Match Details
Liberty 4, South Florida 2
South Florida (1-6), Liberty (7-3)
Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022 | 11:00 a.m.
Tampa, Fla. | USF Varsity Tennis Courts
 
TAMPA (Feb. 19, 2022) – The University of South Florida women's tennis team got back to work on Saturday, falling in a grueling 4-2 match against Liberty at the USF Varsity Tennis Courts.
 
The Bulls made quick work of the Flames during the doubles portion of the match to take the doubles point.
 
Kiana Mokhtari and Laura Pellicer dominated in their contest on court three to get the ball rolling taking the first match, 6-2. That was followed soon after by Amelie Boy and Sierra Berry, who had a tougher match on court one but ground out a hard-fought 6-5 win to put the Bulls on top heading into singles.

Berry didn't see any letdown in singles as she put the Green and Gold on top, 2-0, with a commanding 6-0, 6-1 win on court two.
 
The Flames, however, took control but didn't have an easy time putting South Florida away.
 
After leveling the match up at 2-2 with wins on courts four (6-1, 6-1) and six (6-1, 6-2), Liberty came up against some adversity on courts three and one.
 
Laura Pellicer won the first set on court three, 6-2, only to have the Flames take set two 4-6. Pellicer had a 5-3 lead in the third set, however, after a close baseline call, fell 5-7, to put Liberty up 3-2.
 
Grace Schumacher looked to even the match on court one, but dropped the first set, 3-6, before falling in a grueling second set tie-breaker, 6-7 (4-7) as the Flames clinched the match.
 
Margriet Timmermans took the first set on court five, in a tiebreaker, 7-6 (8-6), and found herself in a second-set tiebreaker, 6-6 (1-4), with her match going unfinished as Liberty secured the victory.
 
Up Next
The Bulls will continue their eight-match homestand on Sunday, Feb. 20 at noon when North Texas visits the USF Varsity Tennis Courts.
 
Doubles
1. Amelie Boy/Sierra Berry (USF) def. Tiffany Nguyen/Maretha Burger (LU), 6-4
2. Grace Schumacher/Margriet Timmermans (USF) vs. Micaela Ode Mitre/M. Juliana P. Romero (LU), 5-5, unfinished
3. Kiana Mokhtari/Laura Pellicer (USF) def. Esther Lovato/Willa Rogers (LU), 6-2
 
Doubles order of finish: (3,1)
 
Singles
1. M. Juliana P. Romero (LU) def. Grace Schumacher (USF), 6-3, 7-6 (7-4)
2. Sierra Berry (USF) def. Alexandra Almborg (LU), 6-0, 6-1
3. Eloise Saraty (LU) def. Laura Pellicer (USF), 2-6, 6-4, 7-5
4. Esther Lovato (LU) def. Amelie Boy (USF), 6-1, 6-3
5. Margriet Timmermans (USF) vs. Tiffany Nguyen (LU), 7-6 (8-6), 6-6 (1-4), unfinished
6. Micaela Ode Mitre (LU) def. Kiana Mokhtari (USF), 6-1, 6-2
 
Singles order of finish: (2,4,6,3,1)
 
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.