April 14, 2012
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By Chris Jones
UCFAthletics.com
ORLANDO, Fla. (UCFAthletics.com) - Closing out the regular season on a hot note, the UCF women's tennis team posted a 7-0 victory vs. Florida Atlantic at the UCF Tennis Complex Saturday in Orlando. With the win, the Knights (9-10) won their fifth match out of their last six contests heading into the Conference USA Championship next weekend.
UCF swept the doubles point to gain an early 1-0 lead on the afternoon vs. FAU (9-8). Courtney Griffith and Genevieve Lorbergs topped Marlene Ryan and Natalina Tomaszewicz at No. 1, 8-4. At the No. 2 spot, Alexis Rodriguez and Jenna Doerfler defeated Justin Humair and Natasha Basma, 6-4 (def.), while Taylor Dubins and Andrea Yacaman notched an 8-1 victory over Catalina Ene and Natasha Phillips, 8-1, over in the No. 3 position.
The momentum carried over to the singles matches, as UCF swept FAU in the six matches to capture the overall team win. At No. 1, Lorbergs defeated Humair, 6-1, 6-2, while Alexis Rodriguez cruised past Ryan at No. 2, 6-4, 6-1. Other impressive wins included Josephine Haraldson not allowing a game against Erika Mrazkova at the No. 5 position along with Griffith topping Phillips at the No. 6 spot, 6-2, 7-5. And Dubins capped off the day thanks to a 7-6(2), 6-4 showing at No. 4 against Ene.
Saturday marked the final home match for seniors Dubins, Rodriguez and Yacaman.
The C-USA Championship will begin on April 19 in Memphis, Tenn. Seeding for the tournament will be determined in the coming days.
Tennis Match ResultsFAU vs UCF4/14/2012 at Orlando, Florida
UCF 7, FAU 0 Singles competition1. Genevieve Lorbergs (UCF) def. Justine Humair (FAU) 6 - 1, 6 - 22. Alexis Rodriguez (UCF) def. Marlene Ryan (FAU) 6 - 4, 6 - 13. Jenna Doerfler (UCF) def. Natasha Basma (FAU) 6 - 2, 6 - 14. Taylor Dubins (UCF) def. Catalina Ene (FAU) 7 - 6 (2), 6 - 45. Josephine Haraldson (UCF) Erika Mrazkova (FAU) 6 - 0, 6 - 06. Courtney Griffith (UCF) def. Natasha Phillips (FAU) 6 - 2, 7 - 5
Doubles competition1. Courtney Griffith/Genevieve Lorbergs (UCF) def. Marlene Ryan/Natalia Tomaszewicz (FAU) 8 - 42. Jenna Doerfler/Alexis Rodriguez (UCF) def. Justine Humair/Natasha Basma (FAU) 6-4, def.3. Taylor Dubins/ Andrea Yacaman (UCF) def. Catalina Ene/Natasha Phillips (FAU) 8-1
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