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North Georgia UNG (11-4)
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Winner Flagler FLG (7-7)
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Match Recap: Women's Tennis | | Jared Holmes

Balsera clinches to upset the Nighthawks

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. - Sofia Balsera and the No. 16 Flagler College women's tennis team upset No.11 University of North Georgia, 4-3 this morning at the Pollard Tennis Center.

The Saints earned their fourth ranked win of the season, moving up to 7-7 overall and 1-0 in conference play. North Georgia dropped to 11-4 and 1-1 in conference play. The Saints will stay home next to host Lincoln Memorial University at 10 am on Wednesday, Apr. 1.

Doubles ran into a split, with court one's Elena Ondobo and Marie Fairier upsetting No. 20 Anastasiia Opolska and Olesya Stokusova, 6-4 on court one. The first win was a dominant 6-2 victory on court three from Balsera and Leah Waechter over Sofia Giraldo and Chateau-Noix.

The path to victory started with No. 17 Ondobo's 6-4 and 6-3 victory over No. 22 Stokusova. To put the Saints in striking distance, No. 14 Eryka Kruk upset No. 12 Opolska 5-7, 6-2 and 6-0. To clinch the victory, Balsera defeated Linn Goerdes 0-6, 6-4 and 6-3.
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