ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. –The Eckerd Tritons dealt Bentley a 9-0 loss in the spring break opener for the Falcons in non-conference women's tennis on Sunday.

Eckerd won all three doubles matches, with the top-flight match the closest as Gipson Hawn and Erika Fridrik defeated junior Paulina Sotomayor (San Antonio, Texas/Ronald Reagan) and junior Rachael Litton (Burlington, Ontario/Nelson) 8-6. The second-flight was not as close, but senior Kara Murphy (Worcester, Pa./Methacton) and freshman Melanie Scott (Southbury, Conn./Pomperaug) gave Steph Jenks and Taylor Bullock a run in the second-flight, but fell 8-4.

The Falcons, who fall to 3-3 on the season, are back in action on Wednesday at Florida Tech.

Box Score

At St. Petersburg, Fla.

Eckerd 9, Bentley 0

Doubles

No. 1 Gipson Hawn/Erika Fridrik (E) def. Paulina Sotomayor/Rachael Litton (B) 8-6

No. 2 Steph Jenks/Taylor Bullock (E) def. Kara Murphy/Melanie Scott (B) 8-4

No. 3 Katie Benn/Cari Trapp (E) def. Brittany Harbert/Stephi Adondakis (B) 8-1

Singles

No. 1 Jenks (E) def. Sotomayor (B) 6-1,6-1

No. 2 Hawn (E) def. Murphy 6-0, 6-0

No. 3 Trapp (E) def. Litton 6-2, 6-0

No. 4 Amy Naula (E) def. 7-5, 6-3

No. 5 Bullock (E) def. 6-1, 6-0

No. 6 Fridrik (E) def. Katie Van Gilst 6-3, 6-2