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No. 4 Women's Tennis Blanks St. Thomas, 9-0

MIAMI, Fla. - The fourth-ranked Embry-Riddle women's tennis team earned its second conference win of the season with a 9-0 defeat of St. Thomas on Friday. The Eagles are now 4-0 on the year, while the Bobcats drop to 1-4 overall and 1-2 in league play.

The Eagles easily swept through doubles dropping just five games in three combined doubles contests. Natasa Zoricic and Yi Ching Chen were the first off the court at the top spot after defeating Manuela Gil and Ydsia Quintero 8-1. Julija Sotjkovska and Josefine Strom followed with an 8-2 victory over Stephanie Pfeffer and Bridget Castillo, and Sara Abraúl and Caroline Nilsson completed the sweep by topping Camille Allen and Alina Ramirez 8-2.

Zoricic was the first to finish her singles match at the No. 1 position, easily dispatching Gil 6-1, 6-1. Chen also picked up a straight set win (6-2, 6-0) over Castillo to score the clincher. Strom downed Allen 6-1, 6-0 at No. 5 and Stojkovska followed with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Pfeffer at the fourth spot.

Abraúl and Nilsson each had long two-set battles, but they both emerged victorious as Abraúl defeated Beatrice Giovanardi 6-1, 6-4 and Nilsson bested Quintero 6-2, 6-3 to seal the win.

The Eagles return to action a 1 p.m. on Saturday when they face NCAA II ninth-ranked Barry in Miami.

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