TAMPA, Fla. – The Florida Southern College women's tennis team lose a close one against No. 15 University of Tampa Wednesday afternoon at the Naimoli and Young Tennis Center.
The Mocs (11-8, 3-6 SSC), ranked 34
th in the latest ITA poll, won the doubles point, but unable to tally enough singles flight wins to upset Tampa. The Spartans (12-6, 5-4 SSC) took control of singles competition and won the match 4-3 over the Mocs.
A great job by Florida Southern in doubles competition as they won two of the three flights, winning the doubles point.
Laura Vetter and
Mathilda Vidgren won in a commanding 6-1 flight, as did
Vivien Charvatova and
Maxima Ellenberg, 6-4 over their Tampa opponent. With the point secured, the Mocs took the momentum into singles.
Vidgren highlighted the singles competition with a big win to upset No. 24 Maeva Roquebert in two sets. After her first set win, the second set went to a tiebreaker point, which Vidgren won. The sole other singles win for the Mocs came by
Olivia Bryant as she won in two sets. A tough match for Vetter as she nearly took down her Tampa opponent in the first set, but lost the tiebreaker point and lost her flight.
Flor Salerno,
Minnie Kim, and
Isabella Bolivar also fought hard in singles, as the Spartans rebound and win 4-3.
UP NEXT
The Mocs will return home to have the regular season finale hosting the University of West Florida, beginning at 10 a.m. at the Wynee Warden Tennis Center.
