Women’s Tennis Falls in American Championship

Thursday, April 16

Houston, Texas

1 p.m.

Florida Atlantic

South Florida

4/16/2026 8:12:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score

BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic women's tennis team fell to in-state foe South Florida by a 4-2 score in the first round of the American Conference Championship Thursday afternoon in Houston, Texas.

The loss moves the #5 seed Owls to 8-9 on the year and the #12 seed USF to 6-12. FAU is now 10-7 all-time versus the Bulls and is 1-1 in 2026 after defeating USF, 4-2, back on March 1, 2026.

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Gallery: (4-16-2026) Women's American Tennis Championship

THE BEGINNING
Florida Atlantic got off to a hot start. The duo of No. 58 Panna Bartha / Katrin Pavkova held pace with a 6-4 win on court #1. On both courts #2 and #3, the Owls were up, but South Florida steadily chipped away at the lead and eventually took the match's first point with 7-6 wins on both courts.

THE MIDDLE
USF pushed the match to 2-0 with a 6-1, 6-1 win on court #5. Katrin Pavkova was the first to put the Owls on the board with a 6-1, 6-2 win on court #3. USF moved it to 3-1 with a win on court #5. FAU's Panna Bartha captured court #1 by a 6-2, 6-2 score with courts #2 and #5 in play.

THE END
The Owls would drop both courts to USF, which will use the win to advance into Friday's quarterfinal.

THE RESULTS
South Florida 4, Florida Atlantic 2

Singles
1. Panna Bartha (FAU) def. Melisa Senli (USFW) 6-2, 6-2
2. Sienna Leeson (USFW) def. Malwina Rowinska (FAU) 7-6, 6-2
3. Katrin Pavkova (FAU) def. Margherita Marcon (USFW) 6-1, 6-3
4. Josefine Falster (USFW) def. Malika Amirgaliyeva (FAU) 6-1, 6-4
5. Amelie Drukerova (USFW) def. Alexia Patru (FAU) 6-1, 6-1
6. Maya Shanok (FAU) vs. Francesca Miglio (USFW) 6-3, 5-7, 1-0, unfinished

Doubles
1. #58 Panna Bartha/Katrin Pavkova (FAU) def. Sienna Leeson/Margherita Marcon (USFW) 6-4
2. Amelie Drukerova/Josefine Falster (USFW) def. Malika Amirgaliyeva/Alexia Patru (FAU) 7-6
3. Francesca Miglio/Melisa Senli (USFW) def. Malwina Rowinska/Maya Shanok (FAU) 7-6

Match Notes: South Florida 6-15 Florida Atlantic 8-9
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (5,3,4,1,2) 2026 American Conference Women's Tennis Championship

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