April 4, 2010
Final Stats
By Brian Ormiston
UCFAthletics.com
DALLAS, Texas (UCFAthletics.com) - Sophomore Taylor Dubins secured a win in singles, but the UCF women's tennis team was unable to notch the upset in a 6-1 defeat at No. 28 SMU Sunday. With the loss, the Knights fell to 10-5 on the year while the Mustangs stretched their record to 21-3.
Looking to jump out in front with the doubles point, Jenny Frisell and Alexis Rodriguez knocked off Marta Lesniak and Aleksandra Malyarchikova at the No. 1 position, 9-7. It was the duo's fourth-straight victory. But the Knights could not get a win at No. 2 or No. 3, as SMU went ahead 1-0 overall.
The Mustangs' singles rotation included three nationally-ranked student-athletes so UCF knew it would be tested. And over at No. 6, Dubins cruised past Sophie Quist, 6-3, 6-1, for her fifth win in her last six outings. In the No. 1 spot, Frisell battled Lesniak to a third-set only to watch the No. 34-ranked player take the super-tiebreaker. SMU would also collect wins in the other four matches to defeat the Knights.
One final homestand remains for the Black and Gold before the Conference USA Championship April 22-25 in Tulsa, Okla. It will open it up by hosting Stetson April 9, then welcome FIU (April 10) and East Carolina (April 17) to town to conclude the regular season.
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Tennis Match ResultsUCF vs SMU4/4/2010 at Dallas, Texas
#28 SMU 6, UCF 1
Singles competition1. #34 Marta Lesniak (SMU) def. Jenny Frisell (UCF) 2-6, 6-4, 1-02. #117 A. Malyarchikova (SMU) def. Alexis Rodriguez (UCF) 6-3, 7-53. Shahzoda Hatamova (SMU) def. Andrea Yacaman (UCF) 6-2, 6-14. #123 Edyta Cieplucha (SMU) def. Jenna Doerfler (UCF) 6-3, 6-35. Pavi Francis (SMU) def. Allison Hodges (UCF) 6-1, 6-16. Taylor Dubins (UCF) def. Sophie Quist (SMU) 6-3, 6-1
Doubles competition1. Jenny Frisell/Alexis Rodriguez (UCF) def. Marta Lesniak/A. Malyarchikova (SMU) 9-72. Shahzoda Hatamova/Pavi Francis (SMU) def. Allison Hodges/Christy Core (UCF) 8-53. Edyta Cieplucha/Casey Kennedy (SMU) def. Taylor Dubins/Andrea Yacaman (UCF) 8-1
Match Notes:UCF 10-5SMU 21-3; National ranking #28