HILTON HEAD, SC - Florida Southern College women's tennis knocked off unbeaten Catawba, 5-2, on Monday to stay perfect in 2019. The No. 9 Moccasins (8-0) lost two third-set tiebreakers against the Indians (6-1), but used two-set wins from Selin Devrimci, Magda Stepnik and Gabby Hesse in singles play to prevent a comeback.
Stepnik and Avery Hunter remain undefeated in singles play, improving to 7-0 and 3-0, respectively. Hesse made her 2019 debut in singles play in the No. 6 flight with a convincing two-set 6-0, 6-1 victory over Lauren Laughton.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
| Singles competition |
| 1. Selin Devrimci (FSCW) def. Erisa Onchi (CATW) 6-3, 6-3 |
| 2. Sophie Hirsch (CATW) def. #50 Lorena Rionda (FSCW) 7-5, 1-6, 1-0 (10-6) |
| 3. Magda Stepnik (FSCW) def. Una Pandurevic (CATW) 6-1, 6-3 |
| 4. Carolina Correia (CATW) def. Minnie Kim (FSCW) 3-6, 6-4, 1-0 (12-10) |
| 5. Avery Hunter (FSCW) def. Olivia Wooldridge (CATW) 6-3, 2-6, 1-0 (11-9) |
| 6. Gabby Hesse (FSCW) def. Lauren Laughton (CATW) 6-0, 6-1 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Erisa Onchi/Carolina Correia (CATW) def. Selin Devrimci/Natalija Popovic (FSCW) 6-4 |
| 2. Minnie Kim/Magda Stepnik (FSCW) def. Sophie Hirsch/Una Pandurevic (CATW) 7-5 |
| 3. Lorena Rionda/Lola Asis (FSCW) def. Olivia Wooldridge/Lauren Laughton (CATW) 6-3 |
| Match Notes |
| Catawba 6-1 |
| Florida Southern 8-0; National ranking #9; Regional ranking #6 |
| Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (3,1,2,4,6,5) |
UP NEXT:
The Moccasins will have a one-week break before hosting West Chester on Monday, March 11.
