HIALEAH, Fla. (March 27, 2023) – With the blistering sun beating down on the courts of Goodlet Park in Hialeah, Fla., Florida National University’s women’s tennis team delivered a 7-0 win over the Warner University Royals. This thrilling victory marks the first win for the women’s squad this season and its first shutout of 2023.
Doubles play was a strong indicator of this to come in the match, as FNU partners Vanessa Simone and Nadia Abad and Vanessa Simone and Nadia Abad won their respective matches 6-0 to secure the opening point. Pirada Suwanruk and Salome Sierra edged out their Warner competitors 6-3 moments later before heading into singles play.
The Conquistadors’ stellar play transitioned into solid individual performances as Simone and Suwanruk won their matches by a score of 6-1, 6-0. FNU went unbeaten in all six singles matches.
Doubles Competition:
Number one:
Pirada Suwanruk / Salome Sierra win 6-3
Number two:
Vanessa Simone / Nadia Abad win 6-0
Number three:
Paulina Jankun / Emerald Cooke win 6-0
Singles Competition:
Salome Sierra wins 6-2, 6-2
Vanessa Simone wins 6-1, 6-0
Pirada Suwanruk wins 6-1, 6-0
Nadia Abad wins 6-0, 6-4
Karyna Krykunenko wins 6-1, 6-2
Fabiola Bsereni wins 6-0, 6-3
Match Notes:
FNU record: (1-7)
WU record (2-11)
Up Next: Next up for FNU tennis is the SSAC Round-Up on March 30.
