Fighting Knight's end Spartans' Season in Shutout Victory

BRADENTON, Fla. - The University of Tampa tennis team was eliminated by Lynn University in the SSC Quarter-Finals Friday morning. The Spartans concluded their season with a 12-7 record.

Final: No. 15 University of Tampa Spartans 4, No. 34 Florida Southern College Moccasins 3

Location: IMG Academy | Bradenton, Fla.

Records: Tampa Spartans (12-7, 5-4 SSC), Lynn Fighting Knights (14-4, 6-3 SSC)

Series History: Lynn remains undefeated against Tampa– 33-0. Their last matchup was March 18th @Tampa, where the Spartans took a 5-2 loss.

How it happened:

• Lynn University swept all doubles matches against Tampa to earn the first point (1-0).

• The Spartans won at one, three, four and six in singles.

• The Fighting Knights also swept the Spartans in singles matches.

• The clinching match was won by Zofia Podbiol when she defeated No. 33 Maeva Roquebert 6-2, 6-4 in second singles.

• The deciding match was  No. 31 Giorgia Pigato (LU) winning third singles against Savannah Williams 6-4, 6-4.

• The remaining three matches were left unfinished with Lynn leading in two of them. 

Singles Results:

1. #46 Jacqueline Wagner (LU) def.  Maria Khomchenko (UT) 6-3. 6-2

2. Zofia Podbiol (LU) def.  #33 Maeva Roquebert (UT) 6-2, 6-4

3. #31 Giorgia Pigato (LU) def. Savannah Williams (UT) 6-4, 6-4

4. Karyna Bihel (LU) def. Corbin Dorsey (UT) 6-4, 6-6 (UNFINISHED)

5. Barbora Cibakova (LU) def. Nicoline Palmgren (UT) 6-4, 3-0 (UNFINISHED)

6. Nicoline Palmgren (UT) def. Dakota Busch (UT) 6-4, 4-3 (UNFINISHED)

Doubles Results:

 1. Jacqueline Wagner / Karyna Bihel (LU) def. Savannah Williams / Maeva Roquebert (UT) 6-3

2. Giorgia Pigato / Zofia Podbiol (LU) def. Corbin Dorsey / Dakota Busch (UT) 5-5 (UNFINISHED)

3. Irina Lapustina / Barbora Cibakova (LU) def. Maria Khomchenko / Nicoline Palmgren (UT) 6-2

Outside the Box: 

• Lynn remains undefeated against Tampa for 31 years straight– dating back to their first matchup in 1991

• Three out of the last five matchups, Lynn has shutout Tampa

• Tampa finishes their season at No. 5 in the SSC, reaching all the way up to the SSC Quarterfinals