USF Has a Solid Showing in the Season-Opening Bedford Cup

USF Has a Solid Showing in the Season-Opening Bedford Cup

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TAMPA (October 4, 2021) – The University of South Florida women's tennis team kicked off its 2021 Fall campaign this past weekend in the annual Bedford Cup and recorded solid showings in its first time out on the courts this season. The Bulls had multiple players advance to the semifinal and final rounds in both doubles and singles during the three-day event at USF's Varsity Tennis Courts, Oct. 1-3.
 
Freshman Sierra Berry (Frisco, Texas) turned in a solid showing in her first collegiate matches, going 4-1 in singles and advancing the Bedford Cup finals, falling in three sets to Isabella Colmenares of Florida Gulf Coast, 5-7, 6-1, 5-7.
 
Berry also teamed up with fellow partner Amelie Boy (Trianon, Mauritius) to go 3-1 in doubles play, advancing to the semifinals before losing to FIU's Ines Bekrar and Yasmine Kabbaj, in a tight match, 7-6(4).
 
Grace Eland (Manchester, England) played her way into the semifinals with a 3-1 record in singles. She fell in the semis to Colmenares, 7-5, 6-2 (10-7), after giving up only one set in her first three matches.
 
Grace Schumacher (Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia) posted a 3-2 record in the event, falling in the finals of the consolation bracket to Andjela Skrononja from FIU, 6-1, 6-0.
 
In addition, Lucia Garrigues-Melendez (Valencia, Spain) went 3-2 in singles, and Selin Yaylali (Gainesville, Fla.) went 2-2 in doubles play, teaming up with Alexandria Mjos (Austin, Texas) and Margriet Timmermans (Bergen Op Zoom, Netherlands) over the three days.
 
Timmermans also had commanding 6-1, 6-2 wins over Anna Dovgoplyi of Stetson and Adrienne Clayton of Florida A&M.
 
Mjos scored a decisive 6-1, 6-1 win over Diarra Thomas of Bethune-Cookman in her opening match of the weekend.
 
In all, the Bulls collected 24 match wins over the weekend.
 
South Florida has two more Fall events in October. The Bulls will now get ready for the ITA Southeast Regionals at the USTA National Tennis Campus in Lake Nona, Fla., Oct. 14-17, and then close out the month at the FIU Invitational in Miami, Oct. 29-31.
 
About Women's Tennis
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 seventh year at the helm, as she led the program to an American Athletic Conference Championship in 2017. 

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