Wednesday, March 20
Tampa, FL
1:00 PM
University of South Florida
vs
Tulsa
Photo by: UNF_TP
Bulls Look to Stay Undefeated in The American, Host Tulsa Wednesday
March 19, 2019 | Women's Tennis
TAMPA, March 19, 2019 – The University of South Florida women's tennis team will look to continue their conference win streak when they host Tulsa at the USF Varsity Tennis Courts on Wednesday at 1 p.m.
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USF (8-7, 3-0 AAC) is coming off of a 4-1 win over conference opponent Wichita State. Senior Nicole Dzenga (Harare, Zimbabwe), clinched the match with a straight-set victory on court five, 7-6(5), 6-3, win.
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No. 46 senior Ana Roman Dominguez (Burgos, Spain), is a team-leading 10-2 this season in singles with four ranked wins in five ranked singles matchups.
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Freshman Laura Pellicer Perello (Gandia, Valencia, Spain), heads into this week on a six game winning streak, with three of these wins coming on court four, two coming from court three, and one coming on court five.
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Senior Vanja Klaric (Gaborone, Botswana), is riding a three game win streak, with two of these wins coming from straight-set victories. Klaric now has an 8-4 record this season, which is the second best record on the team.
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Senior doubles pair Dzenga and Klaric are 7-6 this season and recently took down No. 46 Fatima Bizhukova and Marta Bellucco from Wichita State, 7-5, on court one.
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Scouting the Opponent:
Tulsa
Tulsa (11-6) is coming into this match after beating Bradley, 7-0. The Golden Hurricane has a 0-1 record in The American, with the their only matchup coming against then-No. 22 ranked UCF. Tulsa has a ranked singles player, junior Martina Okalova, at No. 98, with a 6-5 record at the premier spot, with one of her wins over then-No. 40 ranked Oleksandra Korashvil. The Golden Hurricane has a ranked doubles team, the pairing of Okalova and junior Vera Ploner, at No. 15, with a 10-3 record at the No. 1 spot.
Be sure to follow USF women's tennis on social media (Twitter / Facebook / Instagram) and visit GoUSFBulls.com for the most up-to-date information. Head coach Cristina Moros will be in her fifth year at the helm, as she led the program to an American Athletic Conference Championship in 2017.
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USF (8-7, 3-0 AAC) is coming off of a 4-1 win over conference opponent Wichita State. Senior Nicole Dzenga (Harare, Zimbabwe), clinched the match with a straight-set victory on court five, 7-6(5), 6-3, win.
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No. 46 senior Ana Roman Dominguez (Burgos, Spain), is a team-leading 10-2 this season in singles with four ranked wins in five ranked singles matchups.
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Freshman Laura Pellicer Perello (Gandia, Valencia, Spain), heads into this week on a six game winning streak, with three of these wins coming on court four, two coming from court three, and one coming on court five.
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Senior Vanja Klaric (Gaborone, Botswana), is riding a three game win streak, with two of these wins coming from straight-set victories. Klaric now has an 8-4 record this season, which is the second best record on the team.
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Senior doubles pair Dzenga and Klaric are 7-6 this season and recently took down No. 46 Fatima Bizhukova and Marta Bellucco from Wichita State, 7-5, on court one.
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Scouting the Opponent:
Tulsa
Tulsa (11-6) is coming into this match after beating Bradley, 7-0. The Golden Hurricane has a 0-1 record in The American, with the their only matchup coming against then-No. 22 ranked UCF. Tulsa has a ranked singles player, junior Martina Okalova, at No. 98, with a 6-5 record at the premier spot, with one of her wins over then-No. 40 ranked Oleksandra Korashvil. The Golden Hurricane has a ranked doubles team, the pairing of Okalova and junior Vera Ploner, at No. 15, with a 10-3 record at the No. 1 spot.
Be sure to follow USF women's tennis on social media (Twitter / Facebook / Instagram) and visit GoUSFBulls.com for the most up-to-date information. Head coach Cristina Moros will be in her fifth year at the helm, as she led the program to an American Athletic Conference Championship in 2017.
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