Bulls Extend Win-Streak to Eight
TAMPA (March 24, 2018) — The USF women's tennis team stretched its win streak to eight against in-state opponent, FGCU, 4-3.
The Bulls (10-7, 4-1) started the match strong as the doubles pair of
Nicole Dzenga (Harare, Zimbabwe) and
Vanja Klaric (Gaborone, Botswana) clinched the doubles point on the top court, 6-1.
Alexandira Mjos (Austin, Texas) and
Ana Roman Dominguez (Burgos, Spain) dominated court three of doubles defeating their opponent in a shut-out, 6-0 to start doubles play.
At No. 2 singles,
Evelyne Tiron (Bucharest, Romania) clinched the match for the Bulls in straight sets, 7-6(1), 6-4, against Madison Gallegos.
Going into singles play with the 1-0 advantage, Dominguez won on court three giving up only two points during the entire match, 6-0, 6-2. Klaric also won at the No. 4 spot with the same score, 6-0, 6-2.
Quotable:
Head coach Cristina Moros on the win…
"It was nice to get a little revenge from last year. We kind of turned that match around, so we're happy about that. Really good doubles point. We played really well particularly at No. 3 doubles and No.1. They did a really good job of taking care of business right away. We need to make some adjustments for tomorrow. We need to do a better job of playing better from start to finish up and down the lineup, so hopefully we can improve on that."
Results:
Singles Competition
1. ORNBERG, Maja (FGCU) def. Jessica Chaves (USF) 6-3, 6-1
2.
Evelyne Tiron (USF) def. GALLEGOS, Madison (FGCU) 7-6 (7-1), 6-4
3. Ana Roman (USF) def. ASCUA, Julia (FGCU) 6-0, 6-2
?4.
Vanja Klaric (USF) def. VILLAR, Patricia (FGCU) 6-0, 6-2
5. PEREZ, Sofia (FGCU) def.
Nicole Dzenga (USF) 6-3, 2-6, 6-1
6. FORSTER, Bridget (FGCU) def.
Juliana Cardoso (USF) 6-3, 6-1
Doubles Competition
1.
Vanja Klaric/
Nicole Dzenga (USF) def. ORNBERG, Maja/ASCUA, Julia (FGCU) 6-1
2.
Juliana Cardoso/Jessica Chaves (USF) vs. GALLEGOS, Madison/CURTIS, Julianna (FGCU) 3-3, unfinished
3.
Alexandria Mjos/Ana Roman (USF) def. PEREZ, Sofia/FORSTER, Bridget (FGCU) 6-0
Match Notes:
FGCU 4-7
University of South Florida 10-7
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (3,4,6,1,2,5)
A-108
Up Next:
The Bulls stay in Tampa to face Brown tomorrow at noon at the USF Varsity Tennis Courts.
Cristina Moros will be in her third year at the helm of after leading the program to an American Athletic Conference Championship in 2017.
– #GoBulls –
