ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. (April 16, 2011) - The
ninth-ranked Rollins women's tennis team downed
11th-ranked Florida Southern 5-1, Saturday in the
Sunshine State Conference Championship third place match.
The victory gives 25-year veteran head coach Bev Buckley number
400 for her career.
Rollins captured third place for the second straight season,
beating the rival Mocs in both attempts.
In No. 1 doubles, Margaret
Junker and Kayli
Ragsdale teamed to beat Agnese Rozite and Sabine Goge 8-5 while
Lisa
Loft and Stefania
Tkach took Veronika Kovacikova and Ioalis Dominguez 8-3 at No.
2.
Roshni
Luthra and Allie
Steele completed the Tars sweep with an 8-5 win over Crystal
Copeland and Pamela Paradis in the No. 3 match.
Rollins bottom half of the singles lineup then took care of
business.
Marana Salvador downed Copleand 6-2, 6-1 in the No. 5 match and
Ashley
Rosenberg defeated Paradis 6-1, 6-0 at No. 6.
Rollins will now await its draw for the NCAA Division II
Tournament.
#TARS#
#9 Rollins 5, #11 Florida Southern 1
4/16/2011 at Altamonte Springs, Fla. (Sanlando Park)
Singles competition
1. Roshni
Luthra (RCW) vs. Agnese Rozite (FSW) 6-2, 2-5, unfinished
2. Margaret
Junker (RCW) vs. Sabine Goge (FSW) 6-2, 6-5, unfinished
3. Lisa
Loft (RCW) vs. Veronika Kovacikova (FSW) 6-5, unfinished
4. Joalis Dominguez (FSW) def. Stefania
Tkach (RCW) 6-1, 6-2
5. Mariana
Salvador (RCW) def. Crystal Copeland (FSW) 6-2, 6-1
6. Ashley
Rosenberg (RCW) def. Pamela Paradis (FSW) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Margaret
Junker/Kayli
Ragsdale (RCW) def. Agnese Rozite/Sabine Goge (FSW) 8-5
2. Lisa
Loft/Stefania
Tkach (RCW) def. Veronika Kovacikova/Joalis Dominguez (FSW)
8-3
3. Roshni
Luthra/Allie
Steele (RCW) def. Crystal Copeland/Pamela Paradis (FSW) 8-5
Match Notes
Florida Southern 16-6; National ranking #11; Regional ranking
#5
Rollins 18-6; National ranking #9; Regional ranking #4
Official: Tammy Childs
