LEBANON, Tenn. – Cumberland’s Marta Ferrando Pea and Franki Jecker both picked up singles victories, Jecker’s in three sets, but that wasn’t enough, as 15th-ranked University of the Cumberlands swept the doubles matches and posted a 7-2 win over the 25th-ranked Phoenix in women’s tennis action Saturday in Williamsburg, Ky.
Cumberland (4-8, 3-3 Mid-South) ended the regular season with the loss and plays again Friday in the Mid-South Conference Championships in Bowling Green, Ky.
The Patriots (13-7, 5-1) won all three doubles outings to begin the match, with the fifth-ranked duo of Isabella Dale and Jaclyn Jewell defeating Jecker and Ainhoa Garjio Garrido, 8-4, at No. 1. Denee Lyttle and Luka Lyttle posted an 8-1 victory at No. 3 over Beleń Salazar Yańez and Trinidad Aguirre before Maria Ochoa and Marian Bogajo pulled out a 9-7 win at No. 3 versus Sarah Edwards and Ferrando Pea.
Dale, ranked eighth nationally in singles, recorded a 7-6, 6-2, victory at No. 1 against 27th-ranked Garjio Garrido and Denee Lyttle defeated Jasmine Shankar, 6-3, 6-3, at No. 4 to clinch the team victory.
Ferrando Pea collected a 6-2, 7-6 (2) win at No. 2 against Ochoa and Jecker outlasted Jewell at No. 3, 7-6 (6), 3-6, 7-6 (6).
The Cumberlands finished the match with Luka Lyttle posting a 6-1, 6-3, win at No. 5 against Edwards and Bogajo registering a 6-1, 3-6, 10-8, victory at No. 6 over Aguirre.
#15 Univ. of the Cumberlands 7, #25 Cumberland Univ. 2
SINGLES
1. #8 Isabella Dale (UC) def. #27 Ainhoa Garjio Garrido (CU), 7-6, 6-2
2. Marta Ferrando Pea (CU) def. Maria Ochoa (UC), 6-2, 7-6 (2)
3. Franki Jecker (CU) def. Jaclyn Jewell (UC), 7-6 (6), 3-6, 7-6 (6)
4. Denee Lyttle (UC) def. Jasmine Shankar (CU), 6-3, 6-3
5. Luka Lyttle (UC) def. Sarah Edwards (CU), 6-1, 6-3
6. Marian Bogajo (UC) def. Trinidad Aguirre (CU), 6-1, 3-6, 10-8
DOUBLES
1. #5 Dale-Jewell (UC) def. Jecker-Garjio Garrido (CU), 8-4
2. Ochoa-Bogajo (UC) def. Edwards-Ferrando Pea (CU), 9-7
3. D. Lyttle-L. Lyttle (UC) def. Beleń Salazar Yańez-Aguirre (CU), 8-1
Order of Finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (1,4,2,3,5,6)
