No. 47 USF Falls to Houston for First Conference Loss on the Season

Sunday, April 7

Houston, TX

12:00 PM

University of South Florida

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No. 47 USF Falls to Houston for First Conference Loss on the Season

April 07, 2019 | Women's Tennis

By: Michael Fergusson

HOUSTON, APRIL 7, 2019 – The No. 47-ranked USF women's tennis team fell to Houston, 4-2, Sunday at the Barbara Wallace Winston Tennis Facility in Houston as the Bulls dropped their first conference match of the season.

Due to inclement weather in the area, the Bulls (11-9, 4-1 AAC) and Cougars (14-5, 3-0 AAC) didn't play the doubles point and began the contest with singles matches.

Houston claimed the first point of the day, taking a 6-3, 6-2 victory on court five against USF senior Nicole Dzenga (Harare, Zimbabwe). The Bulls answered quickly as freshman Laura Pellicer Perello (Gandia, Valencia, Spain) won her match, 6-4, 6-3, on court three to even the score at 1-1.

The Cougars again jumped in front, winning on court six with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over sophomore Alexandria Mjos (Austin, Texas). USF freshman Amelie Boy (Trianon, Mauritis) again tied things up, winning her match on court four, 6-4, 6-4.

With the team score tied at 2-2, Houston rallied on courts one and two to claim victories and take the match, 4-2. No. 48-ranked Ana Roman Dominguez (Burgos, Spain) fell, 6-4, 6-4, on court one to fall to 13-4 on the year, while Vanja Klaric (Gaborone, Botswana) dropped a tough decision, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(5), on court two.

Quotable
Head coach Cristina Moros on Sunday's loss:
"We didn't handle adversity very well today and Houston took advantage of that. The only thing we can do is use this experience to make us stronger."

Match Results:
Singles competition:
1. Mimi Kendall-Woseley (UH) def. Ana Roman (USF) 6-4, 6-4
2. Sophie Gerits (UH) def. Vanja Klaric (USF) 6-4, 4-6, 7-6
3. Laura Pellicer (USF) def. Jovana Vukovic (UH) 6-4, 6-3
4. Amelie Boy def. Elena Tairyan (UH) 6-4, 6-4
5. Phonexay Chitdara (UH) def. Nicole Dzenga (USF) 6-3, 6-2
6. Stephanie Belovukovic (UH) def. Alex Mjos (USF) 6-3, 6-3

Match Notes:
South Florida 11-9; National ranking #47 Houston 14-5
Order of finish: Singles (5,3,6,4,1,2) T-5:10

Up Next:
USF will play its final match of the regular season Saturday as the Bulls take on War on I-4 rival UCF at Lake Nona at 3 p.m.

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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