LAKELAND, Fla. -- The newly-paired tandem of Ally Friedman and Iris Westmoreland appears to possess the mojo that Bates College women's tennis head coach Paul Gastonguay '89 sensed during the preseason as the Bobcats' top doubles duo earned its second win to start the spring Thursday at Florida Southern College.

Taking on Beatriz Costa (Jr.-Lisbon, Portugal) and Laia Pasini (Sr.-Forster, Australia) from the host-Mocs, Friedman and Westmoreland doubled up the opposition, 6-3, to secure victories over an NCAA Division II foe on consecutive days.

Florida Southern (2-3) won the overall match, 7-0, as the Bobcats (0-2) wrap up play in the Sunshine State.

Vivien Charvatova (Jr.-Breclav, Czech Republic) and Kelly Klaren (Sr.-West Tisbury, Mass.) defeated Bates' Julia Anderson and Isabella Saul at No. 2 doubles, 6-2, while Kennedi Brown (So.-Mississauga, Ontario) and Jolie Miller (So.-Brooksville, Fla.) swept Liv Gidlow and Ava Steinberger at No. 3, 6-0.

With doubles counting for just one overall point, the Mocs' two wins earned the home team a 1-0 lead going into singles action. Florida Southern proceeded to take each of the six one-on-one contests to clinch the inter-division showdown.

Singles results include:

(#1) Laia Pasini (Florida Southern) def. Ally Friedman (Bates): 7-5, 6-1
(#2) Beatriz Costa (Florida Southern) def. Julia Anderson (Bates): 6-3, 7-5
(#3) Olivia Bryant (Florida Southern) def. Iris Westmoreland (Bates): 6-2, 6-1
(#4) Vivien Charvatova (Florida Southern) def. Isabella Saul (Bates): 6-3, 6-0
(#5) Jolie Miller (Florida Southern) def. Lizzie Frekko (Bates): 6-4, 6-3
(#6) Kennedi Brown (Florida Southern) def. Ava Lyon (Bates): 6-2, 6-4

The garnet and white now returns north for its next action, a non-conference visit to Smith College, March 1, in Northampton, Mass. Start time is set for 4:00 p.m.