TAMPA, Fla., Feb. 21, 2021 – The University of South Florida women's tennis team continue their win streak and pick up their first victory at home, defeating Liberty on Sunday, 4-3.
 
The Bulls got off to a quick start with junior Amelie Boy (Trianon, Mauritius) and senior Evelyne Tiron (Bucharest, Romania) winning their doubles match, 6-3. Soon after, sophomore Grace Eland (Manchester, England) and junior Laura Pellicer (Gandia, Valencia, Spain) clinched the doubles point for the Bulls with a 6-4 victory.
 
South Florida (3-5) stayed hot and picked up the first two singles courts to extend their lead to three. Senior Alex Mjos (Austin, Texas) won the first singles point on court five in straight sets, 6-2, 6-1, followed by Boy cleaning up court one, defeating Liberty's Alexandra Almborg, 7-6, 6-1.
 
The Flames (6-2) won the next two courts in straights sets, but Timmermans clinched the win for the Bulls, 6-2, 4-6, 6-1, on court six against Micaela Ode Mitre. Liberty added one more point on court four in tiebreakers to close the match.
 
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Head coach Cristina Moros on Sunday's win:
"Proud of our team for finding a way (to win) today. Liberty made us fight really hard to earn this win. It's nice to see Alex and Margriet start to gain some momentum as well as Amelie finding her stride today at the top spot."
 
Match Results:
Singles competition:
1. Amelie Boy (USF) def. Alexandra Almborg (LIBERTY) 7-6, 6-1
2. Tiffany Nguyen (LIBERTY) def. Laura Pellicer (USF) 6-4, 6-3
3. Marina Davtyan (LIBERTY) def. Grace Schumacher (USF) 7-5, 6-2
4. Esther Lovato (LIBERTY) def. Evelyne Tiron (USF) 6-7, 6-4, 1-0
5. Alexandria Mjos (USF) def. Grace Hashiguchi (LIBERTY) 6-2, 6-1
6. Margriet Timmermans (USF) def. Micaela Ode Mitre (LIBERTY) 6-2, 4-6, 6-1
Order of Finish: (5,1,2,3,6,4)
 
 
Doubles competition:
1. Amelie Boy/Evelyne Tiron (USF) def. Alexandra Almborg/Eloise Saraty (LIBERTY) 6-3
2. Tiffany Nguyen/Micaela Ode Mitre (LIBERTY) vs. Grace Schumacher/Margriet Timmermans (USF) no result
3. Grace Eland/Laura Pellicer (USF) def. Marina Davtyan/Grace Hashiguchi (LIBERTY) 6-4
Order of Finish: (1,3)
 
Up Next:
South Florida stays home for their second match against UNF, Wednesday, Feb. 24 at 2 p.m.
 
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 sixth year at the helm, as she led the program to an American Athletic Conference Championship in 2017.