PENSACOLA, Fla. – The Saint Leo women's tennis, ranked sixth nationally, fell in a tight 4-3 match at West Florida, ranked seventh nationally, on Saturday.  
 
West Florida (6-1) swept Saint Leo (5-4) for the doubles point. The Lions made some noise with victories coming at second, third, and fourth singles. Kristyna Jurkova, who is ranked 31st in singles play, surprised Irene Recuenco, who is ranked sixth, in a dominate 6-0, 6-1 decision. Despite the two spot upset, the Argonauts topped the Lions in the form of two three-set wins at five and six spots following a win at first singles.

Results
Doubles

• Karolina Silwanowicz and Gabriela Araujo def. Kristyna Jurkova and Nina Furmaniak (6-3)
• Berta Bonardi and Lucie Lesecq def. Molly Helgesson and Nastasia Jedrychowski (6-3)
• Irene Recuenco and Manon Meulenberg def. Marta Vicens Miquel and Anna Marija Bukina (6-2)

Singles

• #1 Bonardi def. Helgesson (6-2, 6-2)
• #31 Jurkova def. #6 Recuenco (6-0, 6-1)
• #19 Vicens Miquel def. Meulenberg (6-0, 6-2)
• Furmaniak def. #23 Silwanowicz (6-4, 6-1)
• Araujo def. Jedrychowski (6-4, 4-6, 7-6)
• Leseca def. Bukina (3-6, 7-6, 7-6)

 
Up Next
Saint Leo will return to the Ralph "Skeeter" Carson Tennis Complex tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. (ET) to face West Alabama, who is ranked 24^th in the latest ITA national poll.
 
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