Wednesday, April 20
Tulsa, Okla.
4 p.m. ET
University of South Florida
4
vs
3
8 Temple
USF Women’s Tennis Turns in an Epic Comeback Over Temple in the AAC Championship First Round
April 20, 2022 | Women's Tennis
Match Details
(9) South Florida 4, (8) Temple 3
South Florida (6-15), Temple (11-6)
Wednesday, April 20, 2022 | 4 p.m. ET
Tulsa, Okla. | Michael D. Case Tennis Center
TULSA, Okla. (April 20, 2022) – The ninth-seeded University of South Florida women's tennis team turned in an epic comeback on Wednesday in the American Athletic Conference Championship first round, defeating eighth-seeded Temple, 4-3, at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center at the University of Tulsa.
Laura Pellicer and Margriet Timmermans won their respective singles matches in three sets to help the Bulls overcome a 3-1 deficit and rally for the victory in a near-three-and-a-half-hour contest. Pellicer's win marked her team-best fourth-straight.
Temple had built a 3-1 lead by claiming the doubles point and straight-set victories at No. 6 and No. 5 singles by Evie Wei and Yining Tian sandwiched between a win at No. 2 singles by the Bulls' Sierra Berry.
Needing wins at both the No. 3 and No. 4 positions to take the match, South Florida's Timmermans claimed her second set 7-5 before outlasting Veronika Kulhava for a 6-4 third set to tie the team score at 3-3. That turned the focus to the No. 3 match, where Pellicer trailed 4-2 in the third set before taking the last four games in a 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 victory.
South Florida, which improved to 13-5 all-time in the American Athletic Conference Championship with the win, will face top-seeded and No. 19-ranked UCF Thursday at noon CT/1 p.m. ET in the quarterfinals.
The win snaps the Green and Gold's five-match skid.
Match Results
Doubles
1. Stefaniya Surikova/Jamie Wei (TEM) def. Sierra Berry/Amelie Boy (USF) 6-1
2. Grace Schumacher/Margriet Timmermans (USF) def. Sena Takebe/Evie Wei (TEM) 6-1
3. Veronika Kulhava/Yining Tian (TEM) def. Laura Pellicer/Selin Yaylali (USF) 6-4
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Order of finish for doubles: (2,1,3)
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Singles
1. Grace Schumacher (USF) def. Vineetha Mummadi (TEM) 6-3, 7-5
2. Sierra Berry (USF) def. Stefaniya Surikova (TEM) 6-3, 6-2
3. Laura Pellicer (USF) def. Jamie Wei (TEM) 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
4. Margriet Timmermans (USF) def. Veronika Kulhava (TEM) 2-6, 7-5, 6-4
5. Yining Tian (TEM) def. Amelie Boy (USF) 6-3, 7-5
6. Evie Wei (TEM) def. Selin Yaylali (USF) 6-2, 6-3
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Order of finish for singles: (6,2,5,1,4,3)
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.
(9) South Florida 4, (8) Temple 3
South Florida (6-15), Temple (11-6)
Wednesday, April 20, 2022 | 4 p.m. ET
Tulsa, Okla. | Michael D. Case Tennis Center
TULSA, Okla. (April 20, 2022) – The ninth-seeded University of South Florida women's tennis team turned in an epic comeback on Wednesday in the American Athletic Conference Championship first round, defeating eighth-seeded Temple, 4-3, at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center at the University of Tulsa.
Laura Pellicer and Margriet Timmermans won their respective singles matches in three sets to help the Bulls overcome a 3-1 deficit and rally for the victory in a near-three-and-a-half-hour contest. Pellicer's win marked her team-best fourth-straight.
Temple had built a 3-1 lead by claiming the doubles point and straight-set victories at No. 6 and No. 5 singles by Evie Wei and Yining Tian sandwiched between a win at No. 2 singles by the Bulls' Sierra Berry.
Needing wins at both the No. 3 and No. 4 positions to take the match, South Florida's Timmermans claimed her second set 7-5 before outlasting Veronika Kulhava for a 6-4 third set to tie the team score at 3-3. That turned the focus to the No. 3 match, where Pellicer trailed 4-2 in the third set before taking the last four games in a 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 victory.
South Florida, which improved to 13-5 all-time in the American Athletic Conference Championship with the win, will face top-seeded and No. 19-ranked UCF Thursday at noon CT/1 p.m. ET in the quarterfinals.
The win snaps the Green and Gold's five-match skid.
Match Results
Doubles
1. Stefaniya Surikova/Jamie Wei (TEM) def. Sierra Berry/Amelie Boy (USF) 6-1
2. Grace Schumacher/Margriet Timmermans (USF) def. Sena Takebe/Evie Wei (TEM) 6-1
3. Veronika Kulhava/Yining Tian (TEM) def. Laura Pellicer/Selin Yaylali (USF) 6-4
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Order of finish for doubles: (2,1,3)
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Singles
1. Grace Schumacher (USF) def. Vineetha Mummadi (TEM) 6-3, 7-5
2. Sierra Berry (USF) def. Stefaniya Surikova (TEM) 6-3, 6-2
3. Laura Pellicer (USF) def. Jamie Wei (TEM) 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
4. Margriet Timmermans (USF) def. Veronika Kulhava (TEM) 2-6, 7-5, 6-4
5. Yining Tian (TEM) def. Amelie Boy (USF) 6-3, 7-5
6. Evie Wei (TEM) def. Selin Yaylali (USF) 6-2, 6-3
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Order of finish for singles: (6,2,5,1,4,3)
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.
– #GoBulls –
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1,3
#1 Singles Match
12
67
Vineetha Mummadi / 0 [TEM]
35
#2 Singles Match
12
66
Stefaniya Surikova / 0 [TEM]
32
#3 Singles Match
123
466
Jamie Wei / 0 [TEM]
644
#4 Singles Match
123
276
Veronika Kulhava / 0 [TEM]
654
#5 Singles Match
12
35
Yining Tian / 0 [TEM]
67
#6 Singles Match
12
23
Evie Wei / 0 [TEM]
66
Order of Finish:
6,2,5,1,4,3
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