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No. 9 Rollins Blanked by No. 2 Lynn in SSC Title Match

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BOCA RATON, Fla. (April 18, 2009) – Rollins advanced to the Sunshine State Conference Tournament finals for the 8th time in school history and was denied the elusive title as the No. 9 Tars were shut out by No. 2 Lynn 5-0 Saturday morning.

Rollins drops to 20-3 on the year while the Fighting Knights stay perfect at 23-0.

The top doubles position pitted a pair of the nation's top tandems against each other as the Tars 13th ranked Margaret Junker and Kayli Ragsdale fell to 4th ranked Eleonora Iannozzi and Katerina Jiskrova 8-5. Roshni Luthra and Holly Fleming lost 8-0 to 18th ranked Magdelena Ekert and Alisson Siaci at No. 2 with Allie Steele and Stefaniya Tkach dropping an 8-1 decision to Jessica Yanoff and Tessie Salame at No. 3.

Iannozzi, ranked 31st in singles, downed Tkach 6-1, 6-0 in the No. 3 position with Saiaci's 6-3, 6-0 win over Ragsdale at No. 5 giving Lynn the victory.

Both teams will now await selection into the NCAA Division II Tournament.

#TARS#

Tennis Match Results
Rollins vs Lynn
04/18/09 at Boca Raton, Fla.

#2 Lynn 5, #9 Rollins 0

Singles competition
1. #11 Katerina Jiskrova (LUW) vs. #10 Roshni Luthra (RC) 6-2, 4-1, unfinished
2. #15 Magdalena Ekert (LUW) vs. Holly Fleming (RC) 6-4, 1-0, unfinished
3. #31 Eleonora Iannozzi (LUW) def. Stefaniya Tkach (RC) 6-1, 6-0
4. #28 Jessica Yanoff (LUW) vs. Margaret Junker (RC) 4-6, 0-3, unfinished
5. Alisson Siaci (LUW) def. Kayli Ragsdale (RC) 6-3, 6-0
6. Tessie Salame (LUW) vs. Allie Steele (RC) 6-0, 5-3, unfinished

Doubles competition
1. #4 Eleonora Iannozzi/Katerina Jiskrova (LUW) def. #13 Margaret Junker/Kayli Ragsdale (RC) 8-5
2. #18 Magdalena Ekert/Alisson Siaci (LUW) def. Roshni Luthra/Holly Fleming (RC) 8-0
3. Jessica Yanoff/Tessie Salame (LUW) def. Allie Steele/Stefaniya Tkach (RC) 8-1

Match Notes:
Rollins 20-3; National ranking #9
Lynn 23-0; National ranking #2
Sunshine State Conference Tournament - Match #9 (Finals)
Lynn wins 2009 SSC Championship

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