SAINT LEO, Fla. – The tenth-ranked Saint Leo women's tennis team dropped its final conference match of the season 7-0 at #2 Nova Southeastern University on Saturday afternoon. Saint Leo falls to 13-8 overall and 4-5 in SSC play.
Saturday's match was all Nova Southeastern as the Sharks swept the doubles action and all five of six completed singles matches.
The Lions put up a fight in the singles play as
Claudia Borbon Roca jumped out to a 6-3 win in the opening set but was dropped the second and third set. Number five singles,
Kamilya Shailina won her opening set 7-6 before dropping the second and third set.
#2 NOVA SOUTHEASTERN 7, #10 SAINT LEO 0
DOUBLES
Natalie Espinal/Lian Benedejcic (NSU) def. #12
Lavinia Lancellotti/
Luzia Obermeier (SLU) 7-6
Sofia Shing/Julia Moraes (NSU) def.
Claudia Borbon Roca/
Catherine Rabatin (SLU) 6-3
Patricie Kubikova/Ita Habekovic (NSU) def.
Kamilya Shailina/
Madelyn Martin (SLU) 6-1
SINGLES
#4 Natalie Espinal (NSU) def. #20
Luzia Obermeier (SLU) 6-3, 6-2
#7 Lexi Weir (NSU) def
Claudia Borbon Roca (SLU) def. Victoria Sanchez (UTW) 3-6, 6-3, 7-5
Lian Benedejcic (NSU) def. #64
Lavinia Lancellotti (SLU) win by opponent retirement
Sofia Shing (NSU) def.
Nicole Dufour (SLU) 6-1, 6-2
Ita Habekovic (NSU) def.
Kamilya Shailina (SLU) 6-7, 6-2, 6-2
Julia Moraes (NSU) def. Camila Keller (SLU) 6-4, 7-6
Order of Finish
Doubles: 3,
2,1
Singles: 1,4,
6,2,5,3
UP NEXT
Saint Leo closes out the regular season with a home match against Valdosta State on Wednesday. First serve is set for 3 p.m.
