Doubles Propel Women's Tennis to Conference Win

Friday, February 17

Boca Raton, Fla.

10:00 AM

Florida Atlantic

Middle Tennessee

2/17/2017 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis

Box Score

Feb. 17, 2017

Final Stats

BOCA RATON, Fla. - A pair of big wins in doubles play set up the Florida Atlantic University women's tennis team to defeat Middle Tennessee 4-3 on Friday at the FAU Tennis Complex.

Quotable
"Getting the doubles point was crucial today," FAU Head Coach Marcy Hora-Cava said. "We have a ton of depth in doubles. We have several ladies that aren't currently in the doubles lineup that could be. It's a good problem to have as a coach. Our team today pulled out this match as a whole. There wasn't one person that didn't show up to compete from either team and it really could have gone either way."

Quick Hits
• Marisa Ruiz and Lyndsey Boos stormed out of the gates with a 6-2 win to start doubles action
• Laura Fabrizi and Ana Gutierrez followed suit to clinch the point with their 6-3 doubles win
• Middle Tennessee attempted a comeback as Luisa Zirilli defeated Bianca Biglione 6-3, 6-0 to open singles play
• FAU freshman Naiya Oden put the Owls back on top with her 6-3, 6-4 win over Holly Horsfall
• Boos again took care of business in her 6-2, 6-4 win against Lidia Burrows in the three slot
• Fabrizi battled, but came up short against Constanza Magazzini 7-4, 4-6, 6-2 as the Blue Raiders kept themselves alive
• Gutierrez, in her first appearance as the No. 1, came back to beat Josefina Zehnder 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 to win the match for the Owls.

Up Next
FAU goes on the road for their next four matches, starting on Feb. 21 when the Owls take on Florida State in Coral Gables, Fla.