ATHENS, Jan. 25, 2019 – Senior Ana Roman Dominguez defeated No. 1 Katarina Jokic in straight sets in USF's 5-2 loss to Georgia, at the Lindsey Hopkins Indoor Tennis Facility, in Athens, GA., on Friday afternoon.
 
Roman Dominguez (Burgos, Spain), extended her win streak to 4-0 when she beat Jokic (Novi Grad, Bosnia) on the top court on Friday afternoon. Roman Dominguez and Jokic battled in a tiebreaker for the first set, 7-6(4), before Roman Dominguez sealed the win, 6-2, in the second set.
 
The Bulls battled ranked opponents on each court, and ultimately could not overcome the Bulldogs. After taking the doubles point, Georgia clinched the match with straight-set wins on courts four, two and three over senior Vanja Klaric (Gaborone, Bostwana), 6-0, 6-1, freshman Laura Pellicer Perello (Valencia, Spain), 6-4, 6-3, and sophomore Evelyne Tiron (Bucharest, Romania), 6-3, 6-1.
 
As the Bulls played out the remaining courts, freshman Amelie Boy defeated No. 107 Elena Christofi in a tightly contested match. Boy fell, 5-7 in the first set before battling to a long tiebreaker in the second, 7-6(6). The pair played a super tiebreaker in lieu of a third set since the match had already been clinched, with Boy claiming a 10-7 victory.
 
Despite a Bull's win on court three by doubles tandem Pellicer Perello and Janvhi Clark (Tauranga, New Zealand), USF could not secure the doubles point. Seniors Klaric and Nicole Dzenga (Harare, Zimbabwe) fell, 6-1, followed by Roman Dominguez and Boy who went down 6-3.
 
Match Results:
Singles
1. ROMAN, Ana (USF) def. #1 Katarina Jokic (UGA) 7-6 (7-4), 6-2
2. #14 Marta Gonzalez (UGA) def. TIRON, Evelyne (USF) 6-3, 6-1
3. #78 Lourdes Carle (UGA) def. PELLICER PERELLO, L (USF) 6-4, 6-3
4. #54 Vivian Wolff (UGA) def. KLARIC, Vanja (USF) 6-0, 6-1
5. BOY, Amelie (USF) def. #107 Elena Christofi (UGA) 5-7, 7-6 (8-6), 1-0 (10-7)
6. #79 Meg Kowalski (UGA) def. CLARK, Janvhi (USF) 6-3, 6-2
 
Doubles
1. Vivian Wolff/Lourdes Carle (UGA) def. DZENGA, Nicole/KLARIC, Vanja (USF) 6-1
2. Elena Christofi/Morgan Coppoc (UGA) def. ROMAN, Ana/BOY, Amelie (USF) 6-3
3. PELLICER PERELLO, L/CLARK, Janvhi (USF) def. Katarina Jokic/Meg Kowalski (UGA) 6-4
 
Match Notes:
South Florida 1-3
Georgia 1-0; National ranking #5
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (4,2,3,1,6,5) ITA Kick-Off Weekend - Athens
Official: Karen Badger-Mabry T-4 hours A-124
 
Up Next:
USF will play William & Mary at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 26 in Athens, GA.

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