NASHVILLE – The Lipscomb University Women's Tennis team was dominant over Belmont University on Sunday afternoon, as the Bisons defeated the Bruins for the 13th straight time with a 7-0 shutout from the Ensworth Tennis Center.
Final Score: Lipscomb 7, Belmont 0
Location: Nashville, Tennessee (Ensworth Tennis Center)
Records: Lipscomb (7-6), Belmont (1-10)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Lipscomb cruised to the doubles team point with victories on courts two and three.
Deborah Dominguez Collado and
Sofiia Paladi (13-3) earned their fourth straight doubles win with a 6-1 rout on court two.
Clinching the team point was
Martina Bovio and
Kameliia Tytarenko. The duo (4-3) also defeated their opponents in Ketevan Jeladze and Libbie Hamilton, 6-1.
It was a clean sweep for the Bisons in singles, and it was a clean sweep for Paladi (12-10), who shut out Savannah Webster, 6-0, 6-0 at the top flight.
Mariia Dolzhneko (17-8) improved to 8-5 on the spring campaign with a dominant 6-1, 6-0 dub at the No. 2 flight.
Bovio (10-15) clinched the match for the Bisons with a 6-1, 6-2 victory on court five.
Sofiia Zhylchuk (12-6), Dominguez Collado (13-8) and
Serafima Bobrovnikova (11-5) also earned wins to complete the shutout.
With Sunday's win, the Bisons improve to 13-7 against the Bruins in the series since 2006. The Bisons have won the last 13, dating back to the 2014 season.
UP NEXT
The Bisons will have the luxury of their final seven regular season matches at home, starting with Murray State on Saturday afternoon. First serve is scheduled for 1 p.m. from the Huston-Marsh-Griffith Tennis Center.
