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No. 7 Rollins Gets by No. 9 Embry-Riddle 6-3

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. ? The seventh-ranked Rollins College women's tennis team won all three doubles points en route to a 6-3 win over No. 9 Embry-Riddle, Tuesday at the Crotty Tennis Complex. The Tars improved their overall record to 20-1 on the year, while the Eagles closed out the regular season at 10-6.

At No. 1 doubles, Roshni Luthra and Marnie Mahler topped Natasa Zoricic and Hana Im 8-4. Margaret Junker and Sonia Bernal downed Natalie Anaya and Lindsey Kurtz 8-3 and Silvia Frandji and Anastasi Shevchenko closed out the sweep with an 8-3 win over Sara Abraúl and Marga Rico Jimenez.

In singles action, the Tars won out at the No. 4 through No. 6 spots as Junker topped Kurtz 6-1, 6-0, Frandji downed Rico Jimenez 6-2, 6-1 and Allie Steele held off Abraúl 7-5, 6-1.

Anaya earned the first win for the Eagles defeating Luthra 6-0, 6-4 at No. 3 and Im bested Shevchenko 6-3, 6-3 at the No. 2 spot. At the first singles position, 12th-ranked Zoricic downed No. 13 Mahler 6-4, 6-2, handing the Rollins senior only her second loss of the season.

Embry-Riddle's Crotty Tennis Complex will be the site of the NAIA Region XIV tournament being held Apr. 18-19. The Eagles, seeded second, will take on No. 3 Northwood in semifinal action at 2 p.m. on Friday.

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