Florida Atlantic University's women's tennis team participated in the MAC Fall Tournament, hosted by the Chris Evert Tennis Academy located in Boca Raton. Sophomore
Natalia Boltinskaya captured Singles Flight A Gold and teamed with fellow sophomore
Jemi Aguilar to advance to the Flight A Doubles finale.
"The tournament was great competition and it was an opportunity for the team to play on clay courts," said Marcy Cava, FAU head women's tennis coach. "Natalia was down a set in the finals, but refused to lose and changed up her style of game to get the win."
The Results
Women's Doubles Flight A Gold
- Natalia Boltinskaya/Jemi Aguilar (FAU) bye
- Boltinskaya/Aguilar (FAU) def. Nikoleta Karademitrou-Antoniou/Chantel Martinez Blanco (Buffalo) 6-4
- Tatiana Simova/Michaela Krauskova (ASA Miami) def. Boltinskaya/Aguilar 7-5
Women's Doubles Flight B Gold
- Ja'Cara Gillis/Jemi Aguilar (FAU) bye
- Anna Uljanov/Sophia Geier (Akron) def. Gillis/Aguilar
Women's Singles Flight A Gold
- Natalia Boltinskaya (FAU) def. Deedee Leenabanchong (Toledo) 7-6 (2), 6-2
- Boltinskaya (FAU) def. Miruna Vasilescu (Akron) 6-3, 6-4
- Boltinskaya (FAU) def. Sophia Geier (Akron) 2-6, 6-2, 1-0 (8)
Women's Singles Flight B Gold
- Ja'Cara Gillis (FAU) def. Brodie Walker (Norther Illinois) 6-2, 6-3
- Tatiana Simova (ASA Miami) def. Gillis (FAU) 6-3, 4-6, 1-0(6)
Women's Singles Flight C Gold
Up Next
FAU will open the 2019 spring dual match season on Friday, Jan. 11 in Tallahassee versus host Florida State at 11 a.m. and travel to Tampa, Florida where they will play USF Saturday, Jan. 12 at noon.