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TENNIS TEAMS SPLIT WITH FLORIDA GULF COAST
The Bruins Host Stetson on Saturday

     

Nashville, Tenn. – The Belmont tennis teams split their Atlantic Sun Conference matches with Florida Gulf Coast on Friday evening. The women won 4-3, while the men fell 5-2. The matches were played indoors at the Belle Meade Country Club.

On the women’s side, the match started with singles. The Bruins lost at the first two positions, but stormed back and won three of the last four singles matches. Junior Tatiana Pozo won at number three over Lauren Pfeiffer 6-3, 6-3. Freshman Abby Leatherwood won at number five over Leah Johnson in straight sets, while fellow freshman Lindsay Bennett (pictured right) beat Brett Kinley in three sets at number six.

With the match tied 3-3, the doubles matches would decide the winner. Belmont won at number one as Pozo and Linda Johansson defeated Braniecka and Vaughn 8-4. The Bruins lost at number two doubles, but clinched the match victory as Leatherwood and Pence defeated Kinley and Johnson 8-1.

In the men’s match, FGCU won four of six singles matches and two of three doubles matches to clinch the 5-2 victory over the Bruins. BU’s Ignacio Gesto did win at number one as he defeated Ricardo Hernandez 6-3, 6-3, while freshman Felipe Cirne Lima won at number by default over Mikkel Muller.

The Belmont tennis teams are back in action on Saturday morning as they host Stetson at 9:00am.

Belmont women 4, FGCU 3

Singles competition
1. Maria Maggiorini (FGCU) def. Whitnie Warren (BEL) 6-2, 3-6, 6-4
2. Maria Braniecka (FGCU) def. Linda Johansson (BEL) 6-2, 6-3
3. Tatiana Pozo (BEL) def. Lauren Pfeiffer (FGCU) 6-3, 6-3
4. Jordan Vaughn (FGCU) def. Katie Rhodes (BEL) 6-3, 6-1
5. Abby Leatherwood (BEL) def. Leah Johnson (FGCU) 6-2, 6-3
6. Lindsay Bennett (BEL) def. Brett Kinley (FGCU) 6-2, 2-6, 6-2

Doubles competition
1. Linda Johansson/Tatiana Pozo (BEL) def. Maria Braniecka/Jordan Vaughn (FGCU) 8-4
2. Maria Maggiorini/Lauren Pfeiffer (FGCU) def. Lauren Irick/Katie Rhodes (BEL) 8-6
3. Abby Leatherwood/Kelly Pence (BEL) def. Brett Kinley/Leah Johnson (FGCU) 8-1

Match Notes:
FGCU 7-14, 2-8
Belmont 6-9, 3-6

FGCU men 5, Belmont 2

Singles competition
1. Ignacio Gesto (BEL) def. Ricardo Hernandez (FGCU) 6-3, 6-3
2. Felipe Cirne Lima (BEL) def. Mikkel Muller (FGCU), by default
3. Andrew Kam (FGCU) def. Zach Zola (BEL) 6-0, 6-3
4. Ervin Garibovic (FGCU) def. Francisco Garcia (BEL) 6-0, 6-1
5. Danny Lee (FGCU) def. Brady Manifold (BEL) 6-0, 6-0
6. Edson Lima (FGCU) def. Ian Schinelli (BEL) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. Ignacio Gesto/Felipe Cirne Lima (BEL) def. Brenton Bacon/Andrew Kam (FGCU), by default
2. Ricardo Hernandez/Mikkel Muller (FGCU) def. Zach Zola/Francisco Garcia (BEL) 8-1
3. Edson Lima/Ervin Garibovic (FGCU) def. Brady Manifold/Ian Schinelli (BEL) 8-0

Match Notes:
FGCU 9-8, 3-5
Belmont 0-14, 0-8

 

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