Owls Play End Spring Break with a 6-1 Win

Sunday, March 12

Boca Raton, Fla.

10 a.m.

Florida Atlantic

VCU

3/12/2023 1:52:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score

BOCA RATON, Fla. – Florida Atlantic University moved to 7-10 on the year with a 6-1 victory over a visiting VCU, completing Sunday's action and their five-match spring break slate with a 4-1 record.

The Owls moved into singles play with a 1-0 lead. VCU forfeited court six due to injuries, giving FAU the confidence that they would need for just two more wins to clinch the play-out match.

Katerina Filip, who was on the court for nearly four hours on Saturday, wasted no time with a 6-0, 6-1 win on court three. Millie-Mae Matthews followed with a 6-3-6-3 court five win to give FAU the victory. The remaining three matches played to their conclusion with Victoria Gomez O'Hayon winning in three, and Lexi Silna doing so in two at 7-6 (8-6), 7-5.

RESULTS

03/12/2023 at Boca Raton, Fla. (Kimberly V. Strauss Tennis Center)
Florida Atlantic 6, VCU 1
Singles competition
1. Victoria Smirnova (VCU) def. Kudelova, Martina (FAU-W) 6-4, 6-3
2. Silna, Lexi (FAU-W) def. Victoria Matasova (VCU) 7-6, 7-5
3. Filip, Katerina (FAU-W) def. Yelizaveta Karlova (VCU) 6-0, 6-1
4. Gomez O'Hayon, Victoria (FAU-W) def. Anja Draskovic (VCU) 2-6, 6-0, 6-3
5. Matthews, Millie-Mae (FAU-W) def. Emma Valletta (VCU) 6-3, 6-3
6. Shanok, Maya (FAU-W) def. No Player (VCU) 1-0, wf
Doubles competition
1. Victoria Matasova/Victoria Smirnova (VCU) def. Galmiche, Carla/Kudelova, Martina (FAU-W) 6-3
2. Gomez O'Hayon, Victoria/Matthews, Millie-Mae (FAU-W) def. Anja Draskovic/Yelizaveta Karlova (VCU) 6-4
3. Filip, Katerina/Silna, Lexi (FAU-W) def. No Player/No Player (VCU) 1-0 wf

Match Notes: VCU 3-9 | Florida Atlantic 7-10
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (6,3,1,5,4,2) T-2:50

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Wichita State will be the next team to visit Paradise, scheduled to face the Owls on Tuesday at 3 p.m.

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