Women's tennis team battles top teams in nation

The Eastern Florida State College women's tennis team played three tough matches at the Pensacola Invitational over the weekend.

The Titans opened the weekend with a 9-0 victory over Harford Community College, who is the No. 24 team in the ITA NJCAA Women's Tennis rankings.

In doubles matches, Josephine Karcher and Katharina Drebka won No. 1 doubles 8-3, while Armelle Cerdan and Filda Badi won 8-0 at No. 2 and Giulianna Hull and Jamie Duque won 8-0 in No. 3 doubles.

In singles matches, Cerdan, Karcher, Drebka, Badi, Hull and Duque all picked up straight set wins.

The Titans lost tight 5-4 matches against No. 5 Seward County Community College and No. 9 Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College.

Against Seward, Cerdan and Badi won the No. 2 doubles match 9-8 (6) while Drebka and Hull combined to win No. 3 doubles 8-4. Karcher and Badi picked up wins in singles.

Against ABAC, the team of Cerdan and Badi once again picked up a win at No. 2 doubles while Cerdan, Drebka and Hull won singles matches.

The Titans will host Franklin Pierce at 3 p.m. on Thursday. The match can be seen live on WEFS-TV and online at efsctitans.com/webcast