Bulls Fall in Quarterfinal Round of Conference Tournament

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Bulls Fall in Quarterfinal Round of Conference Tournament

April 19, 2018 | Women's Tennis

Box Score

USF fell, 4-2, to No. 5 SMU in the American Athletic Conference Quarterfinals on Thursday afternoon.

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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