LAKELAND, Fla. – The third-ranked Embry-Riddle women's tennis team earned its third shutout of 2012 with an 8-0 road win over NCAA No. 12 Florida Southern (3-5), Friday at the Lady Mocs' Beerman Tennis Courts. The win was the Eagles' second over a ranked NCAA II opponent this season and runs their overall record to 8-1.

A doubles sweep gave the Blue and Gold a strong advantage early on. NAIA No. 7 Rocio Frej Vitalle and Ekaterina Kamendova completed their doubles contest at No. 2 first, downing Jessica Cove and Joalis Dominguez 8-4. The fourth-ranked ERAU duo of Yi Ching Chen and Josefine Strom followed with an 8-3 defeat of NCAA II No. 17 Sabine Goge and Magda Riutort at the top spot and Kristina Marova and Paola Montero completed the sweep by holding off Crystal Copeland and Christie Nunnemann at 8-6 No. 3.

NAIA No. 43 Strom made quick work of Copeland at the fifth position with a 6-2, 6-1 decision. Marova, ranked 28th, followed with 6-3, 6-1 win over Nunnemann at No. 4 singles to register the clincher for the Eagles. Ranked No. 5 in the NAIA, Frej Vitalle downed Riutort 6-4, 6-2 on court two. Eighth-ranked Chen bested Goge at the top spot and Montero recorded the last Eagle point with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Cove at position six.

At No. 3 singles, Kamendova dropped the first set to Dominguez 6-3, but bounced back to take the second 6-1. Neither player was able to enjoy the satisfaction of claiming a singles win, however, as the match was called due to rain.

The Eagles will have one day to rest before returning to action at 10 a.m. on Sunday to host NCAA I Cleveland State.