Feb. 21, 2016
ORLANDO, Fla (UCFKnights.com) - Sophomore Monica Matias notched the Knights lone victory in a 6-1 loss at No. 34 Tulsa on Sunday morning. The contest was played inside the Case Tennis Center.
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The Knights fell to 3-3 on the campaign after its first American Athletic match, while Tulsa improved to 10-1 and 1-0 in the league.
Matias played the No. 5 position and secured a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Yelena Nemchen. The Moca, Puerto Rico, native improved to 4-1 in singles play.
Unbeaten streaks to start the season for sophomore Emilia Granstrom and Sofia Baptista came to an end in the sixth match of the campaign.
The Knights return home to begin a stretch of 14-straight matches at the UCF Tennis Complex on Friday with a 2 p.m. contest vs. Mercer.
UCF vs Tulsa
Feb 21, 2016 at Tulsa, Okla.
(Case Tennis Center)
#34 Tulsa 6, UCF 1
Singles competition
1. Saana Saarteinen (TULSA) def. Sofia Baptista (UCF) 6-2, 6-1
2. Ksenia Laskutova (TULSA) def. Caroline Eberhart (UCF) 6-3, 6-4
3. R. Leenabanchong (TULSA) def. Emilia Granstrom (UCF) 7-5, 6-1
4. Marcelina Cichon (TULSA) def. Cortney Cesarini (UCF) 6-2, 6-2
5. Monica Matias (UCF) def. Yelena Nemchen (TULSA) 6-2, 6-3
6. Renata Kuricova (TULSA) def. Natalia Serrano (UCF) 7-6 (7-3), 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Renata Kuricova/Ksenia Laskutova (TULSA) def. Sofia Baptista / Natalia Serrano (UCF) 6-1
2. R. Leenabanchong/Martha Matoula (TULSA) def. Emilia Granstrom / Caroline Eberhart (UCF) 6-1
3. Saana Saarteinen/Mahitha Dadireddy (TULSA) def. Cortney Cesarini / Monica Matias (UCF) 6-4
Match Notes:
UCF 3-3
Tulsa 10-1
T-2:14 A-35