Tampa Drops SSC Tourney Match to Florida Tech

BOCA RATON, Fla. - The No. 14 University of Tampa (15-7) tennis team fell by a score of 5-3 to No. 20 Florida Tech (15-9) on Friday in the backdraw of the 2013 Sunshine State Conference Championships.

Tampa took one of the three doubles matches, coming back at number-one to win by a score of 9-8. The duo of Lauren Hewett and Meg Wladimirski prevailed in the tie breaker by a score of 7-5.

In singles, Tampa picked up a pair of victories with wins from the number two and four spots. Wladimirski won by a score of 6-0, 6-1 as Lindsay Nochowicz was a 6-1, 6-1 victor.

The SSC tournament is being played at South County Regional Park with Florida Tech serving as the host institution. For full information on the tournament, please visit SunshineStateConference.com.

Tampa returns to action on Saturday against No. 21 Nova Southeastern in the No. 7 match at 9 a.m. Saturday marks the final day of competition at the SSC tournament.

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