Svensson claims Bedford Cup singles championship
In a championship battle of two undefeated Eagles, it was Nora Svensson who made history on Sunday. Svensson defeated teammate June Bjork to claim the first singles top-flight championship at the Bedford Cup in FGCU history.
Svensson’s 6-3, 7-6 (7-3) win claimed the title for the junior for Sweden. That now evens Svensson’s record against Bjork at 1-1 following their battle at the Audi Danderyd Open over the summer.
Sunday’s title match wrapped up a weekend full of action for the Eagles, one in which FGCU went undefeated against Florida State (2-0), North Florida (3-0) and South Florida (2-0) in singles action. The Green & Blue posted a 15-8 record in singles over the tournament with a 5-4 mark in doubles. Anjali Kotecha was named the Sportsmanship Award winner.
Svensson started the weekend with a straight-set win over UCF’s Jade Psonka, battled through a tiebreaker win over FAU’s Panna Bartha and advanced to the championship match with a straight-set win over FIU’s Sofia Fernadez Figueras.
Bjork’s loss to her teammate was her only singles loss of the weekend.