Bulls Fall in Quarterfinal Round of Conference Tournament
DALLAS (April 19, 2018) — The USF women's tennis team fell to SMU, 4-2, in the American Athletic Conference Quarterfinals.
After the Bulls (12-10, 4-3) won the doubles point, senior
Juliana Cardoso (Descalvado, Brazil) won in straight sets on court six, shutting out her opponent in the second set, 6-1, 6-0.
As a pair, juniors
Nicole Dzenga (Harare, Zimbabwe) and
Vanja Klaric (Gaborone, Botswana) started the match with a 6-2 win on court one against Nicole Petchey and Ana Perez-Lopez.
At No. 3 doubles,
Ana Roman Dominguez and
Alexandria Mjos (Austin, Texas) clinched the doubles point, 6-2.
Quotable:
Head coach Cristina Moros on the loss…
"Today's loss definitely stings a bit. While we played an excellent doubles point, SMU proved to be the tougher team today in singles. While it's a disappointing end, we beat some great teams along the way and I am proud of the things we accomplished this year. Thanks to Jess and Juju for a great three years of coaching. Their teammates will continue to follow through on the things they have started and be better for it in the future."
Results:
Singles Competition
1. Karina Traxler (SMU) def. Jessica Chaves (USF) 6-2, 7-5 (7-5)?
2. Liza Buss (SMU) def. Ana Roman (USF) 6-2, 5-7, 6-2?
3. A. Shapovalova (SMU) def.
Vanja Klaric (USF) 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)?
4. Ana Perez-Lopez (SMU) vs.
Nicole Dzenga (USF) 5-7, 7-6 (8-6), 3-2, unfinished
5. S. Monarrez Yesaki (SMU) def.
Evelyne Tiron (USF) 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-1) 6.
Juliana Cardoso (USF) def. Nicole Petchey (SMU) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles Competition
1.
Vanja Klaric/
Nicole Dzenga (USF) def. S. Monarrez Yesaki/Karina Traxler (SMU) 6-2
2. A. Shapovalova/Tiffany Hollebeck (SMU) vs.
Evelyne Tiron/
Juliana Cardoso (USF) 3-4, unfinished
3.
Alexandria Mjos/Ana Roman (USF) def. Nicole Petchey/Ana Perez-Lopez (SMU) 6-2
Match Notes:?
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (6,3,1,5,2)
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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