DELAND, Fla. — Stetson women's tennis closed out the eighth consecutive Stetson Invite with a strong weekend of competition, highlighted by an undefeated performance from Yuki Mizuguchi. The Hatters earned multiple wins across all four matchups, including a sweep of Bethune-Cookman to close the tournament.

Mizuguchi went unbeaten throughout the weekend, winning all four of her singles matches and all four of her doubles matches alongside Alissia Kivi. The pair opened the tournament with a 6-3 victory over Embry-Riddle before earning a 6-2 win against Lynn, a 6-2 victory over Southern Miss and a 6-2 win against Bethune-Cookman.

The Hatters started the weekend against Embry-Riddle by taking all three doubles matches. Lena Karolina Hornecka and Camila Maldonado Gutierrez also picked up a 6-3 victory, while Elizaveta Rozhkova and Zoe Levresse Zavala completed the sweep with a 6-5 win, taking the tiebreaker 8-6.

Stetson carried that momentum into singles play, collecting five wins across the six matches. Mizuguchi defeated Daniela Fernandez Junquera 6-3, 6-2, and Maldonado Gutierrez earned a 6-0, 6-3 victory over Benedetta Sensi. Hornecka rallied after dropping the opening set to defeat Jessica Plazas 4-6, 6-2, 10-7.

Kivi added a 6-4, 6-2 win over Franziska Kremerskothen, while Clelia Lombardi defeated Ayla Villagomez 6-2, 7-6. Rozhkova retired while trailing Laura Cuesta Bret 1-4.

The Hatters returned to the courts against Lynn, earning two doubles victories. Kivi and Mizuguchi opened with a 6-2 win over Amelia Ciesielczyk and Sandra Borgulova. Lombardi and Zavala followed with a 6-4 victory over Emma Bousquet and Lia Koshiki Mosimann. Hornecka and Maldonado Gutierrez fell 3-6 to Josefina Soldo and Mathilde Frumholz.

Stetson added four singles victories against Lynn. Mizuguchi bounced back from dropping the first set to defeat Bousquet 3-6, 6-2, 10-5. Maldonado Gutierrez earned a 6-2, 6-2 win over Ciesielczyk, while Hornecka defeated Borgulova 6-2, 6-1.

Kivi also battled back for a three-set victory, defeating Frumholz 6-7 (4), 7-6 (5), 10-7. Lombardi fell to Gache 4-6, 3-6, while Zavala closed out the afternoon with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Soldo.

Stetson continued its tournament against Southern Miss, claiming two of three doubles matches. Mizuguchi and Kivi opened with a 6-2 victory over Sakura Sudo and Pimmada Lim.

Maldonado Gutierrez and Hornecka followed with a 6-0 win over Miranda Xu and Manuella Persson. Southern Miss earned the remaining doubles victory as Alina Cherniaieva and Kamornwan Kornsila defeated Lombardi and Zavala 6-5 (5).

The Hatters carried their success into singles play, winning five of the six matches. Mizuguchi defeated Sudo 5-3, 4-2, while Maldonado Gutierrez earned a 4-2, 5-3 victory over Persson. Hornecka added a 4-0, 4-2 win over Xu.

Kivi fell to Lim 1-4, 4-0, 0-4. Lombardi responded with a three-set victory over Kornsila, 3-5, 5-3, 4-2, and Zavala closed out the matches with a 4-1, 4-3 win over Mohan Kumar.

The Hatters wrapped up the weekend against Bethune-Cookman with a sweep of all three doubles matches. Mizuguchi and Kivi opened with a 6-2 victory over Asumwa and Romero Vargas, while Hornecka and Maldonado Gutierrez followed with a 6-0 win over El-Zein and Shaw. Lombardi and Zavala completed the doubles sweep with a 6-1 victory over O'Neal and Molock.

Stetson carried that momentum into singles play, sweeping all six matches. Mizuguchi defeated Romero Vargas 6-3, 6-2, while Maldonado Gutierrez earned a 6-2, 6-0 win over Asumwa.

Hornecka added a 6-0, 6-0 victory over El-Zein, and Kivi defeated Shaw 6-2, 6-3.

Lombardi picked up a 6-1, 6-3 win over O'Neal, while Zavala closed out the weekend with a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Alexander.

"We have made some great improvement over the last month. We are getting to where we want to be, both in our level of play and how we compete," said Director of Tennis Travis Sandlant. "That's our last tournament of the semester, but we will continue working to reach the level we need to be at for the spring."

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