Courtesy of USF Athletics
By Brandi Bottger
The University of South Florida Women’s Tennis team defeated Houston 4-1 in a three-match stretch at the Barbara Wallace Winston Tennis Facility in Texas on Monday, April 3. The Bulls won two of the three matches, losing one match to Florida International University, and winning the other two matches against Rice University and the University of Houston.
The Bulls began by dropping the first doubles match, but then won the next two to secure the first win.
On one court, USF sophomore Sierra Berry and junior Grace Schumacher were beaten with a final score of 4-6, which led to their record for doubles this season dropping to 6-4.
On court three, senior Laura Pellicer and freshman Ireland Simme won 6-3 to even up the scores.
To round out the double team matches, Marta Falceto Font and senior Nadja Bay Christians secured a win on the court, finishing 6-4. Falceto and Christians have won the last four double matches they’ve played this season.
In singles play, Cliona Walsh earned the first point for the Bulls with a 6-4 win, which led to Walsh improving her record for singles to 9-4 this season.
Simme played the next singles match, losing to Houston’s Gabriela Cortes, with a final score of 6-3.
The Bulls then secured a victory in the next two matches, with Pellicer winning her doubles match, bringing the final score to 6-3, 7-5 victory.
Falceto Font then clinched another win for the Bulls, by winning a doubles match, finishing off with a score of 7-5, 6-2.
With this win, the Bulls have won the last eight of their nine matches, now having a record of 12-6. Their next game will be at noon on Saturday, April 8, where they will host Tulane at the USF Varsity Tennis Courts in Tampa.
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