Women’s Tennis Rallies to Down UT Arlington 4-3

Saturday, March 7

Boca Raton, Fla.

9:30 a.m.

Florida Atlantic

UT Arlington

3/7/2020 4:27:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score

BOCA RATON, Fla. – Florida Atlantic University's women's tennis team (6-2) fought off a spirited University of Texas Arlington (8-3), in a match that lasted nearly three and a half hours, to take the 4-3 win on Saturday.

Wheelen's Wisdoms

Head Coach Caroline Wheelen
"There are so many hurdles our team overcame today to win the match,," said head coach Caroline Wheelen. "It was a nailbiter for our fans and we want to thank them for helping the players through the opponent's tactics"

How it Happened

The Owls were down 1-0 after doubles play, falling on courts two and three
The duo of Natalie Kallmunzerova and May Kimhi were the first to come off the singles courts with wins on courts four and five, respectively. The Owls used the wins to take a 2-1 lead
Kallmunzerova moved to 7-0 in dual match play
Radka Buzkova defended a late push by UT Arlington to capture her match in straight sets 6-3, 7-5, her second consecutive match win on court one
With the match tied at 3-3, all eyes turned to court six which also was in a third and deciding set. Louie McLelland put the team on her shoulders to take court six 6-4, 4-6, 7-5

Match Details

Singles
No. 1 Radka Buzkova (FAU) def Polina Akimova (UT Arlington) 6-3, 7-5
No. 2 Momoka Horiguchi (UT Arlington) def. Martina Kudelova (FAU) 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
No. 3 Natalia Boltinskaya (FAU) def. Liz Chileno (UT Arlington) 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
No. 4 Natalie Kallmunzerova (FAU) def. Aida Garcia Mendez (UT Arlington) 6-1, 6-0
No. 5 May Kimhi (FAU) def. Lucia Natal (UT Arlington) 6-2, 6-2
No. 6 Louie McLelland (FAU) def. Carla Pons (UT Arlington) 6-4, 4-6, 7-5

Order of finish: 4,5,1,2,3,6

Doubles
No. 1 Radka Buzkova/May Kimhi (FAU) vs Polina Akiova/Nanaka Takeuchi (UT Arlington) unf.
No. 2 Lucia Natal/Momoka Horiguchi (UT Arlington) def. Natalia Boltinskaya/Natalie Kallmunzerova (FAU) 6-4
No. 3 Almudena Boza/Carla Pons (UT Arlington) def. Martina Kudelova/Karin Kozlejova (FAU) 6-3

Order of finish: 3,2

What's Next

FAU will return to its home courts for the third of 10 matches in 17 days on Sunday morning at 11 a.m. versus Yale. All home matches, held at the FAU Tennis Complex, are free and open to the public. Follow the team via social media @FAUwtennis.