DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Bethune-Cookman Women's Tennis welcomes Edinboro (Pa.) to Derbyshire Park for a midweek clash on Wednesday, March 5, as the Wildcats are set to play their third match in five days. The Match is slated to begin at 11 a.m., and admission is absolutely free.
 

SCOUTING EDINBORO (Pa.)
Edinboro arrives to Florida sporting a 1-4 overall record having claimed a 5-2 win in the Scots last match on the road in Buffalo, New York to Daemen University (N.Y.).
 
The Scots are under the direction of Head Coach Travis Myler.
 
Edinboro is guided by three seniors, in addition to having two freshmen and a sophomore on the roster.
 
In their last match at Daemen, it was the Scots' No. 1 and No. 3 doubles teams earning the point with Lara Sener and Luciana Ponce teaming up for the decisive win in the No. 3 position. Cecilia Carayol bounced back from an opening set defeat in her top flight singles match to claim a 6-1, 10-4 decision. Also noteworthy was a straight set win on court two by Ponce with scores of 6-4, 6-2.
 
A season ago, Edinboro finished 8-13 overall with a 3-3 record in league play.
 

RECAPPING B-CU'S LAST MATCH (vs. St. John's)
Playing their second match in as many days, Bethune-Cookman was tripped up by visiting St. John's (N.Y.) by a score of 7-0 at Derbyshire Park.
 
St. John's opened the match sweeping all three doubles positions to claim the 1-0 advantage heading into singles play. The duo of Alicia Gómez and Vicky Papadopoulou turned in a 6-0 win from Bethune-Cookman's Allexii Bassette and Jalayah Shaw in the No. 1 doubles position. The Red Storm tandem of Sandra Dzhambazov and Nicoline Sartz-Lunde secured a competitive 6-4 victory at No. 2 doubles against B-CU's Zahara El-Zein and Lesa Snipes-Williams, while Giulia Bizzari and Charlotta Buss won by forfeit in the No. 3 slot.
 
"We fought hard against a quality team today," expressed B-CU Head Coach Chris Wollett. "The windy conditions added an extra element of difficulty, but that was hard to deal with by players on both sides of the net."
 
Bethune-Cookman played well in singles play, once again, despite numerous players dealing with vexing injuries. Papadopoulou, playing in the No. 1 position, faced the stiffest challenge of the day but prevailed 6-4, 6-1 over Jalayah Shaw in a tightly-contested match.
 
"Even though it was a team loss, we had a lot of positives to take from today," added Wollett. "No. 2 doubles was a battle to be proud of, and Jalayah's [Shaw] match at No. 1 singles was a lot closer than the score might indicate."
 
Noemi Babikova worked past Wildcats freshman El-Zein 6-1, 6-3 at No. 2 singles, while Charlotta Buss turned away Allexii Bassette 6-1, 6-2 in the No. 3 spot. SJU's Gómez claimed a straight-set 6-0, 6-0 victory over Keona Burley on court No. 4. Dzhambazov grabbed a 6-0, 6-1 decision from B-CU's Lesa Snipes-Williams in the No. 5 slot.
 
Meanwhile, the singles match began as the No. 6 singles point was awarded to St. John's Giulia Bizzari by forfeit.
 
"I was proud of how everyone competed, but at the end of the day, St. John's is just a level above us right now," remarked Wollett.
 


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