Box Score LAKELAND, FLA.– The Fire women's tennis team improved to 8-2 on the season so far with a 5-4 victory over Aquinas College. The back end of the singles carried the Fire, scoring victories in #3 through #6. The deciding point came at #6 singles when freshman Alaina Ewing won a tiebreaker after the first set, 7-1, and then closed with a 6-3 victory in the second. SEU took the #1 and #3 doubles matches as well. They're back in action Thursday, as they'll host State College of Florida at Edgewood.
RESULTS
Doubles:
#1: Kelsi Black & Emily Acierno (SEU) def. Ankita Bhatia & Tiffany Tuori 8-4
#2: Lea Jansen & Remington Gerst (AC) def. Alexis Quinn & Melanie Dodd 8-2
#3: Savannah Ewing & Alaina Ewing (SEU) def. Daniela Fonseca Zuniga & Marjeanne Bothma 8-6
Singles:
#1: Lea Jansen (AC) def. Kelsi Black 6-2, 6-2
#2: Ankita Bhatia (AC) def. Alexis Quinn 6-3, 6-1
#3: Remington Gerst (AC) def. Emily Acierno 6-4, 6-3
#4: Savannah Ewing (SEU) def. Tiffany Tuori 6-4, 6-2
#5: Melanie Dodd (SEU) def. Marjeanne Bothma 6-2, 6-1
#6: Alaina Ewing (SEU) def. Jenelle Miller 7-6, (7-1), 6-3