DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The fifth-ranked Embry-Riddle women's tennis rebounded from a tough loss to No. 4 Barry on Friday to defeat NCAA D II St. Leo 8-1, Saturday at the Crotty Tennis Complex. The Eagles are now 4-1 on the year, while the Lions fall to 2-1.

A dominant performance in doubles helped the Blue and Gold to a quick 3-0 lead as all three ERAU tandems notched 8-1 victories against their respective opponents.

Rocío Frej Vitallé was the first to record a win in singles play as she downed Laura Kemkes 6-2, 6-0. Ekaterina Kamendova scored the clincher at No. 2 singles with a 6-4, 6-1 defeat of Jeanette McDonald. Yi Ching Chen made quick work of Bethania Laan at the top singles spot, following by Caroline Nilsson who got her first win of the season with a 6-0, 6-0 shutout of Samatha White at the sixth position.

The Lions' avoided the shutout when Adrianna Daszkiewicz got the better of Josefine Ström (6-0, 6-2) at the No. 5 spot. Kristina Márová closed out the scoring for ERAU with a 6-5, 6-2 win over Selma Hidass at the fourth position.

The Eagles will have a 12-day rest before they return to action. Their next match takes them on the road to Winter Park on Feb. 24 where they will go up against NCAA D II No. 10 Rollins.