Match Details
No. 42 FIU 4, South Florida 0
South Florida (5-13), FIU (15-3)
Sunday, April 3, 2022 | 12 p.m.
Tampa, Fla. | USF Varsity Tennis Courts
 
TAMPA (April 3, 2022) – The University of South Florida women's tennis team fell to No. 42 Florida International on Sunday afternoon, 4-0, at the USF Varsity Tennis Courts.

FIU jumped on the Bulls quickly in the doubles matchups, handing Amelie Boy and Sierra Berry a 6-1 loss on court one, before Grace Schumacher and Margriet Timmermans evened things up at one match apiece with a resounding 6-2 victory on court two.

The doubles point would come down to court three and the Bulls' Laura Pellicer and Selin Yaylali. The home tandem found themselves down, 5-3, before cutting the FIU advantage to 5-4. The Panthers, however, closed out in the end, 6-4 to secure the point and take a 1-0 lead in the dual.  

Singles was a similar story for Stanford, with each match decided in straight sets. The Panthers defeated Sierra Berry on court one, 6-2, 6-0 and then Margriet Timmermans, 6-3, 6-3 on court four. FIU closed out the dual, and the 4-0 win, with a 6-1, 7-5 win over Selin Yaylali on court six.

South Florida's Laura Pellicer (6-4, 2-6) and Amelie Boy (6-4, 3-3) were in a position to pick up points on court three and court five, respectively, when the Panthers secured the victory.

Up Next
South Florida gets a week off to prepare for the third game of its regular season-ending five-match home stretch against Florida Atlantic on Sunday, April 10 at the USF Varsity Tennis Courts.

Match Results
Doubles
1. Kamila Umarova/Andjela Skrobonja (FIU) def. Amelie Boy/Sierra Berry (USF) 6-1
2. Grace Schumacher/Margriet Timmermans (USF) def. Andreea Velcea/Kristina Miletic (FIU) 6-2
3. Yasmine Kabbaj/Basak Akbas (FIU) def. Selin Yaylali/Laura Pellicer (USF) 6-4
Order of finish for doubles: (1,2,3)
 
Singles
1. Yasmine Kabbaj (FIU) def. Sierra Berry (USF) 6-2, 6-0
2. Grace Schumacher (USF) vs. Kamila Umarova (FIU) 2-6, 4-5, unfinished
3. Laura Pellicer (USF) vs. Andjela Skrobonja (FIU) 6-4, 2-6, unfinished
4. Kristina Miletic (FIU) def. Margriet Timmermans (USF) 6-3, 6-3
5. Amelie Boy (USF) vs. Andreea Velcea (FIU) 6-4, 3-3, unfinished
6. Basak Akbas (FIU) def. Selin Yaylali (USF) 6-1, 7-5
 
Order of finish for singles: (1,4,6)

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.