Box score
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – The 46th-ranked Flagler College women’s tennis opened the 2010 campaign with a convincing 7-2 win over 28th-ranked Saint Leo University in a non-conference match Sunday afternoon at the Flagler Tennis Center.
Saint Leo fell to 1-2 on the season.
Flagler earned the first two of three possible points in doubles play.
Chelsea Taylor (Bradenton, Fla./Bradenton Prep Academy) and
Roxane Alt (Montreaux, Switzerland/Lewis & Clark CC) blanked Saint Leo’s Gina Schifano and Christine Clyne 8-0 at No. 2 doubles and the Flagler won by forfeit at No. 3 doubles.
Chelsi de Cuba (Fort Pierce, Fla./Vero Beach HS),
Lauren Pfeiffer (Fort Pierce, Fla./Florida Gulf Coast U.) and
Jennifer Saviano (Davie, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas HS) all won in straight sets in singles play.
Flagler is idle until Feb. 17 when it hosts Brandeis University at 2:30 p.m. at the Flagler Tennis Center.
#46 Flagler 7, #28 Saint Leo 2
Feb 07, 2010 at St. Augustine, FL (Flagler Tennis Center)
Singles competition
1. Chelsi de Cuba (FCW) def. Jeanette McDonald (SLW) 6-1, 6-3
2. Shaena Keefe (SLW) def. Veronica Figueroa (FCW) 6-2, retired
3. Lauren Pfeiffer (FCW) def. Gina Schifano (SLW) 6-1, 7-5
4. Jennifer Saviano (FCW) def. Christine Clyne (SLW) 6-2, 6-0
5. Deon Miller (FCW) def. Chloe Andersson (SLW) 8-0
6. Roxane Alt (FCW) def. No player (SLW), by forfeit
Doubles competition
1. Jeanette McDonald/Shaena Keefe (SLW) def. Chelsi de Cuba/Veronica Figueroa (FCW) 9-8
2. Chelsea Taylor/Roxane Alt (FCW) def. Gina Schifano/Christine Clyne (SLW) 8-0
3. Rachel Gould/Gabby Scammacca (FCW) def. No player/No player (SLW), by forfeit
Match Notes
Saint Leo 1-2; National ranking #28; Regional ranking #9
Flagler 1-0; National ranking #46; Regional ranking #10