Match Details
Florida 7, South Florida 0
South Florida (1-1), Florida (2-0)
Monday, Jan. 24, 2022 | 3 p.m.
Gainesville, Fla. | Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex
 
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (Jan. 24, 2022) – The University of South Florida women's tennis team battled on Monday afternoon in the second of two back-to-back road matches, falling to No. 20-ranked Florida, 7-0 at the Alfred A. Ring Tennis Center in Gainesville.
 
Coming off a dominating 7-0 win at Florida A&M on Sunday, the Bulls hung tough with the Gators during doubles play. After Grace Schumacher and Margriet Timmermans fell on court two, 6-2, Alexandria Mjos and Kiana Mokhtari took their Florida counterparts to the limit on court three before the Gators took the match, 7-5, and the doubles point. The South Florida tandem of Sierra Berry and Amelie Boy held a 6-5 lead before to the Gators closed out the Bulls.
 
In singles, on court two, Berry, a freshman, was impressive in her match against No. 34-ranked Marlee Zein, before falling, 6-3, 6-3. Boy battled No. 87-ranked Emma Shelton in three sets, dropping the first, 7-6 (4-7), but coming back to tie the match up at a one apiece, 6-2, in the second set. Shelton, however, scored 10 of the 16 points in the decisive third.  
 
Laura Pellicer gave the Gators' Bente Spee all she could handle despite falling 7-5, 6-5 on court four.
 
Quotable
"It's a tough mountain to climb to come into Gainesville and sneak away with a win," said South Florida head coach Cristina Moros. "But I am so proud of the way our team battled. We played a very close doubles point and we were right there with them in singles for a good part of the match. We have a lot of positives to take away into next weekend and a great base to build on for the rest of the season."
 
Up Next
South Florida heads back on the road next weekend when it travels to Memphis, Tenn. to face Xavier on Saturday at 11 a.m., at the University of Memphis, and then the home-standing Tigers on Sunday at 10 a.m. at the Eldon Roark Tennis Center.
 
The Bulls will open their 2022 home schedule on Friday, Feb. 4 at 1:30 p.m. against North Florida.
 
Doubles
1. Sierra Berry/Amelie Boy (USF) vs. McCartney Kessler/Emma Shelton (UF) 6-5 (Unfinished)
2. Bente Spee/Marlee Zein (UF) def. Grace Schumacher/Margriet Timmermans (USF) 6-2
3. Sydney Berlin/Sara Dahlstrom (UF) def. Alexandria Mjos/Kiana Mokhtari (USF) 7-5
 
Singles
1. McCartney Kessler (UF) def. Grace Schumacher (USF) 6-0, 6-1
2. #34 Marlee Zein (UF) def. Sierra Berry (USF) 6-3, 6-3
3. #87 Emma Shelton (UF) def. Amelie Boy (USF) 6-7 (4-7), 6-2, 10-6
4. Bente Spee (UF) def. Laura Pellicer (USF) 7-5, 6-5
5. 5. Sydney Berlin (UF) def. Alexandria Mjos (USF) 7-5, 6-1
6. Sara Dahlstrom (UF) def. Margriet Timmermans (USF) 6-3, 6-0
 
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.