ORLANDO, Fla. – The Lee University women's tennis team finished its spring break trip with a 9-0 defeat of St. Cloud State University Thursday morning at the USTA National Campus. The Lady Flames improved to 6-2, while the Huskies fell to 2-10.
Carley Sickinger and Joanna Grzegrzolka beat Melissa Nierenhausen and Samantha Fitzpatrick, 8-1, at No. 2 doubles. Laura Beth Hardesty and Nicole Shennett defeated Ann Marie White and Sommer Kopff, 8-0, at No. 3 doubles. Francesca Tondi and Marta Garcia-Nieto completed the doubles sweep with an 8-5 take down of Alexie Portz and Fernanda Morais Quintino dos Santos.
Sickinger dropped one game in a straight-set defeat of Nierenhausen to put the Lady Flames within one of securing the team win. Hardesty posted a 6-1, 6-0 score to beat White and post the fifth team point.
Grzegrzolka was a 6-1, 6-1 winner against Fitzpatrick and Tondi won 6-1 and 6-2 at No. 1 singles.
Shennett won her opening set 6-3, but Abby Scheck forced a third set with a 6-2 advantage in the second set. Shennett posted a 10-2 margin in the super set to record the win.
Garcia-Nieto was pushed to the limits by Portz, but the senior was able to post the 6-4, 7-5 straight-set victory.
The Lady Flames are scheduled to return to action on March 15 at The University of Alabama in Huntsville. The GSC match is set for 2 p.m. EDT.
LEE UNIVERSITY 9, ST. CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY 0
Singles competition
1. Francesca Tondi (LEE-W) def. Quintino dos Santos (SCSU) 6-1, 6-2
2. Marta Garcia-Nieto (LEE-W) def. Alexie Portz (SCSU) 6-4, 7-5
3. Carley Sickinger (LEE-W) def. Melissa Nierenhausen (SCSU) 6-1, 6-0
4. Joanna Grzegrzolka (LEE-W) def. Samantha Fitzpatrick (SCSU) 6-1, 6-1
5. Laura Beth Hardesty (LEE-W) def. Ann Marie White (SCSU) 6-1, 6-0
6. Nicole Shennett (LEE-W) def. Abby Scheck (SCSU) 6-3, 2-6, 10-2
Doubles competition
1. Francesca Tondi/Marta Garcia-Nieto (LEE-W) def. Alexie Portz/Quintino dos Santos (SCSU) 8-5
2. Carley Sickinger/Joanna Grzegrzolka (LEE-W) def. Melissa Nierenhausen/Samantha Fitzpatrick (SCSU) 8-1
3. Laura Beth Hardesty/Nicole Shennett (LEE-W) def. Ann Marie White/Sommer Kopff (SCSU) 8-0
