No. 2 Lynn Blanks Spartans
Fighting Knights take all nine contests.
BOCA RATON, Fla. – The University of Tampa tennis team was defeated by a 9-0 score against No. 2 Lynn University in a Sunshine State Conference road meet.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: No. 2 Lynn Fighting Knights 9, Tampa Spartans 0
Records: Tampa (7-6, 2-5 SSC), Lynn (17-0, 7-0 SSC)
Location: Perper Tennis Complex | Boca Raton, Fla.
All-time Series: Lynn extended its record in the all-time series to a perfect 24-0.
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- The Fighting Knights held UT to just three games as they took all three doubles events.
- Lynn also won all six singles contests.
- The nation's second-ranked team won a pair of singles matches by scores of 6-0, 6-0.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
- This marks the sixth match of the season for Tampa against a ranked opponent.
- Maddie Stephens leads the way with 12 singles wins as she is 12-4 on the season. The sophomore ranks No. 14 in school history with 23 career singles wins.
- Lilley Nice and Ava Sowell are each 11-4 in their freshman campaigns.
- Nice and Stephens are 13-3 from their number two doubles position.
- Danielle Beyes and Sowell are 12-3 at three doubles.
- Emily Hewland ranks seventh in program history with 25 doubles victories.
UP NEXT: Tampa meets another top opponent on Thursday at 4 p.m., when it travels to Winter Park, Fla., to meet No. 27 Rollins.
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