Women’s Tennis Downs Pitt 4-0 to Even Record at 7-7

Friday, March 15

Boca Raton, Fla.

10:00 AM

Florida Atlantic

Pitt

2019 FAU Women's Tennis vs Miami Natalie Kallmunzerova

Photo by: JC Ridley/Owlpix.com

3/15/2019 4:08:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score

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It was a team effort for the Florida Atlantic University women's tennis team on Friday morning, defeating Pitt 4-0 to even their dual match record at 7-7.

Each of the doubles courts jumped out to an early lead only to see Pitt (4-9) battle back before succumbing to the doubles-point loss. FAU took the point and didn't look back as early leads were seen on courts 1, 3, 4 and 5. Again, Pitt responded, but it was not enough to shake a mentally-tough FAU team to take the 4-0 win.

Cava's Chatter

"I am impressed with the way we played today," said Marcy Cava, FAU's head coach. "Pitt is a tough team, but we were tougher today. The energy of our players and fans was contagious and really fun to be part of. I'm very impressed with Martina, Natalie and May. They just started to play college tennis two months ago and they handled themselves like they are seniors."

Notable
May Kimhi and Martina Kudelova moved to 3-1 as doubles partners, playing on court 2, with a 6-4 win. The duo was the first to come off the courts on Friday morning, quickly followed by Jemi Aguilar and Natalia Boltinskaya, who are on a two-match win streak, and tallied their sixth win of the season. The Owls secured the double point for the second consecutive match in less than 45 minutes
Kudelova, playing on court 1, jumped to an early singles lead and disposed of her Pitt opponent, 6-2, 6-1. The freshman is on a roll, dropping just three games in two matches and has won her last five
Kimhi put the Owls up 3-0 with a 6-0, 6-4 win on court 4
With battles brewing courts 2, 5 and 6, the attention turned to courts 2 and 3. Natalia Boltinskaya won her first set and was up 4-3 in the second, but it was Natalie Kallmunzerova on court 3. Kallmunzerova, who holds leads in nearly every match but rarely has the opportunity to finish, clinched the match for the Owls, 6-3, 6-3. With the win, the sophomore moved to 6-5 on the year

Full Results: FAU 4, Pitt 0
Doubles
#1 Jemi Aguilar / Natalia Boltinskaya (FAU) def. Gabriela Rezende / Claudia Bartolome (UP) 6-2
#2 May Kimhi / Martina Kudelova (FAU) def. Natsumi Okamoto / Luisa Varon (UP) 6-4
#3 Barbora Palcatova / Natalie Kallmunzerova (FAU) vs. Clara Lucas / Camila Moreno (UP) 4-3 uf
Order of Finish: 2,1

Singles
#1 Martina Kudelova (FAU) def. Luisa Varon (UP) 6-2, 6-1
#2 Natalia Boltinskaya (FAU) vs. Claudia Bartolome (UP) 6-4, 4-3 uf
#3 Natalie Kallmunzerova (FAU) def. Camila Moreno (UP) 6-3, 6-3
#4 May Kimhi (FAU) def. Gabriela Rezende (UP) 6-0, 6-4
#5 Kristen Thoms (FAU) vs M. Perez Noguera (UP) 7-5 (4), 2-1 uf
#6 Barbora Palcatova (FAU) vs. Natsumi Okamoto (UP) 6-7, 2-1 uf
Order of Finish: 1, 4, 3

What's Next

FAU women's tennis will wrap up the 2019 regular season on Monday, March 18 versus Princeton and senior day, versus Wisconsin, will be Tuesday, March 19. The Princeton match will get underway at 1 a.m. while the Owls will play host to Wisconsin beginning at 10 a.m. All home matches are 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.