-0 decision at No. 3 Saint Leo.
The Lions (14-3, 4-2 SSC) lived up to their national billing, winning all three doubles matches by 6-1 scores before taking straight-sets victories in the six singles contests.
Moving up to the No. 3 singles spot,
Theo Schultz hung with Andrea Ivanovic in the first set before falling, 6-3. Ivanovic took the second set, 6-2, for the clinching point.
Taylor Selby and Maryann Aaron both dealt with nationally-ranked opponents in doubles and singles. They teamed to take on 27th-ranked Ivanovic and Kristyna Jurkova in doubles before Selby battled No. 61 Marta Vicens Miquel in singles and Aaron again saw Jurkova, ranked No. 52 in singles.
Eckerd (5-9, 0-5 SSC) returns home on Friday to host Florida Southern at 3:00 PM.
Doubles competition
1. #27 Kristyna Jurkova/Andrea Ivanovic (SLW) def.
MaryAnn Aaron/
Taylor Selby (ECW) 6-1
2. Marta Vicens Miquel/Georgia Dobell (SLW) def.
Theo Schultz/
Cassidy Lear (ECW) 6-1
3. Madeleine Gauthier/Anna Marija Bukina (SLW) def.
Gabrielle Hartman/
Madeline Carlson (ECW) 6-1
Singles competition
1. #61 Marta Vicens Miquel (SLW) def.
Taylor Selby (ECW) 6-0, 6-1
2. #52 Kristyna Jurkova (SLW) def.
MaryAnn Aaron (ECW) 6-0, 6-0
3. Andrea Ivanovic (SLW) def.
Theo Schultz (ECW) 6-3, 6-2
4. Madeleine Gauthier (SLW) def.
Cassidy Lear (ECW) 6-1, 6-1
5. Nastasia Jedrychowsk (SLW) def.
Madeline Carlson (ECW) 6-0, 6-0
6. Anna Marija Bukina (SLW) def.
Gabrielle Hartman (ECW) 6-0, 6-0
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