DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Bethune-Cookman Women's Tennis returns home this week for two matches at Derbyshire Park, beginning with IU Indy on Wednesday, March 19, at 11 a.m.
 

IU INDY
IU Indy is under the direction of head coach Pawel Gajdzik, now in his third season at the helm in Indianapolis, Indiana.
 
This season, the Jaguars are 1-6 overall with tough losses against Eastern Illinois and Dayton, respectively. The Panthers faced off against Rider on Monday in Lakeland, Florida. Rider won that match by a close 4-3 decision. The lone win of the year for the Jaguars was a 6-1 decision over Huntington at home back in February.
 
In singles play, IU Indy is led at the top by Emma Dell, while Chloe Bailey and Elle Kotre follow at No. 2 and No. 3 singles, generally. The doubles team of Calli Sokolowski and Kotre serve at top flight, while Grace Lampman and Bailey serve at the No. 2 spot.
 

LAST TIME OUT FOR B-CU (vs. Northern Kentucky)
Zahara El-Zein turned in a singles win for Bethune-Cookman as the Wildcats fell at home to Northern Kentucky 6-1 at Derbyshire Park in Daytona Beach, Florida. El-Zein, a 5-foot-5 freshman from Harare, Zimbabwe, collected her third singles win of the spring season as she fought past Northern Kentucky's Ana Isabela Serrano at No. 2 singles. The victory marked her second in the last three outings, with her last match going unfinished versus Prairie View A&M in last weekend's SWAC Pod #1 event in Jackson, Mississippi.
 
Northern Kentucky claimed the doubles point to grab the 1-0 lead heading into singles play.
 
The Norse team of Mariajose Hernandez and Darya Gneydina fought past Bethune-Cookman's tandem of Jalayah Shaw and El-Zein at No. 1 doubles, 6-3. NKU posted a 6-0 win at No. 2 doubles against B-CU's Keona Burley and Lesa Snipes-Williams. Bethune-Cookman used Burley at No. 3 singles, with the senior from Pompano Beach, Florida playing tough to claim three games in her match against NKU's Gneydina. The Norse eventually took a 6-2, 6-1 win on court three to give the visitors the match point.
 
The Wildcats' Shaw took two games in her opening set at the top flight before suffering a 6-2, 6-0 defeat to NKU's Ashlee Fisk, respectfully.
 


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