USF topped by Memphis

South Florida Women's Tennis Falls To Memphis

The Bulls take doubles point but struggle in singles

April 15, 2023

Box Score

Match Details
Memphis 4, South Florida 1 
USF (13-8), Memphis (8-11)
Saturday, April 15, 2023 | 12:00 p.m.
Tampa, Fl. | USF Varsity Tennis Courts
 
Tampa, Fla. (April 15, 2023) – No. 59 USF Women's Tennis started strong but fell to Memphis 4-1. The Bulls came into the match winners of nine of their last 11 and drop to 13-8. Memphis improved to 8-11. The Bulls will now prepare for the American Athletic Conference Championship.

It was a tight battle in the beginning as two of the three doubles matches went to tiebreakers. 

The Bulls gutted it out and took doubles point 2-1.  On Court 1 Najda Bay-Christians and Marta Falceto-Font fell 4-6. The Bulls evened things up on Court 2 as Laura Pellicer and Ireland Simme won their match 7-6 in a tiebreaker 7-4. The doubles competition came down to the final match on Court 3 in another tiebreaker. Sierra Berry and Cliona Walsh secured the point for the Bulls with a 7-6 win, 7-5 in the tiebreaker.

Memphis bounced back, taking the first three singles matches in straight sets. The final three matches tightened things up. Ireland Simme split her first two sets, 1-6, 6-2. Sierra Berry won her first set 7-6 in a tiebreaker 7-5, Cliona Walsh dropped the first set in a tiebreaker 6-7 (7-1) and was ahead 4-2 in the third. But it was not enough, the match was decided when Simme fell in the third set 4-6 giving Memphis the win.  

Up Next
USF returns to action in the AAC Conference Tournament which will be held in Orlando April 19-April 22.

Doubles competition
 1. Aran Teixido Garcia/Emily Meyer (MEM) def. Najda Bay-Christians/Marta Falceto-Font (USF) 6-4
2. Laura Pellicer/Ireland Simme (USF) def. Camila Soares/Monique Woog (MEM) 7-6 (tiebreaker 7-4)
3. Sierra Berry/Cliona Walsh (USF) def. Tumthong/Miriam Grosmann (MEM) 7-6 (tiebreaker 7-5)

Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3)


Singles competition
1. Sierra Berry (USF) vs. Camila Soares (MEM) 7-6 (7-5), 2-4 (unfinished)
2. Aran Teixido Garcia (MEM) def. Laura Pellicer (USF) 6-1, 7-5
3. Monique Woog (MEM) def. Marta Falceto Font (USF) 6-0, 6-2
4. Emily Meyer (MEM) def. Ireland Simme (USF) 6-1, 2-6, 6-4
5. Cliona Walsh (USF) vs. Micah Pierce (MEM) 6-7 (7-1), 4-2 (unfinished)
6. Dolavee Tumthong (MEM) def. Sabrina Ibarra (USF) 6-2, 6-1

 Order of finish: Singles (6,3,2,4)


About Women's Tennis
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