Women’s Tennis Falls to FIU

Friday, February 22

Boca Raton, Fla.

10:00 AM

Florida Atlantic

FIU

2018 FAU Women's Tennis vs Florida Gulf Coast

Photo by: JC Ridley/Owlpix.com

2/22/2019 2:06:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score

Florida Atlantic University women's tennis opened a 13-game homestand Friday morning by hosting FIU. The nearby conference rival downed the Owls 4-1.

The match marked the first competition for the young team in 20 days after opening the season with three matches on the road and two versus top 20 ranked teams.

"I'm disappointed because I'm competitive, but FIU played better tennis than us today," said Marcy Cava, FAU's head tennis coach. "It's as simple as that."

Notables:

The Owls (1-4) dropped the doubles point after falling at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles, both by narrow margins
Singles began with FAU's JaCara Gillis took the first singles match in straight sets 6-3, 6-0, but the Owls would fall at positions 4, 2, 3

Full Results: FAU 1, FIU 4
Doubles
Kamila Umarova / Basak Akbas (FIU) def. Jemi Aguilar / Natalia Boltinskaya (FAU) 6-4
Sandra Bozinovic / Maria Turrillo (FIU) vs. Barbora Palcatova / Kristen Thoms (FAU) 6-6 UF
Maryna Veksler / Paulina Bakaite (FIU) def. Martina Kudelova / May Kimhi (FAU) 7-5

Order of Finish: 1, 3

Singles
Maryna Veksler (FIU) vs. Martina Kudelova (FAU) 6-4, 4-5 UF
Kamila Umarova (FIU) def. Barbora Palcatova (FAU) 6-3, 6-2
Basak Akbas (FIU) def. Natalia Boltinskaya (FAU) 6-4, 4-5 uf
Sandra Bozinovic (FIU) def. Nat. Kallmunzerova (FAU) 6-2, 7-6 (7-5)
Paulina Bakaite (FIU) def. May Kimhi (FAU) 6-4, 6-4
Ja'Cara Gillis (FAU) Maria Turrillo (FIU) 6-3, 6-0

Order of Finish: 6, 4, 2, 3

What's Next
The Owls will play host to North Florida 10 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 24 at the FAU Tennis Complex. FAU will then return to the courts Sunday, March 3 to play host to Toledo, also at 10 a.m.

To follow the team, visit FAUsports.com. Live stats are available HERE. Fans can also follow via twitter at @FAUAthletics.