#69 FAU’s Season Comes to a Close

Friday, April 22

Murfreesboro, Tenn.

Florida Atlantic

Rice University

2022 Florida Atlantic Women’s Tennis Photo Day Team

Photo by: ©JC Ridley/Florida Atlantic

4/22/2022 11:06:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The Florida Atlantic University women's tennis team, ranked No. 69 in the latest ITA national rankings, saw their 2021-22 season come to a close with a 4-0 loss to Rice, on Friday.

The Owls tallied a 13-11 dual match record, despite a steady rotation of five freshmen in the lineup and a mid-season coaching change. The 13 wins mark the eighth consecutive time since 2014, excluding the COVID shortened 2020 season, that the Owls have had 10 or more wins. It improves FAU's consecutive winning season streak to nine, since 2014.

Five Owls tallied double-digit wins in 2021-22 and four of the five earned double-digit wins through the dual match season. Junior Katerina Filip had a team leading 13-4 dual match record, playing primarily on court two. Freshman Millie-Mae Matthews was 13-7 dividing time between courts five and six. Lexi Silna was 10-5 on the year and handling court one was Martina Kudelova, who finished her redshirt junior season with a 10-9 record.

FAU expects to return an experienced team in 2022-23 after playing of 2021-22 with just two senior and the five freshmen.

The Results

4/21/2022 at Murfreesboro, Tenn
Singles competition
1. Federica Trevisan (RICE) vs. Kudelova, Martina (FAU-W) 6-7 (0-7), 3-1, unfinished
2. Anastasia Smirnova (RICE) vs. Filip, Katerina (FAU-W) 4-6, 5-3, unfinished
3. Allison Zipoli (RICE) def. Silna, Lexi (FAU-W) 6-4, 6-1
4. Anna Bowtell (RICE) def. McGinnis, Amber (FAU-W) 6-1, 6-0
5. Maria Budin (RICE) def. Schieroni, Greta (FAU-W) 6-2, 6-3
6. Saara Orav (RICE) vs. Matthews, Millie-Mae (FAU-W) 6-3, 4-0, unfinished
Doubles competition
1. Diae El Jardi/Maria Budin (RICE) def. Filip, Katerina/Kudelova, Martina (FAU-W) 6-2
2. Anastasia Smirnova/Allison Zipoli (RICE) def. Schieroni, Greta/Matthews, Millie-Mae (FAU-W) 6-4
3. Saara Orav/Federica Trevisan (RICE) def. Silna, Lexi/Sommer, Carina (FAU-W) 6-3
Match Notes:
5-seed Florida Atlantic 13-11; National ranking #69
4-seed Rice 15-7; National ranking #57
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (4,3,5)
2022 Conference USA Women's Tennis Championship - Quarterfinals
Official: Ted Mason

Next Up

The Owls will turn their focus towards finals and the last two weeks of the semester upon returning to Paradise.

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