COLUMBUS, Ga. - No. 15 (ITA Division II National Poll) Flagler College women's tennis team advanced to the second round of the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional after defeating No. 11 Wingate University, 4-2, this afternoon at the John W. Walden Tennis Center.
For the third consecutive year, the Bulldogs and Saints saw each other in the Southeast Regional tournament. This is the second consecutive year Flagler came out victorious after facing them in the first round. Earning their seventh ranked win on the year, the Saints, the No. 3-seed, advanced to 17-10 record while the Bulldogs, the No. 6-seed, fell to 15-7. Flagler will face the host, and No. 8 in the nation, Columbus State University tomorrow at 1 p.m.
Flagler gained through win through singles play. Court one's No. 18
Eryka Kruk was the first to win her match as she defeated Claudia Vallejos 6-0 and 6-2. Mirroring Kruk,
Sofia Balsera put the Saints up 2-1 after defeating Honomi Watanabe 6-2 and 6-0.
Lea Jakic set the Saints up to win as she defeated Benedetta Palazzo 6-4 and 6-2. To send the Saints to the next round,
Ornella Lomenzo defeated Mariia Bobrovska 6-2 and 6-4. With this win, Lomenzo added to her now six match win streak.
