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Todd Drexler

Women's Tennis Finishes Regular Season With 6-1 Win over Lipscomb

4/13/2013 9:08:00 PM

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The University of North Florida women's tennis team wrapped up its 2013 regular season with a 6-1 win at Lipscomb on Saturday afternoon, clinching the second seed in next week's Atlantic Sun Tournament with the victory.

The Ospreys started the day well, winning their fourth-straight doubles point with a pair of victories. Junior Simona Weymar and sophomore Rebeca Pereira opened the action with an 8-2 win at No. 2. The duo is now 9-0 on the year, including a 5-0 mark in A-Sun play. Sophomores Marina Cunningham and Taylor Hollander then sealed the doubles point with an 8-3 win at No. 3 to put UNF up 1-0.

UNF took home wins in five of the six singles matches to polish off the Bisons. Senior Lorena Aviles earned a 6-3, 6-4 win at No. 1 to move to 15-3 on the year, while Weymar grabbed her 10th win in 11 matches with a 6-3, 6-2 victory at No. 2.

Cunningham rolled to a 6-2, 6-2 win at No. 3, while senior Melanie Aguirre grabbed her fifth consecutive win with a 6-0, 7-5 triumph at No. 5. Freshman Mariella Calderon got her team-best sixth-straight win at No. 6 with a 6-1, 6-2 to round out the action for UNF.

"I'm very happy with today's win," Head Coach Audra Cohen said. "We traveled a long way this weekend and we're glad to come home with two wins and start getting ready for the conference tournament."

As the second seed in the next week's six-team A-Sun tournament, the Ospreys will receive a bye into Saturday's semifinals, where they will face the winner of Friday's #3-#6 matchup. Last year, UNF entered the tournament as the top seed and emerged with its second Atlantic Sun Championship.

Complete Results
North Florida 6, Lipscomb 1

Singles competition 
1. Lorena Aviles (UNF) def. Deahna Welcher (LIP) 6-3, 6-4
2. Simona Weymar (UNF) def. Lorena Djuknic (LIP) 6-3, 6-2
3. Marina Cunningham (UNF) def. Melissa Kromer (LIP) 6-2, 6-2
4. Jenny Borck (LIP) def. Taylor Hollander (UNF) 7-6, 6-3
5. Melanie Aguirre (UNF) def. Alyssa Bellini (LIP) 6-0, 7-5
6. Mariella Calderon (UNF) def. Shilpa Naruka (LIP) 6-1, 6-2

Doubles competition 
1. Deahna Welcher/Jenny Borck (LIP) def. Lorena Aviles/Melanie Aguirre (UNF) 8-4
2. Simona Weymar/Rebeca Pereira (UNF) def. Lorena Djuknic/Alyssa Bellini (LIP) 8-2
3. Marina Cunningham/Taylor Hollander (UNF) def. Shilpa Naruka/Melissa Kromer (LIP) 8-3

Match Notes:
North Florida 14-4, 7-1 A-Sun
Lipscomb 7-14, 2-6 A-Sun
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