DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. ? The eighth-ranked Embry-Riddle women's tennis team battled strong winds to earn their fourth win against a nationally ranked opponent, downing No. 22 Oklahoma Christian 8-1, Wednesday at the Crotty Tennis Complex. ERAU is now 8-3 on the year, while the OCU falls to 7-2.

The Eagles suffered an early setback as the ninth-ranked OCU duo of Jennifer Le and Gabriela Nastasa toppled fourth-ranked Natasa Zoricic and Hana Im 8-3 at No. 1 doubles. But the Eagles got wins at the remaining doubles positions as Natalie Anaya and Lindsey Kurtz downed Vanessa Chenouard and Leila Keihani 8-2 and Marga Rico Jimenez and Sara Abraúl defeated Callie Draelos and Piper Johnson 8-2.

Kurtz earned her first shutout of the season with a 6-0, 6-0 win over Chenouard at the No. 4 singles spot. Abraúl followed with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Johnson at No. 6 and Rico Jimenez clinched the team victory at the No. 5 spot, topping Draelos 6-2, 6-0.

No. 17 Zoricic won easily at the No. 1 position, defeating 18th-ranked Le 6-1, 6-1. No. 21 Im downed No. 20 Nastasa 6-1, 6-2 and Anaya closed out the scoring with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Keihani at the third position.

Embry-Riddle returns to action at 3 p.m. on Mar. 28 when they host No. 4 Vanguard at the Crotty Tennis Complex.