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LAKELAND, Fla. – The No. 6-ranked University of West Florida women's tennis team defeated Florida Southern 8-1 on the road Friday afternoon. West Florida (10-2, 5-0 GSC) improves its record against south region opponents to 7-2 with the win.
 
Senior Katarina Dikosavljevic (Queensland, Australia) and junior Hannah Toro (London, England) improved to 3-2 on the year by defeating Sasha Nionova and Linnea Skymberg 8-3 at number one doubles. Dikosavljevic and Toro were ranked No. 8 in the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association south region rankings.
 
Senior Nina Bubelova (Povazska Bystrica, Slovakia) and junior Paula Lopez (Tucumán, Argentina) won their 10^th match of the season by defeating Selin Devrimci and Lorena Rionda 8-2 at number two doubles.
 
Freshman Dianna Vlad (Oberhausen, Germany) and freshman Valeria Mantilla (Bogotá, Colombia) defeated Cassie Eldredge and Natalija Popovic 8-3 at number three doubles.
 
No. 32 Dikosavljevic defeated Skymberg 6-2, 4-6, 10-3 at number one singles while Lopez improved to 9-2 with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Devrimci at number two singles.
 
No. 42 Bubelova defeated Popovic 6-4, 6-4 at number four singles en route to the senior's 50^th career singles victory.
 
Heather Mixon (New Iberia, La./Catholic HS) improved to 10-0 on the year with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Carolyn Cureton at number five singles while Mantilla swept Katie Stanford 6-0, 6-0 at number six singles. Vlad fell to Rionda 2-6, 7-6, 8-10 at number three singles.
 
West Florida will next face No. 27 Rollins on Saturday, March 19 at 10 a.m. before wrapping up the road trip on Sunday, March 20 against No. 7 Nova Southeastern at 9 a.m.
 
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