By TOM ZEBOLD

USF Senior Writer

FORT WORTH, TEXAS, FEB. 20, 2015 – Olaya Garrido-Rivas and Olga Martinez picked up singles wins in No. 62 USF's 5-2 loss at No. 17 TCU on Friday night.

Garrido-Rivas posted up her second win over a ranked opponent this season by outlasting No. 76 Stefanie Tan, 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 (10-6), in the top singles spot. The sophomore from Spain has six victories in dual matches this season.

Martinez registered a singles win in last week's victory at FGCU and her success continued Friday at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center. The sophomore from Spain defeated Sofiko Kadzhaya, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4), in the final singles match of the night.

With the victory, TCU (5-5) evened the all-time series with USF at 3-3 and improved to 2-0 at home this season. The Bulls (2-5) begin conference play Sunday in Dallas, where they'll take on SMU at 1 p.m.

Following the conference opener, the Bulls return to Tampa for a seven-match homestand that begins Saturday, March 7 against North Florida. The match is set for an 11 a.m. start and admission is free at the USF Varsity Courts.

No. 17 TCU 5, No. 62 USF 2
Feb 20, 2015 at Fort Worth, Texas
(Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center)

Singles competition
1. O. Garrido-Rivas (USF) def. #76 Stefanie Tan (TCU) 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 (10-6)
2. #47 Simona Parajova (TCU) def. Vera Bessonova (USF) 6-2, 6-3
3. Olga Martinez (USF) def. Sofiko Kadzhaya (TCU) 6-4, 7-6 (7-4)
4. Palina Dubavets (TCU) def. J. Cortes Chavez (USF) 7-6 (7-1), 6-1
5. Alexis Pereira (TCU) def. Juliana Cardosa (USF) 6-1, 6-4
6. Seda Arantekin (TCU) def. Alicia Robinson (USF) 6-1, 6-1

Doubles competition
1. Stefanie Tan/Seda Arantekin (TCU) def. O. Garrido-Rivas/Alicia Robinson (USF) 6-2
2. Palina Dubavets/Alexis Pereira (TCU) def. Vera Bessonova/Olga Martinez (USF) 6-1
3. Simona Parajova/Sofiko Kadzhaya (TCU) vs. Juliana Cardosa/J. Cortes Chavez (USF) 4-4, unfinished

Match Notes:
USF 2-5; National ranking #62
TCU 5-5; National ranking #17
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (6,5,2,4,1,3)
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