TAMPA, Fla., April 17, 2021 – The University of South Florida women's tennis team closed out the regular season with a 4-1 loss to No. 46 Tulsa on Saturday afternoon at the USF Varsity Tennis Courts.
 
Laura Pellicer (Gandia, Valencia, Spain) and Grace Eland (Manchester, England) dropped court one, 6-1, to the No. 77-ranked pair of Martina Okalova and Vera Ploner. Grace Schumacher (Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia) and Margriet Timmermans (Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands) then evened the matchup, taking court two 7-5, causing doubles to come down to the final court. Alex Mjos (Austin, Texas) and Evelyne Tiron (Bucharest, Romania) stepped up and gave the Bulls the advantage, earning the doubles point, winning in tiebreakers, 7-6 (7-4).
 
In singles, Tulsa took the first three matches in straight sets to take the lead against USF. Timmermans took the first set, 6-1 on court five, but dropped the next two sets 6-2 for the Golden Hurricane to clinch the win.
 
Lucia Garrigues (Valencia, Spain) fought to take the first set 7-5, however lost the second set, 6-2. The third set was not played due to Tulsa clinching the win.
 
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Head Coach Cristina Moros on Saturday's loss:
"Tulsa proved to be too tough down the stretch for us, credit to them for taking control of the match after the good starts that we had. I am happy we were able to honor our seniors before the match. Looking forward to the Conference tournament next week and see what we are made of in the post season."
 
Match Results:
Singles competition:
1. #89 Martina Okalova (TULSA) def. Laura Pellicer (USF) 7-5, 6-1
2. Grace Schumacher (USF) vs. Laia Conde Monfort (TULSA) 6-7 (2-7), 3-3, unfinished
3. Shura Poppe (TULSA) def. Evelyne Tiron (USF) 6-4, 6-3
4. Vera Ploner (TULSA) def. Alexandria Mjos (USF) 6-3, 6-3
5. Valeryia Rozenkova (TULSA) def. Margriet Timmermans (USF) 1-6, 6-2, 6-2
6. Lucia Garrigues (USF) vs. Lian Benedejcic (TULSA) 7-5, 2-6, unfinished
Order of Finish: (1,4,3,5)
 
 
Doubles competition:
1. #77 Martina Okalova/Vera Ploner (TULSA) def. Laura Pellicer/Grace Eland (USF) 6-1
2. Grace Schumacher/Margriet Timmermans (USF) def. Shura Poppe/Valeryia Rozenkova (TULSA) 7-5
3. Alexandria Mjos/Evelyne Tiron (USF) def. Megan Hopton/Laia Conde Monfort (TULSA) 7-6 (7-3)
Order of Finish: (1,2,3)
 
Up Next:
South Florida goes on the road to Lake Nona, Fla. to the USTA National Campus for the American Athletic Conference Tournament, Thursday, April 22 to Sunday, April 25.
 
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.