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Bulls shine in doubles action on opening weekend at Florida Invitational
January 14, 2025 | Women's Tennis
South Florida opened its spring season with four doubles victories over pairs from Florida and Florida State.
TAMPA (January 14, 2024) – The University of South Florida women's tennis team opened its spring slate with competition at the Florida Invitational in Gainesville on January 11-12. The Bulls posted four doubles victories over the two-day event in matches against players from Florida and Florida State.
On the opening day of action, the freshman duo of Sienna Leeson/Charlotte Ruud paired for a win, as did the team of Melisa Senli/Dharani Niroshan. Both pairs won their doubles matches by 6-3 scores over Florida State. In singles play, Rudd and Senli both took their opponent from Florida State to three sets before eventually dropping their respective matches. Â
On the final day, the team of Senli/Niroshan tallied a 7-5 win over Florida while the freshman pair of Margherita Marcon/Karine Kulidjian posted a 6-3 victory over Florida State.
Up Next
The Bulls will travel to College Station, Texas for the ITA Kickoff Weekend hosted by Texas A&M on January 24-25. South Florida will first take on host Texas A&M on Friday, January 24 before facing either Denver or TCU on Saturday, January 25.
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Head coach Cristina Moros, a former collegiate national champion and four-time All-American, is in her 10th year at the helm entering the 2024-25 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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