BOCA RATON, Fla.- The Palm Beach Atlantic University women’s tennis team has had a solid start to the 2012 season with a pair of wins over nationally-ranked teams in Florida Tech and Flagler College however the Fish were unable to make it a three-peat in that category on Thursday as they were defeated 8-1 by No. 3-ranked Lynn University.

PBA graduate student Leydi Zora continued her spectacular start to her first season in a PBA uniform by continuing her unbeaten streak at No. 3-singles to claim Palm Beach Atlantic’s (3-2) only win with a come-from-behind 2-6, 6-3, 10-7 win.

Victoria Baca and Natalia Trotter combined to give Lynn’s tandem of Ana Kriz and Kim Przeszlowski a hard run at No. 2-doubles with an 8-6 loss while Jessica Wharton and Alexis Antista also presented a strong showing at No. 3-doubles with an 8-5 loss.

Wharton went three sets in defeat at No. 6-singles as Aleks Vukadinovic managed a 4-6, 6-4, 10-4 win.

#3 Lynn 8, PBA 1

Singles competition
1. #5 Ioana Ivan (LUW) def. Veena Vasquez (PBAWT) 6-2, 6-2
2. #30 Andrea Berkova (LUW) def. Victoria Baca (PBAWT) 6-3, 6-1
3. Leydi Zora (PBAWT) def. Sabine Krause (LUW) 2-6, 6-3, 10-7
4. Ana Kriz (LUW) def. Natalia Trotter (PBAWT) 6-2, 6-3
5. Kim Przeszlowski (LUW) def. Alexis Antista (PBAWT) 6-1, 6-2
6. Aleks Vukadinovic (LUW) def. Jessica Wharton (PBAWT) 4-6, 6-4, 10-4

Doubles competition
1. #5 Sabine Krause/Ioana Ivan (LUW) def. Veena Vasquez/Leydi Zora (PBAWT) 8-1
2. Ana Kriz/Kim Przeszlowski (LUW) def. Victoria Baca/Natalia Trotter (PBAWT) 8-6
3. Aleks Vukadinovic/Andrea Berkova (LUW) def. Alexis Antista/Jessica Wharton (PBAWT) 8-5

Match Notes
Palm Beach Atlantic University 3-2
Lynn University 3-0; National ranking #1