TAMPA (Jan. 24, 2016)— The University of South Florida women's tennis team dropped a 5-2 decision to Florida Gulf Coast in the opening match of the 2017 season.
Juliana Cardoso and Ana Roman Domniguez picked up the two singles wins for USF. Dominguez took down Maja Ornberg, 6-7(6), 6-3, 10-8 at the No. 1 spot. Cardoso defeated Sara Kelly at the No. 5 spot, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 for the Bulls second point of the day.
FGCU jumped out to an early lead by taking the doubles point with wins on courts three and one.
In singles play, Hailey Grillo was defeated, 6-1, 6-1, by Laura Falceto at the No. 6 spot to give FGCU a 2-0 lead. The Eagles would jump out to a 3-0 lead as Olga Martinez fell to Julia Ascua, 6-4, 6-1, on court three.
Sophomore Nicole Dzenga went to two tiebreakers and Vera Bessonova took her opponent to a third set, but neither could come away with a victory.
USF travels to Gainesville this weekend to take part in the ITA Kick-Off Weekend. The Bulls will face FIU Saturday, Jan. 28, at 2 p.m.
Be sure to follow USF women's tennis on social media (Twitter / Facebook / Instagram) and visit GoUSFBulls.com for the most up-to-date information. The USF women's tennis program returns all singles players from a squad that advanced to the championship match of the conference tournament. Head coach Cristina Moros will be in her second year at the helm of the program after leading USF to an impressive 17-7 season in 2016.
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