Owls Fall to No. 18 UCF

Sunday, March 7

Orlando, Fla.

Noon

Florida Atlantic

UCF

2021 FAU Women’s Tennis Photo Day Katerina Filip 2021

Photo by: JC Ridley/Owlpix.com

3/7/2021 6:44:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score

ORLANDO, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University women's tennis team (4-4) suffered a 7-0 loss to No. 18 UCF (9-3) on Sunday, in a match played at the USTA National Training Center. While it was the fourth loss for the Owls, only one has come at the hands of an unranked team.

The Owls made the three-hour trip from Boca Raton to Orlando to play at one of the top facilities in the US. The match began with doubles where FAU surrendered the point, however, the team of Radka Buzkova/Katerina Filip captured court two with a 6-1 win. FAU then moved into singles play, seeing the first set on court two going to UCF's Rebeka Stolmer, ranked No. 42 over FAU's Martina Kudelova. But Kudelova pushed her opponent to the limit in set one falling 7-6 (7-0), 6-2. Louie McLelland also forced a set tiebreak on court five, but ultimately fell 6-0, 7-6 (8-6), and May Kimhi had a similar fate on court six with a 7-6 (7-2), 6-0 loss.

Wheelen's Wisdom

"We are making strides and improving everyday," said Caroline Wheelen, FAU's head coach. "The match today proves how good the team is ,but they need to believe they are. They need to have faith in their abilities and training plan."

Results

Singles
No. 1 #67 Valeriya Zeleva (UCF) def. Boltinskaya, Natalia (FAU-W) 6-1, 7-5
No. 2 #42 Rebeka Stolmar (UCF) def. Kudelova, Martina (FAU-W) 7-6 (7-0), 6-2
No. 3 #95 Evgeniya Levashova (UCF) def. Filip, Katerina (FAU-W) 6-3, 6-4
No. 4 Ksenia Kuznetsova (UCF) def. Kallmunzerova, Na (FAU-W) 6-1, 6-1
No. 5 Jaleesa Leslie (UCF) def. McLelland, Louie (FAU-W) 6-0, 7-6 (8-6)
No. 6 Nandini Sharma (UCF) def. Kimhi, May (FAU-W) 7-6 (7-2), 6-0

Doubles
No. 1 #60 Valeriya Zeleva/Ksenia Kuznetsova (UCF) def. Boltinskaya, Natalia/McLelland, Louie (FAU-W) 6-4
No. 2 Buzkova, Radka/Filip, Katerina (FAU-W) def. Evgeniya Levashova/Nadja Bay Christians (UCF) 6-1
No. 3. Rebeka Stolmar/Nandini Sharma (UCF) def. Kimhi, May/Kudelova, Martina (FAU-W) 6-4
Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (4,1,2,6,3,5)
T-2:38 A-132

What's Next

The Owls will return to action on Tuesday, March 16 to play host to USF in a match scheduled for 10 a.m. FAU also celebrate its seniors, Natalia Boltinskaya, Natalie Kallmunzerova and Louie McLelland, on that day. Follow the Owls socially @fauwtennis or visit www.fausports.com.