ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — In its first match removed from the ITA National Indoor Championships, the No. 10-ranked Flagler College women's tennis team secured a 5-2 win over Northwood University at the Flagler Tennis Center Friday.
The Saints (4-2) will aim for its second straight win when they host Delta State University Sunday at 9 a.m.
Flagler got off to a fast start in doubles as the new combo of
Eden Schlagenhauf/
Anika Nissen took the opening point and
Alessandra Traub/
Florencia Massardo Brain clinched the doubles point. The duo of
Paloma Martinez/
Amelie Vossgaetter took the final doubles point for the sweep.
In singles, Schlagenhauf bounced back from a tough loss in her last match with a convincing straight-set win. Nissen was next with back-to-back set wins, while Traub clinched the match win in the third set and Vossgaetter rallied from a set-two loss to a third-set, tie-breaking win (11-9).
#10 Flagler 5, Northwood 2
Singles
1.
Eden Schlagenhauf (FLG) def. Amanda Bandrowski (NU) 6-2, 6-0
2.
Alessandra Traub (FLG) def. Elizaveta Velichko (NU) 0-6, 7-6 (7-3), 6-4
3.
Anika Nissen (FLG) def. Ekaterina Vorobeva (NU) 6-2, 6-2
4.
Amelie Vossgaetter (FLG) def. Rafaella Fulop (NU) 6-3, 2-6, 11-9
5. Vasilisa Mikhaylova (NU) def.
Paloma Martinez (FLG) 7-6 (8-6), 6-2
6. Iryna Trystan (NU) def.
Julia Hartwig (FLG) 7-6 (7-4), 6-2
Doubles
1.
Alessandra Traub/Flo. Massardo Brain (FLG) def. Elizaveta Velichko/Amanda Bandrowski (NU) 6-1
2.
Anika Nissen/
Eden Schlagenhauf (FLG) def. Vasilisa Mikhaylova/Ekaterina Vorobeva (NU) 6-1
3.
Paloma Martinez/
Amelie Vossgaetter (FLG) def. Rafaella Fulop/Iryna Trystan (NU) 6-4
Match Notes:
Northwood 1-3
Flagler 4-2; National ranking #10
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (1, 3, 2, 4, 5, 6)
T- 4:45. A-50