ORLANDO, APRIL 13, 2019 – No. 45 USF fell to No. 23 UCF, 4-2, in the War on I-4 at the UCF Collegiate Tennis Center at the USTA National Campus.
 
USF (11-10, 4-2), dropped the doubles point to rival UCF (19-3, 6-0), after a 6-2 loss on court two and a 6-1 loss on court three. The match on court one went unfinished.
 
UCF won on court one against freshman Amelie Boy (Trianon, Mauritis), 6-4, 6-2, to extend its lead, 2-0.
 
The Bulls then rallied, with sophomore Alexandria Mjos (Austin, Texas), winning her match 6-4, 6-3, on court six and freshman Laura Pellicer Perello, (Gandia, Valencia, Spain), winning her match 7-5, 6-4, on court three to tie the match at 2-2.
 
The Knights responded on court five with a win over senior Nicole Dzenga (Harare, Zimbabwe), 6-1, 6-4, giving UCF a 3-2 lead. Senior No. 56 Ana Roman Dominguez (Burgos, Spain), fell to No. 89 Ksenia Kuznetsova, 6-3, 6-2, on court one, clinching the match for the Knights. The match on court two went unfinished.
 
Quotable
Head coach Cristina Moros on Saturday's loss:
"I have enjoyed competing with this team all season. I know that this team will take everything that they have learned and be the best version of themselves next week when we come back here for the conference [tournament].
 
Match Results:
Singles competition
1. #89 Ksenia Kuznetsova (UCF) def. #56 ROMAN, Ana (USF) 6-3, 6-2
2. Rebeka Stolmar (UCF) vs. KLARIC, Vanja (USF) 6-0, 3-6, 3-3, unfinished
3. PELLICER PERELLO, L (USF) def. Marie Mattel (UCF) 7-5, 6-4
4. Natalia Serrano (UCF) def. BOY, Amelie (USF) 6-4, 6-2
5. Nandini Sharma (UCF) def. DZENGA, Nicole (USF) 6-1, 6-4
6. MJOS, Alexandria (USF) def. Domenika Turkovic (UCF) 6-4, 6-3
 
Doubles competition
1. #19 Valeriya Zeleva/Ksenia Kuznetsova (UCF) vs. #88 KLARIC, Vanja/DZENGA, Nicole (USF) 4-5, unfinished
2. Marie Mattel/Rebeka Stolmar (UCF) def. BOY, Amelie/ROMAN, Ana (USF) 6-2
3. Natalia Serrano/Domenika Turkovic (UCF) def. CLARK, Janvhi/PELLICER PERELLO, L (USF) 6-1
 
Match Notes:
South Florida 11-9; National ranking #45
UCF 18-3; National ranking #23
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (4,6,3,5,1)
Official: D. Childs T-2:24 A-74
 
Up Next:
USF women's tennis heads back to Orlando next week for the American Athletic Conference tennis tournament April 17-20.

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.