LAKELAND, Fla. — No. 23 Florida Southern College women's tennis (8-2) defeated No. 40 Tuskegee University (9-5) 4-0 on Friday at the Wynee Warden Tennis Center. The Mocs secured the doubles point with victories at the No. 2 and No. 3 positions and won three singles matches to clinch the match.
Florida Southern secured the doubles point with victories on courts two and three.
Emily Jennewein and
Ronja Scheuermann delivered a 6-3 win at No. 2 doubles over Gabrielle Blanks and Ad Serena Pascaline.
Annika Berrendorf and
Jolie Miller followed with a 6-1 triumph at No. 3 doubles against Dayna Jackson and Asia McRae. The No. 1 doubles match featuring Florida Southern's
Kennedi Brown and
Josie Holderbach against Leiloni Payton and Ayawavi Vania Dotse was left unfinished with a score of 5-2.
In singles, the Mocs extended their lead with decisive performances. Brown claimed a 6-0, 6-1 victory at No. 5 singles against Taylor Ford. Berrendorf added another point with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Payton at No. 2 singles. #38 Holderbach clinched the match for Florida Southern with a 6-1, 6-0 result against Dotse at No. 1 singles.
Unfinished matches included No. 3 singles, where Miller led 6-2, 3-5 against Pascaline, and No. 4 singles, with
Diana Volkov leading 6-0, 5-1 against McRae. Additionally,
Elin Axler was ahead 2-0 in the first set against Griffin-Harrington at No. 6 singles when play was suspended.
Doubles Â
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Leiloni Payton/Ayawavi Vania Dotse (TU) vs.
Kennedi Brown/
Josie Holderbach (FSC) 2-5 (unfinished) Â
Emily Jennewein/
Ronja Scheuermann (FSC) def. Gabrielle Blanks/Ad Serena Pascaline (TU) 6-3 Â
Annika Berrendorf/
Jolie Miller (FSC) def. Dayna Jackson/Asia McRae (TU) 6-1 Â
Singles Â
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#38
Josie Holderbach (FSC) def. Ayawavi Vania Dotse (TU) 6-1, 6-0 Â
Annika Berrendorf (FSC) def. Leiloni Payton (TU) 6-2, 6-2 Â
Jolie Miller (FSC) vs. Ad Serena Pascaline (TU) 6-2, 3-5 (unfinished) Â
Diana Volkov (FSC) vs. Asia McRae (TU) 6-0, 5-1 (unfinished) Â
Kennedi Brown (FSC) def. Taylor Ford (TU) 6-0, 6-1 Â
Elin Axler (FSC) vs. Griffin-Harrington (TU) 2-0 (unfinished) Â
Up next for the Moccasins is a match against the University of West Florida on Sunday, March 15 at 2 p.m. at the Wynee Warden Tennis Center in Lakeland, Florida.
