LAKELAND, Fla. (March 31, 2009) – Rollins
took a two point lead after doubles play, but the Mocs outdueled
the Tars in singles as 11th ranked Rollins fell to 17th ranked
Florida Southern 5-4, Tuesday.
Rollins falls to 14-2 on the year and 3-2 in SSC play with FSC
improving to 13-4, 4-2 SSC.
Holly
Fleming and Roshni
Luthra downed Erin Conroy and Veronika Kovacikova 8-6 in the
No. 2 doubles slot while Allie
Steele and Stefaniya
Tkach took Nora Baertschi and Amanda Carns 8-2 in the No. 3
match.
The battle of the day was in the top seeded doubles match
between the Tars 15th ranked tandem of Margaret
Junker and Kayli
Ragsdale against the Mocs No. 19 Senka Softic and Ashley
Hungerford. The clashed lived up to its billing with the FSC duo
posting an upset win over Rollins 9-8(4).
Luthra was defeated by 17th ranked Softic 6-0, 6-0 in the top
singles match while Fleming was bested by Hungerford 6-3, 6-2 at
No. 2 and Tkach fell to Conroy 6-4, 6-3 at No. 3.
Junker scored a 7-6(4), 6-1 win over Kovacikova in the No. 4
match for Rollins and Ragsdale won the No. 6 position over Carns
6-0, 6-1.
The match came down to the No. 5 position as Baertschi won 7-5,
6-3 over Steele to sew up the win for the Mocs.
Rollins will be back in action on Thursday, April 2 at home
against Saint Leo.
#TARS#
Tennis Match Results
Rollins vs Florida Southern
03/31/09 at Lakeland, Fla.
#17 Florida Southern 5, #11 Rollins 4
Singles competition
1. #17 Senka Softic (FSW) def. Roshni
Luthra (RC) 6-0, 6-0
2. Ashley Hungerford (FSW) def. Holly
Fleming (RC) 6-3, 6-2
3. Erin Conroy (FSW) def. Stefaniya
Tkach (RC) 6-4, 6-3
4. Margaret
Junker (RC) def. Veronika Kovacikova (FSW) 7-6, 6-1
5. Nora Baertschi (FSW) def. Allie
Steele (RC) 7-5, 6-3
6. Kayli
Ragsdale (RC) def. Amanda Carns (FSW) 6-0, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. #19 Senka Softic/Ashley Hungerford (FSW) def. #15 Margaret
Junker/Kayli
Ragsdale (RC) 9-8
2. Holly
Fleming/Roshni
Luthra (RC) def. Erin Conroy/Veronika Kovacikova (FSW) 8-6
3. Allie
Steele/Stefaniya
Tkach (RC) def. Nora Baertschi/Amanda Carns (FSW) 8-2
Match Notes:
Rollins 14-2, 3-2 SSC; National ranking #11
Florida Southern 13-4, 4-2 SSC; National ranking #17
Start of match delayed by rain, then lightning warning
