USF Women’s Tennis Falls in Tough Match to No. 15 South Carolina

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USF Women’s Tennis Falls in Tough Match to No. 15 South Carolina

January 21, 2018 | Women's Tennis

Box Score

The Bulls fell to No. 15 South Carolina Sunday afternoon.

TAMPA (Jan. 21, 2018)— The USF women's tennis team lost to No. 15 South Carolina in a shutout, 4-0.

The Gamecocks clinched the doubles point to give them the advantage heading into singles. On court six, Rachel Rohrabacher defeated Dzenga 6-3, 6-2 to grab the second point for the Gamecocks. Soon after on court five, Megan Davies earned the next South Carolina point against junior Vanja Klaric (Serbia), in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2.

Ingrid Martins clinched the match for the Gamecocks against Juliana Cardoso (Descalvado, Brazil) on court three, 6-3, 6-3.
On court one, No.97 Ana Roman Dominguez (Spain) won the first set against Hadley Berg, but ended unfinished.

Jessica Cortes Chaves (Monterrey, Mexico) and Evelyne Tiron (Romania) went unfinished against their opponents in singles.

In doubles, Nicole Dzenga (Harare, Zimbabwe) and Klaric fell to Ingrid Martins and Silvia Chinellato, 6-2, on court one. Alexandria Mjos and Roman Dominguez also fell, 6-1, Mia Horvit and Megan Davies.

"Today was a tough one. They are obviously a really good team, and I think they were really hungry especially after losing on Friday," said head coach Cristina Moros. "They made some adjustments to the lineup, and that definitely paid off. I want to point out Ana [Roman Dominguez] at number one spot. She was up a set winning, 4-2. Unfortunately she didn't have enough time to get that win, but she's just competing at such a high level. I'm really proud of the way she started the year."

Up Next:
The Bulls head to Atlanta on Jan. 27 for the ITA Tennis Kickoff Weekend. They will face Georgia Tech in the first match of the tournament.

Results
Singles competition
1. Ana Roman (USF) def. Hadley Berg (SC) 6-4, 4-2
2. Mia Horvit (SC) def. Jessica Chaves (USF) 7-5, 2-1
3. Ingrid Martins (SC) def. Juliana Cardoso (USF) 6-3, 6-3
4. Silvia Chinellato (SC) def. Evelyne Tiron (USF) 6-2, 6-5
5. Megan Davies (SC) def. Vanja Klaric (USF) 6-4, 6-2
6. Rachel Rohrabacher (SC) def. Nicole Dzenga (USF) 6-3, 6-2

Doubles competition
1. Ingrid Martins/Silvia Chinellato (SC) def. Nicole Dzenga/Vanja Klaric (USF) 6-2
2. Juliana Cardoso/Jessica Chaves (USF) def. Hadley Berg/Rachel Rohrabacher (SC) 3-2 3. Mia Horvit/Megan Davies (SC) def. Alexandria Mjos/Ana Roman (USF) 6-1

Match Notes:
South Carolina 1-1; National ranking #15
University of South Florida 0-2
T-2hr12min A-127
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (6,5,3)

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