Bulls Travel to the State of Alabama For Two Matches
MATCHUP: South Florida at Alabama
WHEN: Thursday, Jan. 28 at 12 p.m.
LOCATION: Tuscaloosa, Ala.
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MATCHUP: South Florida at Auburn
WHEN: Friday, Jan. 29 at 11 a.m.
LOCATION: Auburn, Ala.
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TAMPA, Jan. 27, 2021 – The University of South Florida women's tennis team continues its road stretch to Tuscaloosa to compete against the Alabama Crimson Tide tomorrow at noon. The Bulls quickly return to action with a match on Friday versus Auburn scheduled for 11 a.m. at Yarbrough Tennis Center.
South Florida is coming off of a tough 6-1 loss Tuesday to No. 9 Florida State. The match featured a great debut performance by freshman
Grace Schumacher (Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia), who picked up a win in her first collegiate appearance beating No. 106 Victoria Allen in three sets, 3-6, 6-4, 10-7.
"We are hoping to build some momentum from our last match and bring that into Thursday and Friday," head coach
Cristina Moros said. "We know we will need to compete extremely well if we have a chance of pulling out wins the next few days. But I feel like our team is confident and as prepared as possible."
Scouting Alabama
Alabama is currently 2-0 with sweeps against UAB and Alabama State last weekend. The Crimson Tide are a young team with five freshman and only three returners this season. They are led by graduate student Alba Cortina Pou, who is the reigning SEC Women's Tennis Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Cortina Pou finished last season with a 17-6 singles record and 14-5 doubles record. Alabama has a 1-0 advantage over South Florida from the first meeting last season.
Scouting Auburn
Auburn is undefeated with wins over Furman, 4-3, and Samford, 7-0, to begin the year. The Tigers have two players ranked in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association singles rankings: Selin Ovunc (No. 62) and Taylor Russo (No. 99). Ovunc and Russo also hold the No. 11 spot in the ITA doubles ranking.
Auburn currently holds a 1-0 advantage against the Bulls. Head Coach Caroline Lilley enters her 2
nd season with the Tigers and posted an 8-6 record in dual matches last season.
About Women's Tennis
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Head coach Cristina Moros will be in her sixth year at the helm, as she led the program to an American Athletic Conference Championship in 2017.
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