NASHVILLE – The Lipscomb University women's tennis team shut out a second straight opponent on Friday evening with a 7-0 victory versus Samford University inside the Ensworth Tennis Center.
Final Score: Lipscomb 7, Samford 0
Location: Nashville, Tennessee (Ensworth Tennis Center)
Records: Lipscomb (4-1), Samford (3-2)
HOW IT HAPPENED
In doubles action, despite Samford picking up the first flight at the No. 3,
Deborah Dominguez Collado and
Rut Galindo won the No. 2 flight, 6-3, to even it all up at one apiece.
Coming down to the top flight, the Bisons were able to get the crucial doubles point, as
Serafima Bobrovnikova and
Sofiia Paladi (4-7) won 6-4, as they earned their third doubles win of the spring.
In singles, the Bisons made quick work to clinch the match, as Paladi (16-5) and Galindo (3-2) won their respective flights to make it 3-0. Both coming in straight sets, as Paladi won, 6-0. 6-2, and Galindo was victorious, 6-2, 6-1.
Mariia Dolzhenko (12-7) clinched the match for Lipscomb at the No. 2 spot in the lineup, defeating Sara Erenda, 6-2, 6-2.
Collado (6-1) won her fifth straight contest on Friday. After a tightly-contested first set, 7-6 (1), she used the momentum to win the No. 4 point with a 6-4 score in the second.
Bobrovnikova and
Sofiia Zhylchuk both went into a 10-point tiebreak at their flights, Zhylchuk (8-6) made quick work of her opponent, Libby Blair, 10-1, but Bobrovnikova was in a battle with Meredith Taylor. The freshman (11-5) edged Taylor, 13-11, to take the No. 5 and start the spring schedule 5-0.
UP NEXT
The Bisons wrap up the four-match home stand with a contest against former ASUN foe East Tennessee State on Saturday. First serve from the Ensworth Tennis Center is set for 1 p.m.
