Tampa, Fla. (September 25, 2023) – The University of South Florida women's tennis team officially opened its 2023-24 campaign at the Cissie Leary Invite hosted by the University of Pennsylvania. The three-day event lasted from Friday through Sunday and saw the South Florida Bulls compete against Columbia, Delaware, Drexel, Syracuse and host Penn.

South Florida began the weekend with matches against Drexler on Friday with a pair of doubles victories and a clean sweep of six singles matches. The team of Nadja Bay Christians and Marta Falceto Font along with Ireland Simme and Kelly Vargas picked up wins in tandem play. Grace Schumacher, Vargas, Falceto Font, Melisa Senli, Simme and Gargi Pawar each picked up singles wins over Drexel.

Friday's action also saw the team of Pawar and Sabrina Ibarra earn a doubles victory over Penn.

Bay Christians and Falceto Font opened play on Saturday with a doubles win over Columbia while Pawar and Ibarra picked up singles triumphs over Delaware.

Vargas earned a singles win against Penn as play concluded on Sunday.

Up Next
The Bulls return to Tampa to host the 10th annual Bedford Cup on September 29-October 1.  

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Head coach Cristina Moros, a former collegiate national champion and four-time All-American, is in her ninth year at the helm entering the 2023-24 season. She was named the 2017 AAC Coach of the Year after leading the Bulls to the conference championship that season.
 
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