Temple University Athletics
Saturday, March 21
Orlando, Fla.
2:00 p.m.
Temple University
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Central Florida
Photo by: Mitchell Leff
Women's Tennis Falls to UCF, 6-1
3.21.15 | Women's Tennis
ORLANDO, Fla. – The women's tennis team remains winless in conference play, as they fell to American Athletic Conference foe UCF, 6-1 on Saturday.
Doubles was a sweep for the Knights, as Sofia Baptista and Clare Mendell took a 6-2 victory at the second flight over Alina Abdurakhimova and Yana Khon, and Caroline Eberhart and Kennan Johnson defeated Anais Nussaume and Monet Stuckey-Willis at the first flight, 6-2.
Abdurakhimova scored the only point for the Owls, picking up her 12th straight-set victory at the first flight over Eberhart, 6-4, 7-6(5). While Stuckey-Willis went down at the second flight in a straight-set win for UCF's Cortney Cesarini, 6-3, 6-4, the rest of the lineup fought hard in their flights, unfortunately losing in the tiebreaker.
The Owls (11-5, 0-3 The American) will face Rollins College tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. in Winter Park, Fla.
UCF 6, Temple 1
Doubles:
1) Eberhart/Johnson (UCF) def. Nussaume/Stuckey-Willis (TU), 6-2
2) Baptista/Mendell (UCF) def. Abdurakhimova/Khon (TU), 6-2
3) Breland/Karina (TU) lead Cesarini/Matias (UCF), 5-4 (susp.)
Singles:
1) Abdurakhimova (TU) def. Eberhart (UCF), 6-4, 7-6(6)
2) Cesarini (UCF) def. Stuckey-Willis (TU), 6-3, 6-4
3) Johnson (UCF) def. Khon (TU), 2-6, 6-3, 6-0
4) Mendell (UCF) def. Karina (TU), 5-7, 6-4, 6-0
5) Matias (UCF) def. Nussaume (TU), 6-1, 6-7(4), 6-1
6) Baptista (UCF) def. Okajima (TU), 2-6, 6-4, 7-5
Order of Finish
Doubles: 2,1
Singles: 2,3,1,5,4,6
Doubles was a sweep for the Knights, as Sofia Baptista and Clare Mendell took a 6-2 victory at the second flight over Alina Abdurakhimova and Yana Khon, and Caroline Eberhart and Kennan Johnson defeated Anais Nussaume and Monet Stuckey-Willis at the first flight, 6-2.
Abdurakhimova scored the only point for the Owls, picking up her 12th straight-set victory at the first flight over Eberhart, 6-4, 7-6(5). While Stuckey-Willis went down at the second flight in a straight-set win for UCF's Cortney Cesarini, 6-3, 6-4, the rest of the lineup fought hard in their flights, unfortunately losing in the tiebreaker.
The Owls (11-5, 0-3 The American) will face Rollins College tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. in Winter Park, Fla.
UCF 6, Temple 1
Doubles:
1) Eberhart/Johnson (UCF) def. Nussaume/Stuckey-Willis (TU), 6-2
2) Baptista/Mendell (UCF) def. Abdurakhimova/Khon (TU), 6-2
3) Breland/Karina (TU) lead Cesarini/Matias (UCF), 5-4 (susp.)
Singles:
1) Abdurakhimova (TU) def. Eberhart (UCF), 6-4, 7-6(6)
2) Cesarini (UCF) def. Stuckey-Willis (TU), 6-3, 6-4
3) Johnson (UCF) def. Khon (TU), 2-6, 6-3, 6-0
4) Mendell (UCF) def. Karina (TU), 5-7, 6-4, 6-0
5) Matias (UCF) def. Nussaume (TU), 6-1, 6-7(4), 6-1
6) Baptista (UCF) def. Okajima (TU), 2-6, 6-4, 7-5
Order of Finish
Doubles: 2,1
Singles: 2,3,1,5,4,6
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1
#1 Singles Match
12
67
Caroline Eberhart / 0 [UCF]
46
#2 Singles Match
12
34
Cortney Cesarini / 0 [UCF]
66
#3 Singles Match
123
630
Kennan Johnson / 0 [UCF]
266
#4 Singles Match
123
740
Clare Mendell / 0 [UCF]
566
#5 Singles Match
123
171
Monica Matias / 0 [UCF]
666
#6 Singles Match
123
645
Sofia Baptista / 0 [UCF]
267
Order of Finish:
2,3,5,1,4,6
Players Mentioned
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/ Women's Tennis
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