Fort
Myers, Fla.- The UMBC women's tennis team lost a tough 4-3 decision
to host Florida Gulf Coast University on Senior Day for the
Eagles.
The
Retrievers slipped to 8-6 on the season, while FGGU improved to
9-5.
The
hosts won the doubles point, winning all three matches by identical
8-4 scores. But UMBC battled the match to a draw as No. 1 freshman
Kim
Berghaus (Offenbach, Germany), No. 3 sophomore Julia
Gregara-Cano (Badajoz, Spain/Fresno State) and No. 5 senior Emily Mannix
(Hillsborough, N.J./Hillsborough) each triumphed in singles.
Berghaus won decisively, 6-4, 6-1, over Morgan Bechtel and
Gregara-Cano also won in straight sets, 7-3, 7-6, over Bettina
Botha. Mannix won a nail-biter, winning 7-6, 1-6, 10-6 over Bibiana
Almeida.
UMBC
freshman No. 6 Josefin
Stange-Jonsson (Vasteras, Sweden) rallied from a set down to
take the deciding match to a third set, but fell, 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 to
FGCU freshman Gyanna Mandic.
The
Retrievers remain in Florida and will play at Florida Atlantic
University in Fort Lauderdale on Saturday.
