MATCHUP: Bedford Cup
WHEN: Friday, Sept. 23- Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022
SITE: Florida Gulf Coast University Tennis Complex
LOCATION: Fort Myers, Fla.
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: FAU, FGCU, FIU, Florida, Florida A&M, North Florida, Stetson, South Florida
 
TAMPA (Sept. 22, 2022) – The University of South Florida women's tennis team kicks off its 2022 fall season as its travels south on Interstate 75 to Fort Myers, Fla. for the prestigious Bedford Cup at the Florida Gulf Coast University Tennis Complex. The three-day event, which is open to all Division I schools in Florida, begins on Friday and runs through Sunday. The Bedford Cup is the first of five fall events the Bulls will play.
 
Click here for the tournament website.
 
With the fall season traditionally focused on individual results, the Bulls will face some of the top programs and competition in the Southeast. South Florida will begin play at 9 a.m. with five singles matches followed by three matches at 10:30 a.m.
 
Singles matches at 9 a.m. include:
Ireland Simme (USF) vs. Emma Bardet (FGCU)
Cliona Walsh (USF) vs. Genesis Whitlock (FAMU)
Sierra Berry (USF) vs. Megan Forster (UNF)
Grace Schumacher (USF) vs. Alanna DiFrancesco (Stetson)
Laura Pellicer (USF) vs. Ida Ferding (FGCU)
 
Singles matches at 10:30 a.m. include:
Margriet Timmermans (USF) vs. Kendall Nash (UNF)
Sabrina Ibarra (USF) vs. Emily DeOliveira (UF)
Kiana Mokhtari (USF) vs. Sara Rakim (FAMU)
 
Doubles matches include:
Kiana Mokhtari (USF)/Sabrina Ibarra (USF) vs. Anabelle Davis (UNF)/Kendall Nash (UNF)
Margriet Timmermans (USF)/Ireland Simme (USF) vs. Emma Shelton (UF)/Sophia Williams (UF)
Grace Schumacher (USF)/Sierra Berry (USF) vs. Alanna DiFrancesco (Stetson)/Anais Gabriel (Stetson)
Laura Pellicer (USF)/Cliona Walsh (USF) vs. Gabriela Macias (FGCU)/Alba Retorillo (FGCU) 
 
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.