Martina Kudelova Earns 3-Set Win Over Ranked Opponent

Monday, March 11

Boca Raton, Fla.

2:30 p.m.

Florida Atlantic

Boston University

2019 FAU Women's Tennis Photo Day Martina Kudelova 2019

Photo by: JC Ridley/Owlpix.com

3/11/2019 7:02:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score 1 Box Score 2

Matches are free and open to the public

A Monday split was the order of the day for the Florida Atlantic University women's tennis team who dropped the first match of the day, 4-1, to No. 29 Syracuse. The afternoon match saw the Owls take a 4-0 victory from Boston University.

The Owls move to 5-6 on the year with three of the six losses coming at the hands of top-30 ranked teams.

Cava's Chatter

"Martina beat an outstanding player on Syracuse's women's team," said Marcy Cava, FAU's head women's tennis coach. "Martina has been working really hard this semester and it showed today. In the second match, FAU battled and didn't give away a single point against Boston University. Our fitness shined in a double header. I'm proud of how much this team has grown in just two months."

Notable

The morning match between FAU and Syracuse opened with doubles pitting FAU's Natalia Boltinskaya/Jemi Aguilar versus No. 72 ranked Gabriela Knutson/Miranda Ramirez. Syracuse prevailed 6-4
The Owls would surrender the doubles point, but saw Martina Kudelova defeat No. 42 Gabriela Knutson, 6-4, 2-6, 6-3
The afternoon match between FAU and Boston University saw the No. 2 Owls' duo clinch the doubles point with a 7-5 win
May Kimhi was the first to add to the Owls' scoring total versus Boston University with a 6-2, 6-2 singles win
Kudelova earned her second-singles point of the day, at position No. 1, and put the Owls up 3-0 with a straight-set 6-3, 7-5 win over BU
FAU's Barbora Palcatova clinched the victory with a 7-6 (5), 6-2 win over BU at No. 5 singles

Full Results: FAU 1, Syracuse 4
Doubles
#1 No. 72 Gabriela Knutson / Miranda Ramirez (SU) def. Natalia Boltinskaya /Jemi Aguilar (FAU) 6-4
#2 Natalie Kallmunzerova / Barbora Palcatova (FAU) vs. No. 70 Sofya Golubovskaya / Sofya Treshcheva (SU) 5-2 uf
#3 Dina Hegab / Guzal Yusupova (SU) def. May Kimhi / Martina Kudelova (FAU) 6-4
Order of Finish: 1,3

Singles
#1 Martina Kudelova (FAU) def. No. 42 Gabriela Knutson (SU) 6-4, 2-6, 6-3
#2 Sofya Golubovskaya (SU) def. Natalia Boltinskaya 6-1, 6-1
#3 Natalie Kallmunzerova (FAU) vs. No. 77 Miranda Ramirez (SU) 7-6 (9-7), 1-6, 4-3 uf
#4 Guzal Yusupova (SU) def. May Kimhi (FAU) 6-3, 4-6, 6-2
#5 Libi Mesh (SU) def. Barbora Palcatova (FAU) 6-3, 6-1
#6 Kristen Thoms (FAU) vs. Dina Hegab (SU) 4-6, 6-2, 2-1 uf
Order of Finish: 2,5,1,4

Full Results: FAU 4, Boston University 0
Doubles
#1 Lily Burchell / Remi Ramos (BU) def, Jemi Aguilar / Natalia Boltinskaya (FAU) 6-3
#2 Barbora Palcatova /Natalie Kallmunzerova (FAU) Shelly Yaloz / Emily Kim (BU) 7-5
#3 May Kimhi / Martina Kudelova (FAU) def. Sabrina Faybyshev / Katya Martens (BU) 6-2
Order of Finish: 1,3,2

Singles
#1 Martina Kudelova (FAU) def. Remi Ramos (BU) , 6-3 7-5
#2 Shelly Yaloz (BU) vs. Natalie Kallmunzerova (FAU) 2-6, 5-4 uf
#3 Natalia Boltinskaya (FAU) vs. Emily Kim (BU) 2-6, 6-4, 1-2 uf
#4 May Kimhi (FAU) def. Lily Burchell (BU) 6-2, 6-2
#5 Barbora Palcatova (FAU) def. Sabrina Faybyshev (BU) 7-6 (5), 6-2
#6 Kristen Thoms (FAU) vs. Katya Martens (BU) 6-1, 2-6 uf
Order of Finish: 4,1,5

What's Next

FAU women's tennis will play their third match in two days when FAU plays host to Liberty at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 12. All matches will be played at the FAU Tennis Complex. To follow the team, visit FAUsports.com. Live stats are available HERE. Fans can also follow via Twitter at @FAUAthletics.