FAU Falls in Quarters

Friday, April 21

Denton, Texas

2 p.m.

Florida Atlantic

Louisiana Tech

4/21/2023 9:30:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score

BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University women's tennis team earned a Conference USA Championship first round bye as the No. 5 seed and squared off with the No. 4 seed Louisiana Tech, Friday afternoon in Denton, Texas. The Owls dropped the match 4-0.

The Owls (8-14) gave up the doubles point with Victoria Gomez O'Hayon and Millie-Mae Matthews holding a 5-4 lead when the best-of-three doubles point was clinched by the Bulldogs. Louisiana Tech (19-5) then captured courts three, one and four to secure the best-of-seven victory.

FAU's season came to an end, but not before Martina Kudelova, who has played on the top court for the majority of her career, firmly became the program's all-time career singles matches played leader at 105. She surpassed Pia Terol, who saw action in 83 career singles matches.

RESULTS

(4) Louisiana Tech 4, (5) Florida Atlantic 0
Doubles
1. Najah Dawson/Ana Rodrigues (Tech) def. Kudelova, Martina/Glamiche, Carla (FAU) 6-4
2. Olga Bienzobas/Alexia Romero (Tech) vs. Gomez O'Hayon, Victoria/Matthews, Millie-Mae (FAU)
4-5, unfinished
3. Leonie Schuknecht/Ilana Tetruashvili (Tech) def. Silna, Lexi/Filip, Katerina (FAU) 6-1

Singles
1. Leonie Schuknecht (Tech) def. Kudelova, Martina (FAU) 6-3, 6-2
2. Olga Bienzobas (Tech) vs. Filip, Katerina (FAU) 6-1, 4-5, unfinished
3. Najah Dawson (Tech) def. Gomez O'Hayon, Victoria (FAU) 6-1, 6-2
4. Tiffani Nash (Tech) def. McGinnis, Amber (FAU) 6-1, 6-1
5. Ana Rodrigues (Tech) vs. Matthews, Millie-Mae (FAU) 4-6, 4-0, unfinished
6. Ilana Tetruashvili (Tech) vs|. Galmiche, Carla (FAU) 6-7 (5-7), 0-2, unfinished

Match Notes:
5-seed Florida Atlantic 8-14 | 4-seed Louisiana Tech 19-5
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (3,1,4)

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