Laure-Eline Faure
Bill Stockland

Women's Tennis UWF Athletic Communications

UWF women's tennis falls to Lynn in regional championship

West Florida falls to Lynn 4-5 in the NCAA DII South Regional championship match

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PENSACOLA, Fla. – The No. 4-ranked University of West Florida women's tennis team fell to No. 7-ranked Lynn in the NCAA Division II South Regional championship match on Monday afternoon at the Ralph "Skeeter" Carson Tennis Complex. West Florida ends the season with a 25-4 overall record.
 
"This isn't the way we wanted to end our season but looking back on the year we had a great season," head coach Derrick Racine said. "The girls fought hard all year. Every match we seemed to get better. They bonded as a team. It was a really close group of girls that fought really hard for each other. They have a lot to be proud of. They really came together as a team this season and that's what it is all about."
 
West Florida's No. 8-ranked doubles team of seniors Laure-Eline Faure (Toulouse, France) and Monika Kochanova (Bratislava, Slovakia) defeated Lynn's No. 6-ranked doubles team of Vale Confalonieri and Rosalie Willig 8-4 at number one doubles.
 
Senior Fernanda Amaral (Curitiba, Brazil) and junior Nina Bubelova (Povazska Bystrica, Slovakia) fought back to earn their 11th consecutive doubles victory over Alina Jane and Carolina Cuevas by a score of 9-8 (7-3) at number two doubles.
 
Juniors Katarina Dikosavljevic (Queensland, Australia) and Giovana Patitucci (Sao Paulo, Brazil) fell to Martina Gledacheva and Grace Mpassy 3-8 at number three doubles.
 
No. 8 Faure defeated No. 2 Confalonieri 6-2, 6-2 at number one singles while No. 19 Kochanova fell to No. 28 Willig 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 at number two singles.
 
Dikosavljevic defeated Cuevas 6-1, 6-4 at number three singles while Bubelova fell to Jane at number four singles 6-3, 6-3.
 
Amaral fell to Gledacheva 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 at number five singles while junior Sarai Flores (Mexico City, Mexico) fell to Mpassy 6-1, 6-1 at number six singles.
 
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Players Mentioned

Fernanda Amaral

Fernanda Amaral

6' 1"
Senior
Monika Kochanova

Monika Kochanova

5' 7"
Senior
Giovana Patitucci

Giovana Patitucci

5' 4"
Junior
Nina Bubelova

Nina Bubelova

5' 4"
Junior
Katarina Dikosavljevic

Katarina Dikosavljevic

5' 4"
Junior
Laure-Eline Faure

Laure-Eline Faure

5' 7"
Senior
Sarai Flores

Sarai Flores

5' 2"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Fernanda Amaral

Fernanda Amaral

6' 1"
Senior
Monika Kochanova

Monika Kochanova

5' 7"
Senior
Giovana Patitucci

Giovana Patitucci

5' 4"
Junior
Nina Bubelova

Nina Bubelova

5' 4"
Junior
Katarina Dikosavljevic

Katarina Dikosavljevic

5' 4"
Junior
Laure-Eline Faure

Laure-Eline Faure

5' 7"
Senior
Sarai Flores

Sarai Flores

5' 2"
Junior