SAINT LEO, Fla. – The fourth-seed Saint Leo women's tennis team topped fifth-seed Florida Southern 4-2 on Monday to advance to the NCAA Division II South Regional I Championship. 
 
Saint Leo surrendered the doubles match point to Florida Southern after falling at number one and number three, 7-5 and 6-1, respectively. Nina Furmaniak and Madeleine Gauthier swept their match at number two, 6-0, but it was not enough as the Lions dropped the other two matches.
 
Kristyna Jurkova tallied the first point for the Green and Gold recording a 6-2, 6-2 win in second singles. She was followed by Marta Vicens Miquel at first singles sweeping Moccasin Selin Devrimici 6-0 in the first set and 7-6 with a 7-4 tiebreaker.
 
Andrea Ivanovic lifted the Lions 3-1 over the Mocs with a 6-3, 6-4 fourth singles victory. Florida Southern fought back slithering past Nina Furmaniak in third singles; 6-3, 7-5.
 
Nastasia Jedrychowski clinched the NCAA South Regional I for Saint Leo in six singles. The freshman from Caen, France won a long first set battle 7-6 in a 9-7 tiebreaker. Jedrychowski cruised to victory in set two tallying a 6-2 to punch the Lions ticket to the championship.
 
Beyond the Boxscore

• The win marks the second-straight season the Lions have topped the Moccasins in the NCAA South Region Semifinals in Miami Shores, Fla. In 2018, fourth-seed Saint Leo defeated fifth-seed Florida Southern 5-3.

 

Up Next
The Lions turnaround quickly to face first-seed Barry on Tuesday, May 14 at 9:00 a.m. in Miami Shores, Fla.

Matchup History

• Last year, fourth-seed Saint Leo fell to first-seed Barry 5-1 in the NCAA South Regional Championship in Miami Shores, Fla.
• During the 2018-19 regular season the Barry Buccaneers swept Saint Leo 7-0 in Miami Shores, Fla.

 
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