BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University women's tennis team played their third match in as many days, all lasting nearly four hours and one that was played during a howling Saturday wind. FAU won the weekend's first two matches, but fell 6-1 to Houston, on Sunday.
Katerina Filip was the Owls' lone victor with a 6-4, 6-3 win on court two. Filip earned her 10th win of the season, joining
Lexi Silna (10-4) and
Millie-Mae Matthews (10-6), who recorded their 10th victories yesterday. Flilip moved her winning streak to seven-consecutive matches.
3/13/22 at Boca Raton, Fla. | (Kimberly V. Strauss Tennis Center)
Houston 6, #70 Florida Atlantic
Singles competition
1. DZEMESHKEVICH, Maria (HOU) def. Kudelova, Martina (FAU-W) 2-6, 7-5, 6-3
2. Filip, Katerina (FAU-W) def. SLISANE, Laura (HOU) 6-4, 6-3
3. PEDEMONTI, Azul (HOU) def. Silna, Lexi (FAU-W) 6-3, 2-6, 6-2
4. GERITS, Sophie (HOU) def. Schieroni, Greta (FAU-W) 6-0, 6-1
5. CORTIJO PARRENO, B (HOU) def. McGinnis, Amber (FAU-W) 7-6 (7-3), 6-1
6. GIRALDO, Gabriella (HOU) def. Matthews, Millie-Mae (FAU-W) 6-3, 7-5
Doubles competition
1. Kudelova, Martina/Filip, Katerina (FAU-W) vs. PEDEMONTI, Azul/CORTIJO PARRENO, B (HOU) 4-4, unfinished
2. SLISANE, Laura/DZEMESHKEVICH, Maria (HOU) def. Silna, Lexi/Sommer, Carina (FAU-W) 6-3
3. GERITS, Sophie/TRENCHEVA, Elena (HOU) def. McGinnis, Amber/Matthews, Millie-Mae (FAU-W) 6-0
Match Notes:
Houston (7-6) | #70 Florida Atlantic (10-7)
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (4,2,5,3,1,6)
The Owls will next take a break before hosting Yale on March 20 at 11 a.m. at the Kimberly V. Strauss Tennis Center.
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