March 30, 2016
Final Stats
ORLANDO, Fla. (UCFKnights.com) - The Knights snapped their six-match win streak on Thursday afternoon with a 4-2 setback against rival No. 56 USF. UCF took a quick 2-0 lead before the Bulls rattled off four-straight singles matches.
Related: Results
UCF (10-5, 3-2 The American) opened the contest with junior Cortney Cesarini and sophomore Monica Matias blanking their opponent, 6-0, at No. 3 doubles. After USF (12-3, 4-1 The American) won at No. 1, the No. 2 tandem of senior Caroline Eberhart and sophomore Emilia Granstrom posted a 6-4 victory to clinch the doubles point.
At No. 5 singles, Cesarini tallied a 6-1, 6-4 win that put the Knights up by a 2-0 score. The Lower Gwynedd, Pa., native won her seventh-consecutive match.
Granstrom recorded a 6-2 win in the first frame at No. 3 and was in a decisive third set when the Bulls clinched the match at No. 1. That USF triumph came in a second-set tiebreaker, 7-2.
UCF continues a 13-match homestand with a pair of matches this weekend against No. 46 FIU on Friday at 2 p.m. and UAB at 10 a.m. Sunday.
USF vs UCF
Mar 30, 2016 at Orlando, Fla.
(UCF Tennis Complex)
#56 USF 4, UCF 2
Singles competition
1. Jessica Chaves (USF) def. Caroline Eberhart (UCF) 6-3, 7-6 (7-2)
2. Vera Bessonova (USF) def. Sofia Baptista (UCF) 7-5, 6-0
3. Emilia Granstrom (UCF) vs. Ana Roman Dominguez (USF) 6-2, 3-6, unfinished
4. Olga Martinez (USF) def. Monica Matias (UCF) 6-1, 7-5
5. Cortney Cesarini (UCF) def. Juliana Cardosa (USF) 6-1, 6-4
6. Nicole Dzenga (USF) def. Natalia Serrano (UCF) 7-5, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Vera Bessonova/Olga Martinez (USF) def. Sofia Baptista/Natalia Serrano (UCF) 6-2
2. Caroline Eberhart/Emilia Granstrom (UCF) def. Juliana Cardosa/Jessica Chaves (USF) 6-4
3. Cortney Cesarini/Monica Matias (UCF) def. Vanja Klaric/Chloe Murphy (USF) 6-0
Match Notes:
USF 12-3, 4-1; National ranking #56
UCF 10-5, 3-2
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (5,4,6,2,1)