Boca Raton, Fla. ? The No. 29 University of South Florida women's tennis team concluded its short two-match road trip Sunday afternoon by defeating the FAU Owls, 6-0.
The Bulls (2-0), only lost one set throughout the entire match as sophomore
Jessica Zok dropped her first set, 7-6, against Natalia Totevska at the No. 2 spot, but then came back to win the remaining sets 6-2 and 10-4 in the tiebreaker.
In a change from the normal singles lineup, sophomore
Allyn Mueller drew the No. 1 position and easily out-dueled FAU's Elodie Wendling, 6-4, 6-3.
Junior
Iciri Rai and sophomore
Jessica Sweeting downed their opponents in impressive fashion, 6-0, and 6-0, each not allowing their opponents to take a set.
“I felt they came out and competed well,” said head coach
Agustin Moreno. “It's always great when you can start the season on a winning streak.”
The Bulls will continue play on Jan. 19 when they travel to Jacksonville, Fla. to take on the University of North Florida Ospreys. First serve is set for 9 a.m.
NCAA Women's Tennis
USF Bulls (2-0) vs. FAU Owls (0-2)
January 13, 2008
Boca Raton, Fla.
No. 29 USF 6, FAU 0
Singles
1.
Allyn Mueller (USF) def. Elodie Wendling (FAU), 6-4, 6-3
2.
Jessica Zok (USF) def. Natalia Totevska (FAU), 6-7, 6-2 (10-4)
3.
Iciri Rai (USF) def. Danielle Simone (FAU), 6-0, 6-0
4. Natalia Guevara (USF) def. Pia Terol (FAU), 6-0, 6-1
5. Lauren Schumate (USF) def. Virginia Agustin (FAU), 6-1, 6-0
6.
Jessica Sweeting (USF) def. Hannah Findlay (FAU), 6-0, 6-0
* Doubles was not played due to weather concerns