No. 24 Women's Tennis Sweeps Marshall in Final Match of ITA Kickoff WeekendNo. 24 Women's Tennis Sweeps Marshall in Final Match of ITA Kickoff Weekend
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No. 24 Women's Tennis Sweeps Marshall in Final Match of ITA Kickoff Weekend

by Aiden Kocol
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BATON ROUGE, La. –  No. 24 UCF women’s tennis delivered a commanding performance Sunday afternoon, sweeping Marshall 4-0 at the LSU Tennis Complex to close out ITA Kickoff Weekend on a high note.

The Knights set the tone early with a sharp doubles display. Daryna Shoshyna and Marina Gatell powered to a 6-1 win on court two, quickly taking down Marshall’s Johanna Strom and Sarah Copley. The No. 50 duo of Olivia Bergler and Lauren Seye was fast to follow, with a decisive 6-1 victory of their own on court three to lock up the doubles point. 

UCF proved equally as relentless in singles, where the Knights quickly stacked straight‑set victories to secure a swift 4-0 victory over The Herd. Jantje Tilbuerger struck first with a strong 6-3, 6-1 performance on court four, marking her third straight singles victory this season.

After taking a narrow 7-5 first set off of Marshall’s Thalia Smith, Vladislava Andreevskaya shifted gears in her second set, quickly disposing of Smith 6-2 to lock down court five for the Knights.

Just moments later, Jade Psonka sealed the match, overpowering Sarah Copley 6-1, 6-4 on court six to deliver the Knights’ fourth and final point of the afternoon.

UCF was also in favorable positions on the top three courts when play was halted, with Shoshyna, Bergler, and Gatell all battling deep into their matches.

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The squad will return to The Sunshine State to take on the Florida State Seminoles on Jan. 30, in Tallahassee, Fla., kicking off a three-game road swing. The match is set to begin at 4 PM inside the Scott Speicher Memorial Tennis Center.

Doubles Results

  1. Hannah Rylatt/Jantje Tilbuerger (UCF) vs. Polina Gumeniuk/Alina Mokrynska (MARSH) 5-2, unfinished
  2. Daryna Shoshyna/Marina Gatell (UCF) def. Johanna Strom/Sarah Copley (MARSH) 6-1
  3. No. 50 Olivia Bergler/Lauren Seye (UCF) def. Thalia Smith/Nour El Ouazzani (MARSH) 6-1

Singles Results

  1. Daryna Shoshyna (UCF) vs. Johanna Strom (MARSH) 2-6, 3-2, unfinished
  2. Olivia Bergler (UCF) vs. Polina Gumeniuk (MARSH) 5-7, 1-2, unfinished
  3. Marina Gatell (UCF) vs. Alina Mokrynska (MARSH) 4-6, 1-5, unfinished
  4. Jantje Tilbuerger (UCF) def. Nour El Ouazzani (MARSH) 6-3, 6-1
  5. V. Andreevskaya (UCF) def. Thalia Smith (MARSH) 7-5, 6-2
  6. Jade Psonka (UCF) def. Sarah Copley (MARSH) 6-1, 6-4