The University of South Florida women's tennis team continues its brutal schedule with a home matchup vs. No. 19 Clemson at 2 p.m. ET. Head coach Agustin Moreno and the Bulls enter the match at 3-7 and ranked No. 42 in the nation by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. USF earned its biggest win of the season on Sunday with a 5-2 win over No. 22 Florida State.
The match will be played in conjunction with the USF men taking on No. 70 Penn State. Admission to all USF tennis matches is free.
The Essentials
Time and Date: March 11, 2011 at 2 p.m.
Location: USF Varsity Courts
Opponent: No. 13 Clemson
Moreno on the Match
“Clemson is a very tough team, but I don't think there is any question that we can compete with them. I'm excited about the match and the beginning of a very challenging stretch for our team as we play four matches over the next six days.”
ITA Rankings
Team
No. 19 Clemson
No. 42 South Florida
Individuals
No. 15 Josipa Beck (CU)
No. 43 Irene Rehberger (USF)
No. 58 Keri Wong (CU)
No. 76
Janette Bejlkova (USF)
No. 104 Klara Vyskacilova (CU)
No. 106 Ecaterina Vasenina (USF)
Doubles
No. 3 Wong/Beck (CU)
No. 42 Bejlkova/Loreto Alonso Martinez (USF)
No. 77 Vasenina/Martinez (USF)
Notes on the Bulls
The Clemson match is USF's 10th match out of 11 vs. a ranked opponent, and all of those opponents have been in the ITA top 50 at the time of the match … Ecaterina Vasenina has won six-straight matches dating to Feb. 10 …
Janette Bejlkova is on a four-match winning streak as well … Irene Rehberger has played five ranked opponents this season and sports a 2-3 record in those matches … Freshman
Alessandra Bonte has won three of her last four matches in both singles and doubles (with
Kate Parker).