DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The eighth-ranked Embry-Riddle women's tennis team closed out its 2013 regular season conference slate with an 8-1 defeat of Sun Conference foe Warner, Saturday at the Crotty Tennis Complex. The Eagles close out league play in second place with a 6-1 ledger and take a 9-8 overall record into tomorrow's regular season finale against NCAA II No. 8 Lynn.
The Eagles began the day with a 3-0 advantage as Warner defaulted at No. 5 and No. 6 singles and No. 3 doubles. The fourth-ranked ERAU tandem of
Hui-I Huang and
Kristina Marova extended the Eagle lead to 4-0 with an 8-1 victory over Nathalia Ocampo and Paula Garcia, and
Giovanna Tomiotto and Paola Garcia sealed the Eagle victory with an 8-2 decision against Fernanda Correa and Cindy Prieto at No. 2 doubles.
Meena Bennett was the first Embry-Riddle player to register a singles point for the Eagles as her straight-set (6-0, 6-0) shutout of Prieto made the score 6-0 in favor of the Blue and Gold. After Marova's 6-0, 6-0 defeat of Garcia on court two and Huang's 6-0, 6-1 win over Ocampo on court one, the Lady Royals collected their only point of the day when Correa bested
Ana Gonzalez-Hoy 6-0, 7-5 at No. 3.
Sunday's match against Lynn is slated for 11 a.m. at the Crotty Tennis Complex.