DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. –Tuesday marked the final women's tennis matches in the careers of seniors Hui-I Huang, Anna Götz, Giovanna Tomiotto and Meena Bennett, but the quartet was unable to close their collegiate careers with a team victory as Embry-Riddle fell to NCAA II No. 3 Saint Leo (20-1), Tuesday at the Crotty Tennis Complex.
 
The Blue and Gold fell behind early as the Lions took a 3-0 lead following doubles play. Marine Beugre-Guyot and Pauline Helgesson recorded the first point of the day with an 8-3 win over Paula Ortiz Couder and Kathryn Bock on court two. Huang and Götz played Isabella Robbiani and Anastasia Wagner tough, but the SLC duo managed to hold on for an 8-6 win at the top spot, and Madeline Gauthier and Katherine Zaatini held off a strong rally by Bennett and Tomiotto, winning 8-5 on court three.
 
Bennett was methodical in her 6-3, 6-3 win over Zaatini at the sixth singles spot to give ERAU its first point of the contest, but 39^th-ranked Beugre-Guyot put SLC up 4-1 with a 6-4, 6-0 win over Götz at the second flight.
 
Tomiotto made the last match of her career memorable. The first set went to Pesenti 6-0, but Tomiotto forced the Lions' fourth flight player to play long rallies. Tomiotto proved to be the fitter of the two and easily racked up 6-0, 6-1 wins in the final two sets to close the gap to 4-2.
 
With just three contests remaining, the Lions were able to get the point they needed to clinch from Gauthier at the fifth spot as she topped Bock 6-4, 6-1.
 
The Eagles ended the season at 9-10 overall.
 
The seniors were all recognized prior to the start of Tuesday's contest and collectively, the quartet accounted for three NAIA national quarterfinal appearances, two Sun Conference runner-up finishes, the 2014 Sun Conference tournament and regular season titles, and a runner-up finish at the 2014 NAIA national championship.
 
 
Tennis Match Results
Saint Leovs Embry-Riddle
Apr 19, 2016 at Daytona Beach, Fla.
(Crotty Tennis Complex)
 
#3 Saint Leo5, #31 Embry-Riddle 2
 
 Singles competition
1. Hui-I Huang (ERAUW15) vs. #16 Isabella Robbiani (SLW16) 3-6, 0-5, unfinished
2. #39 Marine Beugre-Guyot (SLW16) def. Anna Gotz (ERAUW15) 6-4, 6-0
3. Paula Ortiz Couder (ERAUW15) vs. Anastasia Wagner (SLW16) 6-7 (3-7), 0-1, unfinished
4. Giovanna Tomiotto (ERAUW15) def. Coralie Pesenti (SLW16) 0-6, 6-0, 6-1
5. Madeline Gauthier (SLW16) def. Kathryn Bock (ERAUW15) 6-4, 6-1
6. Meena Bennett (ERAUW15) def. Katherine Zaatini (SLW16) 6-3, 6-3
 
 Doubles competition
1. Isabella Robbiani/Anastasia Wagner (SLW16) def. Hui-I Huang/Anna Gotz (ERAUW15) 8-6
2. Marine Beugre-Guyot/Pauline Helgesson (SLW16) def. Kathryn Bock/Paula Ortiz Couder (ERAUW15) 8-3
3. Madeline Gauthier/Katherine Zaatini (SLW16) def. Giovanna Tomiotto/Meena Bennett (ERAUW15) 8-5
 
Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (6,2,4,5)
Gauthier clinched at No. 5 singles
T-3:54