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Romeoville, Ill. - The No. 41 Lewis University women's tennis team is peaking at the right time, as the Flyers extended their winning streak to nine matches with the 8-1 regional victory over Ferris State in the regular-season finale at the Jack Oremus Tennis Complex on Sunday (Apr. 14) afternoon.

With the win, Lewis improves to 12-3 overall while the visiting Bulldogs drop to 12-9.

At No. 1 doubles, Lewis' nationally-ranked tandem of Zsofia Lanstiak (Budapest, Hungary/Karinthy Frigyes Gimnazium) (Budapest, Hungary/Karinthy Frigyes Gimnazium) and Zsofia Kranczicki (Eger, Hungary/Szilagyi Erzsebet Gimnazium es Kollegium) (Eger, Hungary/Szilagyi Erzsebet Gimnazium es Kollegium) earned the 8-1 victory over Julia Fusik and Tabitha Simpson. Lanstiak claimed a 6-2, 6-2 win over Ana Jan at No. 1 singles, while Kranczicki also defeated Simpson at No. 2 singles, 6-1, 6-2.

The Flyers' No. 3 doubles team of junior Kendra Mills (Elmhurst, Ill./York) (Elmhurst, Ill./York) and freshman Jill Wetmore (Ottawa, Ill./Ottawa) (Ottawa, Ill./Ottawa) dropped FSU's Anne Smudz and Rebecca Beloungea, 8-1. Mills earned a 6-3, 6-1 win over Beloungea at No. 6 singles, while Wetmore upended Fusik, 6-3, 6-2, at No. 4 singles.

Lewis picked up two more singles victories from both freshman Megan Nguyen (Germantown Hills, Ill./Metamora) (Germantown Hills, Ill./Metamora) and sophomore Brianna Markgraf (Rockford, Ill./Boylan Catholic) (Rockford, Ill./Boylan Catholic). Nguyen defeated Janie Sell at No. 3 singles, 7-5, 6-0, while Markgraf won over Smudz, 6-0, 6-2, at No. 5 singles.

Lewis enters the upcoming 2013 GLVC Women's Tennis Tournament as the No. 1 seed in the East Division. The Flyers will square off with William Jewell, the No. 4 seed in the West Division, at 8:30 AM (ET) at the Barbara S. Wynne Tennis Center at North Central High School.