FORT MYERS, Fla. — Continuing their hot fall streak of results, FGCU defeated Keiser, 6-1, on Thursday in an exhibition match at the FGCU Tennis Complex. The Eagles swept the three doubles positions, taking matches at Nos. 1, 2 and 3. Florida Gulf Coast also won six of seven singles matches, with victories at Nos. 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7 (exhibition).

The Eagles claimed the doubles point with wins at No. 1 and No. 2 doubles. June Bjork and Nora Svensson opened with a 6-1 victory over Ceylin Ipek and Emily Kim at No. 1, and Ashley Matz and Maria Vargas clinched the point with a 6-1 win against Lena Couto and Fredrikke Trollsaas at No. 2. Anjali Kotecha and Cecilie Maeland completed the doubles sweep with a 6-3 victory over Ofer Kivity and Jessica Popescu at No. 3.

Florida Gulf Coast carried the 1-0 lead into singles and built on it in short order. Vargas defeated Trollsaas 6-2, 6-4 at No. 3 singles, and Bjork followed with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Kivity at No. 2 to put the Eagles one point away. Svensson then clinched the team match at No. 1 singles, defeating Couto 7-5, 6-2 for a 4-0 Green & Blue lead.
 

After the clinch, Sabrina Jaramillo was flawless in her tiebreak, winning 6- 3, 5- 7, 10- 0 over Kim at No. 5 singles. Ceylin Ipek posted the Seahawks' lone singles win, recording a victory at No. 4 singles, before Maeland closed the team match with a 7-5, 6-4 victory over Popescu at No. 6. Florida Gulf Coast finished with a 6-1 victory. Africa Burillo Berezak topped Keiser's Barbora Dopplerova 6-1, 6-2 in an additional singles match.

FGCU returns to action on Nov. 6-8 as the Eagles host the Bonita Bay Collegiate Open in Bonita Springs.

FGCU 6, Keiser 1
Exhibition
 
Doubles
Bjork/Svensson (Eagles) def. Ceylin Ipek/Emily Kim (KU) 6-1
Matz/Vargas (Eagles) def. Lena Couto/Fredrikke Ttrollsaas (KU) 6-1
Kotecha/Maeland (Eagles) def. Ofer Kivity/Jessica Popescu (KU) 6-3
Order of finish: 1, 2, 3
 
Singles
Svensson (Eagles) def. Lena Couto (KU) 7-5, 6-2
Bjork (Eagles) def. Ofer Kivity (KU) 6-3, 6-3
Vargas (Eagles) def. Fredrikke Ttrollsaas (KU) 6-2, 6-4
Ceylin Ipek (KU) def. Matz (Eagles) 7-5, 1-6, 10-5
Jaramillo (Eagles) def. Emily Kim (KU) 6-3, 5-7, 10-0
Maeland (Eagles) def. Jessica Popescu (KU) 7-5, 6-4
Africa Burillo Berezak (Eagles) def. Barbora Dopplerova (KU) 6-1, 6-2
Order of finish: 3, 2, 1, 5, 4, 6
 
Game Notes:
- Thursday's match was an exhibition match and did not count for any records.
 
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