Women's tennis team tops St. Petersburg in Region VIII match
The Eastern Florida State College women's tennis team picks up big conference win over St. Petersburg on Thursday
The Eastern Florida State College women's tennis team picked up a big Region VIII victory Thursday on the road.
The Titans, who are No. 9 in the ITA Collegiate Junior College rankings, defeated No. 5 St. Petersburg 5-4.
Eastern Florida State College picked up wins at the No. 2 and No. 3 doubles to take a 2-1 lead into singles matches. Emma Sanchez and Helena Jokanovic won at No. 2 doubles and then Paige Noble Lucas and Luisa Renovales picked up a win at No. 3 doubles.
In singles action, St. Petersburg won the first two singles matches but Jokanovic came back after losing the first set 6-2 and then 4-1 in the second set. But Jokanovic battled back, winning five straight to tie things up and send it to a third set. It was close early and trailed 3-2 before winning four in a row to win the match.
The Titans improved to 2-2 in the conference with two matches remaining. They will travel to the State College of Florida-Manatee on Friday at 11 a.m. before wrapping up the conference season at Hillsborough Community College Friday, April 7.
