FGCU’s Nora Svensson tracks the ball during a match at the FGCU Tennis Complex in Fort Myers. Svensson earned a 7-5, 6-2 victory at No. 1 singles and paired with June Bjork for a 6-1 win at top-flight doubles during Thursday’s 6-1 exhibition win over Keiser. (Photo by Zachary Gibbons/The Eagle Sports Report)

FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Florida Gulf Coast University women’s tennis team won 6-1 over Keiser University in an exhibition match on Thursday at the FGCU Tennis Complex.

The Eagles swept all three doubles matches to secure the initial point before claiming five of seven singles contests against the Seahawks.

FGCU set the tone early in doubles play. The top pairing of June Bjork and Nora Svensson earned a 6-1 victory over Keiser’s Ceylin Ipek and Emily Kim. Ashley Matz and Maria Vargas matched the score at No. 2 doubles with a 6-1 win against Lena Couto and Fredrikke Ttrollsaas, while Anjali Kotecha and Cecilie Maeland completed the sweep at No. 3 with a 6-3 victory over Ofer Kivity and Jessica Popescu.

In singles action, Vargas got FGCU started with a 6-2, 6-4 win on court three against Ttrollsaas. Bjork followed on court two, defeating Kivity 6-3, 6-3, before Svensson secured the top-court victory over Couto, 7-5, 6-2.

Sabrina Jaramillo outlasted Kim in a third-set tiebreaker on court five (6-3, 5-7, 10-0), and Maeland added a 7-5, 6-4 victory over Popescu on court four. On court seven, Africa Burillo Berezak picked up a 6-1, 6-2 result over Barbora Dopplerova.

Keiser’s lone point came at No. 4 singles, where Ipek fought back after dropping the second set to defeat Matz 7-5, 1-6, 10-5.

FGCU returns to action on Nov. 6-8 as the Eagles host the Bonita Bay Collegiate Open in Bonita Springs.

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