Match Details
No. 18 Central Florida 4, South Florida 0
South Florida (5-15), Central Florida (15-6)
Sunday, April 16, 2022 | 12 p.m.
Tampa, Fla. | USF Varsity Tennis Courts
 
TAMPA (April 16, 2022) – The University of South Florida women's tennis team closed out its 2022 regular season on Saturday facing No. 18 Central Florida in the War on I-4, falling to the Knights, 4-0, at the USF Varsity Tennis Courts.

Central Florida came out of the gate fast during the doubles portion of the dual, earning the point, but didn't have an easy time of it. The Knights took court three, 6-1, over Selin Yaylali and Laura Pellicer, but found themselves in a battle on courts two and three.

South Florida led early on in the match with Grace Schumacher and Margriet Timmermans holding a lead on court two, 3-0, however, the Knights came back winning four of the next five points to even things up at four-all. Central Florida and South Florida exchanged points to keep the match level at five-all before the Knights eventually pulled the victory out and secured the point.

Amelie Boy and Sierra Berry, on court one, were playing nearly point-for-point with court two and were at five-all when Central Florida closed out doubles. Boy and Berry had a match point at 5-4 before the Knights took the final point.    

In singles, Central Florida took court six (6-0, 6-1) over Kiana Mokhtari, court four (6-0, 6-4) over Timmermans and court two (6-2, 6-3) over Berry to win the dual.

Up Next
Following Saturday's meeting with Central Florida, South Florida will hear to the 2022 American Athletic Conference Tennis Championships in Tulsa, Okla. At the University of Tulsa's Michael D. Case Tennis Center. The schedule and pairings will be announced on Monday.

Match Results
Doubles
1. Evgeniya Levashova/Marie Mattel (UCF) vs. Amelie Boy/Sierra Berry (USF) no result
2. Sophia Biolay/Nandini Sharma (UCF) def. Grace Schumacher/Margriet Timmermans (USF) 7-5
3. Noel Saidenova/Jaleesa Leslie (UCF) def. Laura Pellicer/Selin Yaylali (USF) 6-1
 
Order of finish for doubles: (3,2)
 
Singles
1. Grace Schumacher (USF) vs. Evgeniya Levashova (UCF) Unfinished
2. Noel Saidenova (UCF) def. Sierra Berry (USF) 6-2, 6-3
3. Laura Pellicer (USF) vs. Jaleesa Leslie (UCF) 4-6, Unfinished
4. Marie Mattel (UCF) def. Margriet Timmermans (USF) 6-0, 6-4
5. Amelie Boy (USF) vs. Sophia Biolay (UCF) 3-6, Unfinished
6. Nandini Sharma (UCF) def. Kiana Mokhtari (USF) 6-0, 6-1
 
Order of finish for singles: (6,4,2)

About Women's Tennis
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