ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla.- Coming back to the state of Florida after a long and successful trip to Hilton Head, South Carolina over Spring Break, the Palm Beach Atlantic University women’s tennis got off to a bit of a rocky start on Saturday afternoon with a 5-1 defeat to the hands of Flagler College.

With the loss, PBA’s up-and-down season continues as their record drops back to .500 at 6-6.

The Sailfish lone victory came from the number one singles spot which saw freshman Lina Rubiano come through with a 6-3, 7-5 victory over Chelsi DeCuba.

PBA 1, Flagler College 5

Doubles

#1- Decuba/Alt (FC) defeated Aleman/Rubiano (PBA) 8-4
#2- F. Ospina/Taylor (FC) defeated Ripoll/Livesay (PBA) 8-1
#3- Miller/G. Ospina (FC) defeated Domenech/Schwartz (PBA) 8-3

Singles

#1- Rubiano (PBA) defeated DeCuba (FC) 6-3, 7-5
#2- F. Ospina (FC) defeated Ripoll (PBA) 7-6 (2), DNF
#3- Taylor (FC) defeated Aleman (PBA) 4-1
#4- Miller (FC) defeated Livesay (PBA) 6-2, 6-1
#5- Alt (FC) defeated Domenech (PBA) -, -
#6- Maratia (FC) defeated Schwartz (PBA) 6-1, 6-1