FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — No. 8 Florida Southern College (17-4) defeated No. 16 Rollins College (13-8) 4-1 on Friday at the Rolling Hills Tennis Complex to open the Sunshine State Conference Championships and advance to the quarterfinals. The Moccasins secured the doubles point and added three singles victories to clinch the match.
Florida Southern secured the doubles point with victories at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles. No. 47Â
Emily Jennewein and
Ronja Scheuermann defeated Nisan Can and Amina Abdulloeva, 6-3, at No. 2 doubles.
Annika Berrendorf and
Jolie Miller followed with a 6-2 win over Sydney Eckstein and Milla Falster at No. 3 doubles. The match at No. 1 doubles, featuring
 No.20
Kennedi Brown and
Josie Holderbach against Alyssa Novoa and Lorin Tilipman, remained unfinished with the Tars leading 5-3.
In singles play, Florida Southern extended its lead whenNo. 44 Jennewein triumphed over Falster, 6-1, 6-3, at No. 3 singles.
Diana Volkov added another point with a commanding 6-1, 6-1 victory over Eckstein at No. 6 singles, bringing the score to 3-0. The Tars responded at No. 2 singles as No.36 Can edged Scheuermann, 7-6(3), 6-4.
Miller clinched the match for the Moccasins at No. 5 singles, defeating Abdulloeva, 6-4, 7-5, sealing the dual match with a 4-1 score. The matches at No. 1 and No. 4 singles, featuring No.14 Holderbach and Berrendorf, respectively, were left unfinished.
Florida Southern advances to the semifinals tomorrow with a rematch against the the second-seed/ No.2 Embry-Riddle. The first serve is scheduled for 9:00 a.m.
