ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. – The St. Bonaventure University women's tennis team earned its second win of the weekend, defeating Slippery Rock, 6-1, Sunday afternoon at the SBU Tennis Center.
The Bonnies jumped ahead early, taking the doubles point from The Rock with wins at No. 1 and No. 2.
Anastasia Gubanova and Isabella Venter bested Amaia Balaguer Brau and Nicole Kempton, 6-2, at the top flight while Cirkeline Lundberg and Abbie Tyler took down Dari Sakhanova and Leontina Slovak at No. 2 doubles, 6-1.
Moving into singles action, Lundberg, Gubanova, Tyler and Kelly Barnes all captured straight-set wins at No. 1, No. 2, No. 4 and No. 6, respectively.
At No. 3 singles, Venter battled back from a set down to beat Sakhanova, 4-6, 6-1, 6-0.
The Bonnies are back in action Saturday, Feb. 24 when they travel to take on Western Michigan and Cleveland State in Cleveland.
RESULTS
St. Bonaventure 6, Slippery Rock 1
Singles
1. Cirkeline Lundberg (SBU) def. Amaia Balaguer Brau (SRU) 7-5, 6-2
2. Anastasia Gubanova (SBU) def. Gabriela Del Val Del Toro (SRU) 7-6, 6-2
3. Isabella Venter (SBU) def. Dari Sakhanova (SRU) 4-6, 6-1, 6-0
4. Abbie Tyler (SBU) def. Nuria Martin Lopez (SRU) 6-2, 6-2
5. Nicole Kempton (SRU) def. Sienna Smith (SBU) 6-3, 3-0 retired
6. Kelly Barnes (SBU) def. Georgia Lancaster (SRU) 6-3, 7-5
Doubles
1. Gubanova/Venter (SBU) def. Brau/Kempton (SRU) 6-2
2. Lundberg/Tyler (SBU) def. Sakhanova/Leontina Slovak (SRU) 6-1
3. Del Toro/Lopez (SRU) def. Barnes/Smith (SBU) 6-2
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