Women’s Tennis Falls on the Road to UNF, 4-2

Monday, March 2

Jacksonville, Fla

10 a.m.

Florida Atlantic

North Florida

2020 FAU Women's Tennis Photo Day May Kimhi 2020

Photo by: JC Ridley/Owlpix.com

3/2/2020 2:00:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score

BOCA RATON, Fla. – Florida Atlantic University's women's tennis team (4-2) traveled to Jacksonville, Florida on Monday, where the Owls faced and fell to a tough UNF (8-1) squad, 4-2.

The dual match started with doubles play, seeing UNF take courts one and two, therefore, the point (the match on court three ended before a decision). The Osprey picked up the match's second point with a win at No. 1 singles. The Owls responded with wins by May Kimhi and Natalie Kallmunzerova to pull even with UNF at 2-2. The Osprey took a 3-2 lead with a win at No. 2 and all eyes then turned to the matches on courts three and four, where both forced a third and deciding set. The Owls fell on court four, giving the deciding point to UNF, ending the match on court three as it wouldn't affect the outcome.

How it happened

May Kimhi came off court six to take the Owls' first point
Natalie Kallmunzerova recorded the Owls' second point with a win on court five and remained perfect in 2020 with a 5-0 mark

Match Details

Singles
No. 1 Lucia Montano (UNF) def. Martina Kudelova (FAU) 6-2, 6-2
No. 2 Ana Paula Melilo (UNF) def. Radka Buzkova (FAU) 6-2, 7-6
No. 3 Constanza Gorches (UNF) def. Natalia Boltinskaya (FAU) 6-4, 5-7, 3-2 unf.
No. 4 Valentina Mariotto (UNF) def. Louie McLelland (FAU) 7-5, 1-6, 6-3
No. 5 Natalie Kallmunzerova (FAU) def. Nash Kendall (UNF) 6-3, 6-0
No. 6 May Kimhi (FAU) def. Sean Lodzki (UNF) 6-2, 6-1

Order of finish: 1,6,5,2,4
Doubles
No. 1 Melilo/Montano (UNF) def. Boltinskaya/McLelland (FAU) 6-1
No. 2 Gorches/Nash (UNF) def. Buzkova/Kimhi (FAU) 6-2
No. 3 Kudelova/Kallmunzerova (FAU) vs. Lodzki/Mariotto (UNF) unf.

Order of finish: 1,2

What's Next

FAU will return home for a match versus Conference USA opponent Charlotte on Thursday, March 5 at 11:30 a.m. and Saturday and Sunday tilts with UT Arlington and Yale, respectively. All home matches, held at the FAU Tennis Complex, are free and open to the public. Follow the team via social media @FAUwtennis.