{"id":228505,"date":"2026-04-12T11:05:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T11:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/228505\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T11:05:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T11:05:20","slug":"saint-leo-womens-tennis-ends-skid-with-ssc-win-over-eckerd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/228505\/","title":{"rendered":"Saint Leo Women’s Tennis Ends Skid with SSC Win Over Eckerd"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"AA cubist interpretation of the intense action and competitive spirit of the Saint Leo-Eckerd women’s tennis match.St. Petersburg Today<\/p>\n

The Saint Leo University women’s tennis team snapped a seven-game losing streak on Friday, defeating the #30 Eckerd Tritons 4-3 in a close Sunshine State Conference matchup. The Lions improved to 6-12 overall and 3-5 in SSC play, while the Tritons fell to 12-6 overall and 2-6 in conference.<\/p>\n

Why it matters<\/p>\n

This win is an important confidence boost for the Saint Leo women’s tennis team, which has struggled this season but was able to pull out a victory against a highly ranked conference opponent. The result also has implications for the SSC standings as the teams jockey for position heading into the postseason.<\/p>\n

The details<\/p>\n

In the closely contested match, the Lions were able to secure the victory by winning four of the seven individual matches against the Tritons. This included wins in both doubles and singles play.<\/p>\n

The match took place on Friday, April 11, 2026.<\/p>\n

The players<\/p>\n

Saint Leo University<\/p>\n

A private Catholic university located in Saint Leo, Florida, with a highly competitive women’s tennis program that competes in the Sunshine State Conference.<\/p>\n

Eckerd College<\/p>\n

A private liberal arts college located in St. Petersburg, Florida, with a nationally ranked women’s tennis team that is a member of the Sunshine State Conference.<\/p>\n

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\n What\u2019s next<\/p>\n

The Lions will look to build on this victory as they continue their conference schedule, with their next match coming against Nova Southeastern University on April 18th.<\/p>\n

The takeaway<\/p>\n

This win shows that the Saint Leo women’s tennis team has the talent and determination to compete with the top programs in the Sunshine State Conference, and they will look to carry this momentum forward as they aim to secure a spot in the postseason tournament.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Got story updates? Submit your updates here. \u203a A cubist interpretation of the intense action and competitive spirit…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":228506,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[202,204,203,199,201,200],"class_list":["post-228505","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-st-petersburg","tag-st-pete","tag-st-pete-headlines","tag-st-pete-news","tag-st-petersburg","tag-st-petersburg-headlines","tag-st-petersburg-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228505","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=228505"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228505\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/228506"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=228505"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=228505"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=228505"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}