March 17, 2016
Final Stats
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ORLANDO, Fla. (UCFKnights.com) - After winning a tightly contested doubles point, UCF used the momentum to top Albany, 6-1, on Thursday and extend its win streak to five matches. Senior Sofia Baptista secured the match in favor of the Knights with a 7-5, 6-4 win at No. 2 at the UCF Tennis Complex.
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After Albany (6-5) won at No. 1 doubles, the pair of senior Caroline Eberhart and Emilia Granstrom fought off a match point to record a 7-5 win. Junior Cortney Cesarini and sophomore Monica Matias came back from down 5-1 to send the match into a tiebreaker and eventually earned an 11-9 triumph at No. 3.
With the Knights (9-5) up 1-0, Cesarini cruised to a 6-1, 6-2 win at No. 5 to open singles play. Consecutive 6-4 victories were notched by Granstrom at No. 3.
After the match was clinched by Baptista with the Knights' fourth point, Eberhart extended the advantage by taking a third-set supertiebreaker 10-2 at No. 1. Freshman Natalia Serrano saved a match point in a 12-10 decisive sueprtiebreaker to extend her personal win streak to seven.
The Knights continue their 14-match homestand on Saturday at noon against Syracuse.
Albany vs UCF
Mar 17, 2016 at Orlando, Fla.
(UCF Tennis Complex)
UCF 6, Albany 1
Singles competition
1. Caroline Eberhart (UCF) def. Paulina Torres (ALBANY) 7-6, 3-6, 1-0 (10-2)
2. Sofia Baptista (UCF) def. Dajana Ognjenovic (ALBANY) 7-5, 6-4
3. Emilia Granstrom (UCF) def. Alba Sala (ALBANY) 6-4, 6-4
4. Jovana Kenic (ALBANY) def. Monica Matias (UCF) 2-6, 6-2, 6-2
5. Cortney Cesarini (UCF) def. Chassidy King (ALBANY) 6-1, 6-2
6. Natalia Serrano (UCF) def. Ana Glumac (ALBANY) 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 1-0 (12-10)
Doubles competition
1. Paulina Torres/Ana Glumac (ALBANY) def. Natalia Serrano / Sofia Baptista (UCF) 6-3
2. Caroline Eberhart / Emilia Granstrom (UCF) def. Alba Sala/Isidora Pejovic (ALBANY) 7-5
3. Cortney Cesarini / Monica Matias (UCF) def. Chassidy King/Jovana Kenic (ALBANY) 7-6 (11-9)
Match Notes:
Albany 6-5
UCF 9-4
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (5,3,2,1,4,6)
T-3:05 A-30