WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The seventh-ranked Embry-Riddle women's tennis team was able to shake off the rust from not playing against outside competition in nearly two weeks, earning its second Sun Conference win of the season with a 6-3 decision against eighth-ranked Northwood at the Seahawks' home courts on Friday. The Eagles are now 3-2 on the year and 2-0 in league play, while the Seahawks move to 4-1 overall and 2-1 in league play.

The Eagles earned their first point of the day when Paula Ortiz Couder and Eva Vilar rolled to an 8-2 win over Julia Ferraz and Livia Toth at No. 2 doubles. At the top spot, the top-ranked duo of Hui-I Huang and Kristina Marova earned their 12th victory of the year by besting Justyna Wojcik and Valentina Souki 8-2. The Seahawks got a point back at the second position where Ivana Vlakic and Adelaide Wood topped Paola Montero and Anna Götz 8-3 to make the team score 2-1 in favor of the visitors.

Marova was the first to finish her singles match, earning a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Wood on court three. At the top singles spot, 11th-ranked Vlakic got the better of ninth-ranked Huang, winning 6-2, 6-1 to close the gap to 3-2.

Götz was next off the court with a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Vlakic at the No. 2 spot and Montero bested Toth 6-1, 7-5 on court five to score the clinching point for the Blue and Gold.

Northwood got its third point of the day when Ferraz downed Ortiz Couder 6-3, 6-1 at the sixth spot and Vilar closed out the scoring for the Eagles with a 7-6 (4), 6-2 defeat of Souki at No. 4.

Next up for the Eagles is a 10 a.m. match on Saturday against NCAA II No. 6 Lynn in Boca Raton.

Boxscore
#8 Embry-Riddle 6, #7 Northwood 3

Singles
1. #11 Justyna Wojcik (NUW) def. #9 Hui-I Huang (ERAUWT13) 6-2, 6-1
2. Anna Gotz (ERAUWT13) def. Ivana Vlakic (NUW) 6-3, 6-1
3. Kristina Marova (ERAUWT13) def. Adelaide Wood (NUW) 6-4, 6-1
4. Eva Vilar (ERAUWT13) def. Valentina Souki (NUW) 7-6 (7-4), 6-1
5. Paola Montero (ERAUWT13) def. Livia Toth (NUW) 6-1, 7-5
6. Julia Ferraz (NUW) def. Paula Oritza Couder (ERAUWT13) 6-3, 6-1

Doubles
1. Kristina Marova/Hui-I Huang (ERAUWT13) def. Justyna Wojcik/Valentina Souki (NUW) 8-2
2. Ivana Vlakic/Adelaide Wood (NUW) def. Paola Montero/Anna Gotz (ERAUWT13) 8-3
3. Eva Vilar/Paula Oritza Couder (ERAUWT13) def. Livia Toth/Julia Ferraz (NUW) 8-2

Match Notes:
Embry-Riddle 3-2, 2-0; National ranking #8
Northwood 4-1, 2-1; National ranking #7
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (3,1,2,5,6,4)
Montero clinched at No. 5 singles