Women's Tennis Falls to USF in Conference Semifinals
Go Tigers!
Go Tigers!

Go Tigers!

April 19, 2014

A. Wind

TAMPA, Fla. - The No. 2 seed University of Memphis women's tennis team fell to host and No. 3 seed USF, 4-2, Saturday afternoon in the American Athletic Conference semifinals.

The No. 39 Lady Tigers dropped to 14-9 on the season and will have to wait for the NCAA Selection Show on Apr. 29 to see if they will make their second-straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament. No. 41 USF improved to 17-3 on the season.

The Bulls took a 1-0 advantage early with wins at No. 1 and 3 doubles. The duo of Loreto Alonso-Martinez and Kayla Rizzolo won 8-6 in the top position over Marta Morga and Liza Tymchenko before Vera Bessonova and Olga Martinez clinched the point with an 8-3 victory over Alyssa Hibberd and Skylar Kuykendall.

In singles, USF grabbed straight-set wins as Alonso-Martinez posted a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Kuykendall at No. 1, and Martinez claimed a 6-1, 6-1 win at No. 6 over Tymchenko.

Morga and Anki Wind kept Memphis in it as the freshmen answered with straight-set wins of their own. Morga improved to 24-6 on the season with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Fanny Fracassi at No. 4. Wind increased her team-high win total in singles to 25 following a 7-5, 6-3 win over Bessonova at No. 5 to make it a 3-2 match.

However, the Bulls ended Memphis' comeback bid as Olaya Garrido-Rivas won a tight 7-5, 7-5 match over Stefanie Mikesz at No. 3 to make it a final of 4-2.

No. 3 USF 4, No. 2 Memphis 2

1. Loreto Alonso-Martinez (USF) def. Skylar Kuykendall (MEM) 6-3, 6-3
2. Caroline Wegner (MEM) vs. Kayla Rizzolo (USF) unfinished
3. Olaya Garrido-Rivas (USF) def. Stefanie Mikesz (MEM) 7-5, 7-5
4. Marta Morga (MEM) def. Fanny Fracassi (USF) 6-2, 6-1
5. Anki Wind (MEM) def. Vera Bessonova (USF) 7-5, 6-3
6. Olga Martinez (USF) def. Liza Tymchenko (MEM) 6-1, 6-1

1. Loreto Alonso-Martinez/Kayla Rizzolo (USF) def. Marta Morga/Liza Tymchenko (MEM) 8-6
2. Olaya Garrido-Rivas/Fanny Fracassi (USF) vs. Caroline Wegner/Anki Wind (MEM) 7-5, unfinished
3. Vera Bessonova/Olga Martinez (USF) def. Alyssa Hibberd/Skylar Kuykendall (MEM) 8-3



Rotating image
Twitter Facebook YouTube Instagram Tumblr FourSquare Pintrist