Orlando, FL - The No. 12 Rambelles fall to No. 6 Flagler 5-2 Thursday afternoon at the USTA Tennis Center.
The Belles fall to 12-1 overall.
The Belles pairing of
Jessica Li and
Ivet Stancheva won the first doubles match, 6-2, against Sofia Balsera and Adela Latalova. The No. 24 ranked doubles team, Dana Heimen and Anastasia Nikolva, beat the No. 9 ranked doubles team,
Avery Durham and
Eva Schwartz, 6-3.
Margaux Rene and
Benedetta Raggiotti clinched the doubles point for the Rambelles, defeating Eryka Kruk and Polya Nikolova 7-6, giving the Rambelles the 1-0 advantage heading into singles play.
Laura Jipescu defeated
Benedetta Raggiotti 7-6, 6-2 to tie the match 1-1.
The No .6 ranked singles player Dana Heimen would defeat
Eva Schwartz at line one 6-3, 6-4 to give the Saints a 2-1 advantage.
Anastasia Nikolova defeated the No. 33 ranked singles player
Margaux Rene 7-6, 6-3 to give Flagler a 3-1 advantage.
Ivet Stancheva would defeat Sofia Balsera 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 to bring the Rambelles within one 3-2 in favor of the Saints.
Adela Latalova clinched the victory for Flagler after defeating
Jessica Li 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 to give the Saints a 4-2 advantage.
With one match remaining Erkya Kruk defeated
Avery Durham in a three-set thriller 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 to secure the 5-2 victory for Flagler.
Flagler 5, Angelo State 2
Doubles
Anastasia Nikolova / Dana Heimen (FC) Def.
Avery Durham /
Eva Schwartz (ASU) 6-3
Bendetta Raggiotti /
Margaux Rene (ASU) Def. Eryka Kruk / Polya Nikolova (FC) 7-6
Jessica Li /
Ivet Stancheva (ASU) Def. Sofia Balsera / Adela Latalova (FC) 6-2
Singles
Dana Heimen (FC) Def.
Eva Schwartz (ASU) 6-3, 6-4
Anastasia Nikolova (FC) Def.
Margaux Rene (ASU) 7-6, 6-3
Adela Latalova (FC) Def.
Jessica Li (ASU) 4-6, 6-3, 6-1
Laura Jipescu (FC) Def. Bendetta Raggiotti (ASU) 7-6, 6-2
Eryka Kruk (FC) Def.
Avery Durham (ASU) 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
Ivet Stancheva (ASU) Def. Sofia Balsera (FC) 6-4, 4-6, 6-1
Next Up
The No. 12 Rambelles will return to action on Mar. 28th as they host conference opponents No. 21 DBU and on Mar. 29th as they host UT Tyler.