March 19, 2010
By Heather Lancaster
UCFAthletics.com
ORLANDO, Fla. (UCFAthletics.com) - The UCF women's tennis team dropped a 6-1 decision to Akron on Friday. With this loss, the Knights fell to 9-3 on the season while the Zips improved to an impressive 11-0.
Akron jumped out to an early lead when it claimed the doubles point. However, junior Jenny Frisell and sophomore Alexis Rodriguez paired up and defeated Angelika Jogasuria and Prang Pantusart, 8-4 at the No. 1 doubles position.
In singles, sophomore Taylor Dubins came through with a victory. Dubins cruised past Jeremie Benjamin 6-4, 6-0. Dubins moved to 11-8 on the season and improved to 4-1 at the No. 6 spot.
The Knights conclude their five-game homestand against UNF March 24 before departing for Texas to face UTEP and SMU.
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Tennis Match Results
Akron vs UCF
3/19/2010 at Orlando, Fla.
Akron 6, UCF 1
Singles competition
1. Zara Harutyunyan (UA) def. Jenny Frisell (UCF) 6-0, 6-4
2. Angelina Jogasuria (UA) def. Alexis Rodriguez (UCF) 3-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-8)
3. Angelika Jogasuria (UA) def. Jenna Doerfler (UCF) 7-5, 6-2
4. Prang Pantusart (UA) def. Allison Hodges (UCF) 7-5, 7-5
5. Anya Baronayte (UA) def. Katie Orletsky (UCF) 6-4, 6-3
6. Taylor Dubins (UCF) def. Jeremie Benjamin (UA) 6-4, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Jenny Frisell/Alexis Rodriguez (UCF) def. Angelika Jogasuria/Prang Pantusart (UA) 8-4
2. Angelina Jogasuria/Anya Baronayte (UA) def. Katie Orletsky/Christy Core (UCF) 8-6
3. Jeremie Benjamin/Zara Harutyunyan (UA) def. Taylor Dubins/Andrea Yacaman (UCF) 8-6
Match Notes:
Akron 11-0
UCF 9-3