BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. – FGCU was dominant in the second day of the Bonita Bay Collegiate Open, recording eight wins in nine total matches during Saturday's action at the Bonita Bay Club.
It started with a sweep of the doubles action and continued in singles, winning six of seven matches.
Sabrina Jaramillo and
Africa Burillo Berezak continued their tear through the competition in Bonita. The duo teamed up to cruise over Cincinnati's Elizabeth Fauchet and Danie Forte in a 6-3 win, handing the Cincinnati doubles team their first loss of the season. Jaramillo went on to post a 6-3, 6-3 win over Milica Popovski in singles to move to 5-3 on the year, while Burillo Berezak posted a 6-1, 6-3 win over Fauchet in singles.
Miami transfer
Maria Vargas teamed up with
Ashley Matz and posted their fourth win of the fall with a nail-biting 7-6 (7-5) victory over Cincinnati's Gabby Guenther and Tara Kurepa. Vargas continued her success in singles, posting a dominating 6-3, 6-1 win over Sakurako Watanabe. Matz fought but dropped a 6-4, 6-1 decision to Cincinnati's Lucia Fuduric.
Anjali Kotecha and
Cecilie Maeland made things uninteresting in a 6-3 win over Fuduric and Watanabe. Kotecha continued the domination trend with a 7-6 (7-2), 6-2 win over Emme Bull in singles while Maeland allowed Guenther to make things interesting before winning 7-6 (8-6), 7-5 in singles.
The final day of the 2026 Bonita Bay Collegiate Open starts Sunday as the Eagles face pairings from Memphis at 12:30 p.m. while pairings from Cincinnati and UConn face each other at 9 a.m.
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