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1 p.m.
Women's Tennis
vs. South Florida
Florida Atlantic University Athletics
Saturday, February 4
Fort Myers, FL
11:30 AM
Florida Atlantic
4
at
3
Florida Gulf Coast
Singles Rally Lifts Women's Tennis Past FGCU 4-3
2/4/2012 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Feb. 4, 2012
Fort Myers, FL - The Florida Atlantic University women's tennis rallied past in-state foe Florida Gulf Coast University 4-3 behind four victories in singles action on Saturday in Fort Myers. The Owls improve to 4-1 on the season.
"The team pulled together with more energy on-and-off each court. This was a positive win for us after losing to FGCU last season," said Marcy Hora-Cava, FAU's head women's tennis coach.
After losing the doubles point, straight-set singles victories by junior Natasha Basma and senior Justine Humair gave FAU a 2-1 advantage. Basma won her match at No. 2 singles in less than one hour by 6-0, 6-2 scores, while Humair was victorious 6-3, 6-2 at No. 1 singles.
FGCU squared the match at 2-2 after a victory at No. 5 singles. Then, FAU junior Natasha Phillips won by identical 6-3 scores at the No. 6 position to put the team on the verge of clinching the match. The fourth point came a few minutes later when junior Marlene Ryan won a hard-fought, three-set match at No. 3 singles. She rallied after dropping the opening set 7-5, losing only three games in the following two sets.
The Owls return to the court on February 25 when they battle Georgia Southern University at 1 p.m. from Patch Reef Park, 2000 West Yamato Road in Boca Raton.
Florida Atlantic 4, Florida Gulf Coast 3
Singles
No. 1 Justine Humair (FAU) def. Sarah Means (FGCU) 6-3, 6-2
No. 2 Natasha Basma (FAU) def. marina Diez (FGCU) 6-0, 6-2
No. 3 Marlene Ryan (FAU) def. Morgan Bechtel (FGCU) 5-7, 6-1, 6-2
No. 4 Jen Evans (FGCU) def. Erika Mrazkova (FAU) 6-2, 6-7 (7), 6-3
No. 5 Bettina Botha (FGCU) def. Natasha Tomaszewicz (FAU) 6-1, 6-2
No. 6 Natasha Phillips (FAU) def. Gyanna Mandic (FGCU) 6-3, 6-3
Doubles
No. 1 Bechtel/Diez (FGCU) def. Cassie Bergeson/Ryan (FAU) 8-5
No. 2 Mandic/Evans (FGCU) def. Phillips/Tomaszewicz (FAU) 8-7 (5)
No. 3 Means/Botha (FGCU) def. Taylor Briggs/Humair (FAU) 8-2
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3,2
#1 Singles Match
12
66
Sarah Means / 0 [FGCU]
32
#2 Singles Match
12
66
Marina Diez / 0 [FGCU]
02
#3 Singles Match
123
566
Morgan Bechtel / 0 [FGCU]
712
#4 Singles Match
123
273
Jen Evans / 0 [FGCU]
666
#5 Singles Match
12
12
Bettina Botha / 0 [FGCU]
66
#6 Singles Match
12
66
Gyanna Mandic / 0 [FGCU]
33
Order of Finish:
2,1,5,6,3,4
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