Match Details
North Texas 4, South Florida 1
South Florida (1-7), North Texas (7-1)
Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022 | 12 p.m.
Tampa, Fla. | USF Varsity Tennis Courts
 
TAMPA (Feb. 20, 2022) – The University of South Florida women's tennis team closed out its second match of the weekend with a 4-1 loss to North Texas at the USF Varsity Tennis Courts on Sunday.
 
North Texas took the doubles point with wins on court two against Grace Schumacher and Margriet Timmermans, 6-2, and then clinched the doubles portion of the dual with a 6-1 win over Amelie Boy and Sierra Berry on court one, 6-1.
 
The Mean Green extended its lead to 2-0 with the first singles victory of the afternoon, a 6-2, 6-4 decision over Sierra Berry on court one.
 
The Bulls cut into the North Texas lead, as Grace Schumacher pulled out a hard-fought 6-2, 7-6 (8-6) win on court two.
 
North Texas then won the next two matches on courts six (6-4, 6-4) and five (7-5, 6-3) over Selin Yaylali and Amelie Boy, respectively, to close out the match.
 
Laura Pellicer sat in a good position on court three, 6-4, 4-6, 1-0, and Margriet Timmermans was at 6-3, 4-6, 0-1 on court four at the time the Mean Green secured the match.
 
Up Next
The Bulls will continue their eight-match homestand on Wednesday, Feb. 23 at 1 p.m. when in-state foe Stetson visits the USF Varsity Tennis Courts.
 
Doubles
1. Jasmine Adams/Lucie Devier (NT) def. Amelie Boy/Sierra Berry (USF), 6-1
2. Saki Oyama/Liisa Vehvilainen (NT) def. Grace Schumacher/Margriet Timmermans (USF), 6-2
3. Kexuan Zhou/Maria Ponomareva (NT) def. Kiana Mokhtari/Laura Pellicer (USF), 4-3
 
Doubles order of finish: (2,1,3)
 
Singles
1. Jasmine Adams (NT) def. Sierra Berry (USF), 6-2, 6-4
2. Grace Schumacher (USF) def. Lucie Devier (NT), 6-2, 7-6 (8-6)
3. Laura Pellicer (USF) vs. Saki Oyama (NT), 6-4, 4-6, unfinished
4. Margriet Timmermans (USF) vs. Maria Ponomareva (NT), 6-3, 4-6, unfinished
5. Liisa Vehvilainen (NT) def. Amelie Boy (USF), 7-5, 6-3
6. Kexuan Zhou (NT) def. Selin Yaylali (USF), 6-4, 6-4
 
Singles order of finish: (1,2,6,5)
 
About Women's Tennis
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