BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. – Florida Gulf Coast battled an incredibly challenging Memphis team on Sunday during the final day of action at the Bonita Bay Collegiate Open, and certainly saved the most entertaining action for last.
In all, three of the seven singles matches went to a third-set tiebreak as FGCU and Memphis split the 10 total matches scheduled.
COMPLETE RESULTS
Sabrina Jaramillo continued her streak, winning her fourth consecutive singles match. She battled back after a first-set loss to win 1-6, 6-2, 10-6.
Nora Svensson returned from the ITA Conference Masters Championships to play in the final day of the Bonita Bay Collegiate Open, partnering with
Africa Burillo Berezak for the first time to claim a 6-3 doubles win over Natalia Koppova and Nela Linhartova. In singles, she battled Leonie Moeller, ranked 107
th in the country, and battled to the brink in a 7-6 (7-3), 0-6, 10-4 final.
Ashley Matz and
Maria Vargas also won their third consecutive match, edging out Emma Dvorackova and Maria Santos, 7-6 (7-5). Vargas continued the success in singles with a 6-1, 7-6 (7-3) win over Mailina Nedderhut while Matz went on to post a convincing 6-2, 7-5 win over Clemence Thouard.
Anjali Kotecha came as close as possible to notching a win before dropping a dramatic 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 10-8 decision to Linhartova.
Sunday's action not only wrapped up the Bonita Bay Collegiate Open but also brought FGCU's fall schedule to a close.
Nora Svensson and
Sabrina Jaramillo each closed out the fall with 6-3 records. Svensson won a team-best five matches in a row during the fall, then became the first FGCU player to win the Bedford Cup singles competition and the first to compete at the ITA Conference Masters Championships. Jaramillo closed out the fall with the longest active winning streak at four straight wins.
Anjali Kotecha posted a 6-4 record while
June Bjork went 4-2 and
Cecilie Maeland posted a 3-2 mark. In all, six of the eight Eagles registered .500 or better records over the fall schedule.
In doubles, Matz and Vargas led the way with a 5-2 mark, closing the fall with a three-match winning streak. Bjork and Svensson became the first FGCU duo to advance to the quarterfinals of the ITA Regional Championships. Burillo Berezak and Jaramillo combined for a 2-1 record and finished the fall with a two-match win streak.
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