Bulls Beat Houston, Increase Win Streak to 6
TAMPA (March 16, 2018) — The USF women's tennis team increased its win streak to six with a 4-2 home victory over conference opponent Houston (15-2) on Friday.
The Bulls (8-7, 4-1) started the match strong with the pair of
Juliana Cardoso (Descalvado, Brazil) and
Jessica Cortes Chaves (Monterrey, Mexico) clinching the doubles point on court two with a 6-3 win.
The doubles pair of juniors
Nicole Dzenga (Harare, Zimbabwe) and Klaric (Serbia) defeated their opponents, 6-1, in No. 1 doubles to start doubles play.
At No. 5 singles, Dzenga clinched the match for the Bulls in straight sets, 6-1, 7-5.
Going into singles play with the 1-0 advantage, Klaric won in straight sets on court four, 6-0, 6-1. Cardoso also snagged a win at the No.6 spot, 6-2, 7-5.
Quotable:
Cristina Moros on the win over Houston:
"Definitely a really tough match. I have a lot of respect for this team, especially with the record that they have so far. This being their second loss of the season. I think they're well coached, and they do a really good job of competing. I just feel like we were a bit better today. Doubles again was one of the best doubles we've played all year and unlike Wednesday, I think we made necessary adjustments today to continue that to singles. I'm really proud of the girls."
Results:
Singles Competition
1. Tsveta Dimitrova (HOU) def. Jessica Chaves (USF) 6-3, 6-4
2. Sveva Mazzari (HOU) vs.
Evelyne Tiron (USF) no result
3. Lauren Alter (HOU) def. Ana Roman (USF) 6-2, 6-2
4.
Vanja Klaric (USF) def. Alison Mills (HOU) 6-0, 6-1
5.
Nicole Dzenga (USF) def. Constanden Nicolaou (HOU) 6-1, 7-5
6.
Juliana Cardoso (USF) def. Ana Glumac (HOU) 6-2, 7-5
Doubles Competition
1.
Nicole Dzenga/
Vanja Klaric (USF) def. Tsveta Dimitrova /Ana Glumac (HOU) 6-1
2.
Juliana Cardoso/Jessica Chaves (USF) def. Lauren Alter / Alison Mills (HOU) 6-3
3. Sveva Mazzari / Constanden Nicolaou (HOU) vs.
Alexandria Mjos/Ana Roman (USF) no result
Match Notes:?
Houston 15-2
University of South Florida 8-7
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (4,3,1,6,5)
A-92
Up Next:
The Bulls travel to Jacksonville, Fla. to face UNF on Sunday at noon.
Cristina Moros will be in her third year at the helm of after leading the program to an American Athletic Conference Championship in 2017.
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