Bulls Sweep Lehigh in Match Dedicated to Late Teammate
TAMPA, MARCH 8, 2020 – The University of South Florida women's tennis team produced a phenomenal performance to get the 7-0 win against Lehigh University on Sunday.
Before the match, the program honored late teammate
Elizabeth Jones with a few words from head coach
Cristina Moros and a few players. The Bulls dedicated the match to Elizabeth and paid tribute to the Jones family during a bench dedication as well. Learn more about Elizabeth's time with the program
HERE.
Following the emotional ceremony, freshman
Grace Eland (Manchester, England) and sophomore Laura Pellicer (Gandia, Valencia, Spain) kicked things off with a strong doubles match win, 6-1. Senior
Janvhi Clark (Tauranga, New Zealand) and freshman
Margriet Timmermans (Bergen Op Zoom, Netherlands) came back from a 2-0 deficit to defeat Lehigh's Casey Zhong and Anshika Singh, 7-5, and clinch the doubles point for the Bulls.
The Bulls didn't take the pressure off from there. Clark picked up the first singles point in straight sets, 6-2, 6-0. Sophomore
Selin Yaylali (Gainesville, Fla.), who made her first singles appearance this season, followed with a victory in straight sets. Junior
Alexandria Mjos (Austin, Texas) then clinched the win for the Bulls by closing out court three in two sets. Seconds later, freshman Lucia Garrigues (Valencia, Spain) extended the Bulls' lead to five.
Even with South Florida already clinching the win, play still continued on courts one and two. Pellicer closed court one with a 6-2 win in the third set. After dropping the first set, sophomore
Amelie Boy (Trianon, Mauritius) battled back to win the second set and tiebreaker to give South Florida the clean sweep against Lehigh.
Quotable
Head coach Cristina Moros on Sunday's win:
"A very emotional day, as we honored Elizabeth. I felt the team represented her well and very proud of them for taking care of business on a day where emotions are all over the place. Thank you to all that came out and thankful for the Jones family for allowing Elizabeth to be a part of our program."
Match Results:
Singles competition:
1. Laura Perello (USF) def. Sibel Can (LU) 6-2, 2-6, 6-2
2.
Amelie Boy (USF) def. Paula Gonzalez (LU) 4-6, 6-2, 10-3
3.
Alexandria Mjos (USF) def. Junmoke James (LU) 6-4, 6-4
4. Lucia Garrigues (USF) def. Casey Zhong (LU) 6-1, 6-4
5.
Janvhi Clark (USF) def. Ella Imhof (LU) 6-2, 6-0
6.
Selin Yaylali (USF) def. Sarah Hua (LU) 6-0, 6-2
Order of finish: (5,6,3,4,1,2)
Doubles competition:
1. Sibel Can/Paula Gonzalez (LU) def.
Amelie Boy/
Alexandria Mjos (USF) 6-4
2.
Grace Eland/Laura Perello (USF) def. Junmoke James/Ella Imhof (LU) 6-1
3.
Janvhi Clark/
Margriet Timmermans (USF) def. Casey Zhong/Anshika Singh (LU) 7-5
Order of finish: (2,1,3)
Up Next:
USF remains at home to face James Madison University at the USF Varsity Tennis Courts on Thursday at noon. Admission is free and free pizza will be provided to fans in attendance.
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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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