Match Details
South Florida 4, Stetson 3
South Florida (2-7), Stetson (7-1)
Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022 | 1 p.m.
Tampa, Fla. | USF Varsity Tennis Courts
 
TAMPA (Feb. 23, 2022) – The University of South Florida women's tennis team won its second match of the season on Tuesday and did it impressively, knocking off previously undefeated Stetson, 4-3 at the USF Varsity Tennis Courts. The win improved the Bulls to 2-7 on the season while the Hatters fall to 7-1.
 
The Bulls took the doubles point from Stetson but did so only after the Hatters took court three over Kiana Mokhtari and Laura Pellicer, 6-1. South Florida clawed its way back to even the doubles portion up at one match apiece, as Amelie Boy and Sierra Berry took court one, 6-4, followed by Grace Schumacher and Margriet Timmermans securing the point on court two, 7-5.    
 
Berry gave the Bulls a 2-0 lead with a 6-2, 6-2 victory on court one, her first win at the number one position of her collegiate career.
 
The Hatters came back to level the dual up at two-all, with wins on court three over Pellicer (6-1, 7-5) and court five over Boy (6-2, 6-2), and then went up 3-2 on court four with a 4-6, 6-0, 6-1 win over Timmermans.
 
Selin Yaylali picked up her first win of the season, 6-3, 7-5 on court six leading the way for Schumacher to secure the win for the Bulls on court two. Schumacher had to come from a set down to win 3-6, 6-4, 6-1.
 
Quotable – USF Head Coach Cristina Moros
"This was the hard-fought win we have been needing for a while. We have come so close so many times this season so I'm really happy that the team earned this one today. Looking forward to competing again with this group on Sunday (against Florida Gulf Coast)."
 
Up Next
South Florida will return to the USF Varsity Tennis Courts at 1 p.m. on Sunday to face Florida Gulf Coast.
 
Doubles
1. Amelie Boy/Sierra Berry (USF) def. Elodie Foster/Alanna DiFrancesco (STET) 6-4
2. Grace Schumacher/Margriet Timmermans (USF) def. Cheri Darley/Nadejda Maslova (STET) 7-5
3. Anais Gabriel/Noa Cohen (STET) def. Kiana Mokhtari/Laura Pellicer (USF) 6-1
 
Doubles order of finish: (3,1,2)
 
Singles
1. Sierra Berry (USF) def. Anais Gabriel (STET) 6-2, 6-2
2. Grace Schumacher (USF) def. Nadejda Maslova (STET) 3-6, 6-4, 4-1
3. Cheri Darley (STET) def. Laura Pellicer (USF) 6-1, 7-5
4. Noa Cohen (STET) def. Margriet Timmermans (USF) 4-6, 6-0, 6-1
5. Alanna DiFrancesco (STET) def. Amelie Boy (USF) 6-2, 6-2
6. Selin Yaylali (USF) def. Elodie Foster (STET) 6-3, 7-5
 
Singles order of finish: (1,3,5,4,6,2)
 
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.