TAMPA, Fla., March 22, 2021 – The University of South Florida women's tennis team snapped its four-match losing streak against University of Central Arkansas on Monday with a 4-3 victory at the USF Varsity Tennis Courts.
 
The Bulls (6-9) clinched the doubles point with Alex Mjos (Austin, Texas) and Margriet Timmermans (Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands) taking court three, 6-4, followed by Amelie Boy (Trianon, Mauritius) and Grace Schumacher (Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia) with a win over Mei Ishimura and Yada Vasupongchai, 6-4.
 
Schumacher extended her streak to four straight singles wins with a victory on court two in straight sets, 6-3, 6-1. The next point for the Bulls came from court four with Mjos taking the first set, 6-1, but dropped the second set, 0-6, but took over in third set, 6-3, for the win.
 
The Bears (9-9) got their first points with wins on court five and six to the narrow the score to 3-2. Soon after, Evelyne Tiron clinched the win for South Florida with a straight set defeat over Central Arkansas' Jaeun Lee, 6-4, 7-5.
 
After picking up the first set, 6-2, Laura Pellicer (Gandia, Valencia, Spain) dropped the next sets, 6-4, 6-3 to Fuka Nonoyama to close the match.
 
Quotable
Head coach Cristina Moros on Monday's win:
"Always nice to get back on win side after a tough few matches. Credit to UCA for making us work very hard for it. We hope to use this motivation in our matches this weekend."
 
Match Results:
Singles competition:
1. Fuka Nonoyama (UCA) def. Laura Pellicer (USF) 2-6, 6-4, 6-3
2. Grace Schumacher (USF) def. Yada Vasupongchai (UCA) 6-3, 6-1
3. Evelyne Tiron (USF) def. Jaeun Lee (UCA) 6-4, 7-5
4. Alexandria Mjos (USF) def. Maja Gledic (UCA) 6-1, 0-6, 6-3
5. Sumomo Hamanaga (UCA) def. Margriet Timmermans (USF) 6-3, 7-6
6. Paulina Engback (UCA) def. Grace Eland (USF) 7-6, 7-5
Order of Finish: (2,4,6,5,3,1)
 
 
Doubles competition:
1. Amelie Boy/Grace Schumacher (USF) def. Mei Ishimura/Yada Vasupongchai (UCA) 6-4
2. Fuka Nonoyama/Sumomo Hamanaga (UCA) def. Laura Pellicer/Grace Eland (USF) 6-4
3. Alexandria Mjos/Margriet Timmermans (USF) def. Maja Gledic/Jaeun Lee (UCA) 6-4
Order of Finish: (2,3,1)
 
Up Next:
South Florida host SMU on Friday at 12 p.m. for its first conference matchup of the season.
 
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.