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Bulls Come Back To Defeat Stetson, 5-2

February 07, 2021

DELAND, Fla., Feb. 7, 2021 – University of South Florida women's tennis team won its first match of the season on the road against Stetson on Sunday, 5-2.
 
The Bulls got off to a fast start with freshman Grace Schumacher (Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia) and sophomore Margriet Timmermans (Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands) winning their doubles set, 6-0, but the Hatters clinched the doubles point with 6-4 wins on court one and three.
 
South Florida trailed heading into singles, but quickly earned two points from senior Evelyne Tiron (Bucharest, Romania) winning in straight sets, 6-1, 6-2 to even the score, followed by junior Amelie Boy (Trianon, Mauritius) defeating Danel Ashirova 6-2 in both sets.
 
The Bulls continued their lead with a win from junior Laura Pellicer (Gandia, Valencia, Spain), 6-3, 6-4 on court four. USF continued to fight as the last three courts went into third sets. Timmermans picked up her second singles win of the season, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 and clinched the match win for the Bulls. On court two, Schumacher moved her singles record to 3-0 and closed out the match beating Anais Gabriel, 6-2, 5-7, 6-4.
 
Quotable
Head coach Cristina Moros on Sunday's win:
"Always nice to get a win under our belts on the road. Stetson gave up a great fight and we had a really tough time putting them away. Trying to get better with each match so hopefully we can continue that tomorrow."
 
Match Results:
Singles competition:
1. Amelie Boy (USF) def. Ashirova, Danel (STET-W) 6-2, 6-2
2. Grace Schumacher (USF) def. Gabriel, Anais (STET-W) 6-2, 5-7, 6-4
3. Evelyne Tiron (USF) def. Kubicz, Katie (STET-W) 6-1, 6-2
4. Laura Pellicer (USF) def. Milner, Brooke (STET-W) 6-3, 6-4
5. Cohen, Noa (STET-W) def. Lucia Garrigues (USF) 3-6, 6-4, 7-5
6. Margriet Timmermans (USF) def. Geurinckx, Vicky (STET-W) 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
Order of Finish: (3,1,4,6,5,2)
 
 
Doubles competition:
1. Ashirova, Danel/Foster, Elodie (STET-W) def. Amelie Boy/Alexandria Mjos (USF) 6-4
2. Grace Schumacher/Margriet Timmermans (USF) def. Milner, Brooke/Kubicz, Katie (STET-W) 6-0
3. Cohen, Noa/Gabriel, Anais (STET-W) def. Grace Eland/Laura Pellicer (USF) 6-4
Order of Finish: (2,3,1)
 
Up Next:
South Florida travels to Jacksonville to play North Florida tomorrow, Feb. 8 at 2 p.m. ET.
 
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.