No. 29 Panthers Tame Spartans
Florida Tech was the first of six nationally-ranked SSC opponents on the UT schedule.
TAMPA, Fla. - The University of Tampa (6-4, 0-2 SSC) tennis team suffered an 8-0 loss to No. 29 Florida Tech (13-3, 2-0 SSC) in a Sunshine State Conference match Thursday at the Naimoli & Young Tennis Complex.
The Panthers opened with a sweep of doubles play, winning 8-3, 8-5 and 8-3 respectively.
The No. 1 singles match went unfinished between UT's Kristen Mee and No. 5 Natasa Vukovic. After dropping the first set 6-2, Mee recovered to win the second 6-2 and led 5-1 when the match was halted due to weather conditions.
The Spartans continue a tough stretch against some of the nation's top teams as their next four matches are against top-10 teams. UT travels to No. 3 Saint Leo on Wednesday at 3 p.m., and follows that at No. 2 Barry, No. 7 Nova Southeastern and home against No. 5 Lynn and No. 34 Rollins.
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