ST. AUGUSTINE – The No. 5 (ITA Division II Collegiate Tennis Rankings) Flagler College women's tennis team blanked Georgia Southwestern State University 7-0 in a Peach Belt Conference match at the Flagler Tennis Center Saturday afternoon.
Flagler improved to 14-4 overall and 5-0 in the Peach Belt. That leaves the Saints one conference win away from clinching at least a share of the regular season title. Flagler shared the regular season title last year. Georgia Southwestern dropped to 1-9 overall and 0-5 in conference play.
The Saints rolled through doubles play led by No. 23-ranked
Luisa Hrda and
Dana Heimen and their 6-1 win.
Flagler swept all six singles matches in straight sets. Hrda, ranked No. 5, cruised to a 6-1, 6-0 win while No. 7
Nadja Meier kept on her dominant streak with a 6-2, 6-0 win. Heimen, ranked No. 63 won handily, 6-0 and 6-1.
Eryka Kruk,
Laura Jipescu and
Charlotta Buss all triumphed over their opponents.
Flagler heads to Greenwood, South Carolina to take on Lander University on Friday at 1 p.m/
#5 Flagler 7, Georgia Southwestern 0
4/8/23 at St. Augustine, Fla. (Flagler Tennis Center)
Singles competition
1. #5
Luisa Hrda (FLG) def. Sofya Kanarskaya (GSW) 6-1, 6-0
2. #7
Nadja Meier (FLG) def. Lina Benjelloun (GSW) 6-2, 6-0
3. #63
Dana Heimen (FLG) def. Madeline Barnes (GSW) 6-0, 6-1
4.
Eryka Kruk (FLG) def. Maya Boynton (GSW) 6-1, 7-5
5.
Laura Jipescu (FLG) def. Geanna Richard (GSW) 6-1, 6-1
6.
Charlotta Buss (FLG) def. Emily McClure (GSW) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. #23
Luisa Hrda/
Dana Heimen (FLG) def. Sofya Kanarskaya/Geanna Richard (GSW) 6-1
2.
Laura Jipescu/
Eryka Kruk (FLG) def. Madeline Barnes/Lina Benjelloun (GSW) 6-1
3. Addison S. Breunich/
Nadja Meier (FLG) def. Maya Boynton/Easton Cummings (GSW) 6-1
Match Notes
Georgia Southwestern 1-9, 0-5 PBC
Flagler 14-4, 5-0 PBC; National ranking #5
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (6,1,3,2,5,4)
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