Florida Gulf Coast University women’s tennis team faced a heartbreaking 4-3 loss to Lipscomb University in the first round of the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament on Thursday in Jacksonville, Florida.
The Bisons took an early lead by winning the doubles point, starting the match with a 1-0 advantage.
Francisca Vergara helped the Eagles even the score with a 6-4, 6-1 win on court No. 5. Nora Svensson then gave FGCU a 2-1 lead after securing a 6-2, 6-4 victory on court No. 4.
However, Lipscomb bounced back with two quick victories. Anjali Kotecha lost 6-0, 7-6 (7-4) on court No. 3, and Paloma Goldsmith fell 6-3, 6-4 on court No. 6, putting the Bisons ahead 3-2.
Ashley Matz tied the match at 3-3 with a 7-6 (8-6), 6-2 win on court No. 1. The final point came down to court No. 2, where Isabella Colmenares won the first set 6-3 but lost the next two 6-2, 6-3, giving Lipscomb the victory and advancing them to the next round.
FGCU ends the season with a 12-9 overall record and a 6-3 mark in league play. The Eagles earned seven postseason awards and won Player of the Week honors four times throughout the season.
Doubles Results:
- Sofiia Paladi/Mariia Dolzhenko (Lipscomb) defeated Ashley Matz/Isabella Colmenares (FGCU) 6-2
- Rut Galindo/Deborah D. Collado (Lipscomb) defeated Paloma Goldsmith/Nora Svensson (FGCU) 6-3
- S. Bobrovnikova/Kameliia Tytarenko (Lipscomb) vs. Francisca Vergara/Anjali Kotecha (FGCU) 5-3 (unfinished)
Singles Results:
- Ashley Matz (FGCU) defeated Sofiia Paladi (Lipscomb) 7-6 (8-6), 6-2
- Mariia Dolzhenko (Lipscomb) defeated Isabella Colmenares (FGCU) 3-6, 6-2, 6-3
- Rut Galindo (Lipscomb) defeated Anjali Kotecha (FGCU) 6-0, 7-6 (7-4)
- Nora Svensson (FGCU) defeated Deborah D. Collado (Lipscomb) 6-2, 6-4
- Francisca Vergara (FGCU) defeated S. Bobrovnikova (Lipscomb) 6-4, 6-1
- Sofiia Zhylchuk (Lipscomb) defeated Paloma Goldsmith (FGCU) 6-3, 6-4
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