{"id":30335,"date":"2014-04-17T16:32:16","date_gmt":"2014-04-17T20:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=30335"},"modified":"2014-04-17T16:32:16","modified_gmt":"2014-04-17T20:32:16","slug":"fgcu_wten-leaves-lipscomb-at-love-advances-to-a-sun-semifinal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2014\/04\/fgcu_wten-leaves-lipscomb-at-love-advances-to-a-sun-semifinal\/","title":{"rendered":"@FGCU_WTEN Leaves Lipscomb At Love, Advances To A-Sun Semifinal"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Redeeming its early exit from last year\u2019s Atlantic Sun Championship, the FGCU women\u2019s tennis team used an early lead and dominant singles play to storm past Lipscomb, 4-0, simultaneously capturing the Eagles\u2019 eighth all-time win over the Lady Bisons and second trip to the A-Sun Championship semifinal.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Extending their unbeaten streak to six, the Green and Blue improves to a Division-I best 14-7 on the year, and will take on second-seeded\u00a0<\/strong>ETSU (12-8, 7-1 A-Sun) in the semifinals on Friday at 5 p.m.\u00a0<\/strong>The match will be played outdoors at the UNF Tennis Complex.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI am happy with the focus and intent the team had today,\u201d head coach\u00a0<\/strong>Courtney Vernon<\/strong>\u00a0said. \u201cThe girls took care of what they could control and it showed. We\u2019re looking forward to taking on a talented ETSU team tomorrow.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

After dropping each of the three doubles matches against Lipscomb during the regular season, FGCU was determined not to let Thursday\u2019s match progress in the same manner, and that is exactly what\u00a0the Eagles did, winning two doubles matches to take an early 1-0 lead. Quickly posting the first win of the afternoon were<\/strong>\u00a0Candela Munoz (Alicante, Spain\/Troy)<\/strong>\u00a0and<\/strong>\u00a0Breana Stampfli (Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago\/St. Joseph\u2019s Convent)<\/strong>, collecting an 8-2 win from Lorena Djuknic and Sierra Troxel. Finishing next to clinch the point were<\/strong>\u00a0Johanna Sterkel (Schwetzingen, Germany\/Carl-Theodor-Schule HS)<\/strong>\u00a0and<\/strong>\u00a0Bettina Botha (Cape Town, South Africa\/De Kuilen HS)<\/strong>,<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>topping Laura Kent and Melissa Kromer, 8-6.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Eagles brought fast-paced play into singles, winning the first set in each of the six matches. From then on FGCU continued to control every court before winning three-straight matches in consecutive sets.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Extending FGCU\u2019s lead to 2-0 was A-Sun Freshman of the Year Stampfli who needed just two sets to oust Lipscomb\u2019s Melissa Kromer. After taking the first, 6-3, the rookie continued to control the second with a 6-1 win.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Extending her career at FGCU for at least one more match, Botha posted the next point with a win at six singles. Topping Laura Kent, the senior took the first set, 6-2, and the second, 6-1.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cToday was a great way to start our run in the tournament,\u201d team captain Botha said. \u201cI\u2019m really proud of how my team played today. Hopefully we can take this momentum with us into tomorrow\u2019s match against ETSU.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Clinching the match for FGCU was A-Sun All-Conference First Team member Munoz, who obtained her 17th win of the season. Facing Jenny Borck, Munoz took both sets in dominant fashion at 6-1.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Live stats are available for every match in the A-Sun Championship. Just log on to www.ATLANTICSUN.org or www.FGCUATHLETICS.com for the links along with a preview stories leading into each day. Fans are encouraged to use the hashtag #ASunWTen on twitter during the weekend action. For complete coverage of FGCU women\u2019s tennis, follow us on Twitter @FGCU_WTEN and visit\u00a0<\/strong>www.FGCUAthletics.com<\/a>\u00a0where full recaps and results will be available at the end of each day.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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RESULTS<\/strong><\/p>\n

FGCU: 6 Lipscomb: 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Doubles<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Elizabeth Means\/Sarah Means (FGCU) vs. Jenny Borck\/Dehna Welcher (LU) 7-7 DNF<\/strong><\/p>\n

2. Bettina Botha\/Johanna Sterkel (FGCU) def. Laura Kent\/Melissa Kromer (LU) 8-6<\/strong><\/p>\n

3. Candela Munoz\/Breana Stampfli (FGCU) def. Lorena Djuknic\/Sierra Troxel (LU) 8-2<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Singles<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Sarah Means (FGCU) vs. Dehna Welcher (LU) 6-4, 3-2 DNF<\/strong><\/p>\n

2. Breana Stampfli (FGCU) def. Melissa Kromer (LU) 6-3, 6-1<\/strong><\/p>\n

3. Johanna Sterkel (FGCU) vs. Laura Kent (LU) 6-1, 4-2 DNF<\/strong><\/p>\n

4. Candela Munoz Giron (FGCU) def. Jenny Borck (LU) 6-1, 6-1<\/strong><\/p>\n

5. Elizabeth Means (FGCU) vs. Lorena Djuknic (LU) 7-5 DNF<\/strong><\/p>\n

6. Bettina Botha (FGCU) def. Sierra Troxel (LU) 6-2, 6-1<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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