Jacksonville, Fla. - Stetson Women's Tennis is headed to the ASUN Championship Match after earning a 4-2 win over Lipscomb on Friday evening. Despite dropping the doubles point, the Hatters rallied in singles play, securing four key victories.
Cheri Darley sealed the match on court one, battling through three sets to defeat Sofiia Paladi.
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Doubles:
Sofiia Paladi/Mariia Dolzhenko def.
Cheri Darley/
Alanna DiFrancesco 6-3
Rut Galindo/Deborah D. Collado def.
Anastasija Adeikyte/
Katsiaryna Tuliakova 6-3
Elicia Kim/
Audelie Lesauvage v. Serafima Bobrovnikova/Kameliia Tytarenko 5-3 uf
Order of Finish: 2,1
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Singles:
Cheri Darley def. Sofiia Paladi 7-5, 2-6, 6-3
Katsiaryna Tuliakova def. Mariia Dolzhenko 7-5, 6-3
Alanna DiFrancesco def. Rut Galindo 6-2, 6-3
Deborah D. Callado def.
Audelie Lesauvage 6-3, 7-6
Clelia Lombardi def. Serafime Bobrovnikova 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
Anastasija Adeikyte vs. Sofiia Zhylchuk 7-5, 4-6, 3-2 uf
Order of Finish: 3,2,5,4,1
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Quote from Coach
"Huge effort tonight," said Head Coach
Travis Sandlant. "These girls showed huge heart tonight. The hunger is there. We can't wait to compete againt tomorrow and give our best."
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Stetson is set to face the winner of #2 North Florida vs. #3 North Alabama on Saturday, April 19 at 2:00 p.m. in the ASUN Championship Match. The Hatters will be aiming to secure their second consecutive conference title and NCAA Tournament berth.
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