No. 25 Women's Tennis Tops FIU, 4-1No. 25 Women's Tennis Tops FIU, 4-1
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No. 25 Women's Tennis Tops FIU, 4-1

by Aiden Kocol
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ORLANDO – Coming off a weeklong break, the No. 25 women’s tennis team wasted little time reasserting itself Friday afternoon, disposing of the FIU Panthers 4-1 at the Pay Cargo Tennis Center.

The Black and Gold set the tone early by claiming the doubles point, then tightened their grip in singles play, swiftly closing out the match to improve to 4-1 on the season, while the Panthers fell to 2-1 with the loss.

Despite rolling out an unfamiliar doubles lineup, with none of the three pairings having competed together this season, the Knights didn’t miss a beat in seizing early control. Jade Psonka and Lauren Seye set the tone on court three, cruising to a 6-2 win. Moments later, Jantje Tilbuerger and Marina Gatell secured the doubles point with a 6-3 victory on court one. Over on court two, Hannah Rylatt and Daryna Shoshyna were in command as well, leading 5-4 when play was halted.

Riding the surge from doubles, Vladislava Andreevskaya carried the momentum straight into singles, needing little time to secure a straight-sets win, 6-2, 6-2, on court six over Viktorie Hazmukova.

FIU briefly answered, as Katerina Mandelikova put the Panthers on the board with a win over Shoshyna, snapping Shoshyna’s 9-match-winning streak, but any hope of a comeback was short-lived.

Freshman Seye restored control on court four with a decisive 6-4, 6-2 victory over Aleksandra Simeva. Moments later, senior Jantje Tilbuerger put the finishing touch on the afternoon, sealing the match on court two and clinching the Knights’ 4-1 triumph.

 

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The Knights will remain south in the Sunshine State, taking on the Miami Hurricanes in a 1 PM matchup on Sunday, Feb. 15, at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center. You can watch the game live here or follow along using the stats link here.

Singles Results

  1. Katerina Mandelikova (FIU) def. Daryna Shoshyna (UCF) 6-0, 7-5
  2. Jantje Tilbuerger (UCF) def. Jelena Vico (FIU) 6-4, 6-3
  3. Vittoria Baccino (FIU) vs. Marina Gatell (UCF) 7-6, 0-5, unfinished
  4. Lauren Seye (UCF) def. Aleksandra Simeva (FIU) 6-4, 6-2
  5. Maria Araoz-Gosn (FIU) vs. Hannah Rylatt (UCF) 5-7, 4-2, unfinished
  6. V. Andreevskaya (UCF) def. Viktorie Hazmukova (FIU) 6-2, 6-2

Doubles Results

  1. Jantje Tilbuerger/Marina Gatell (UCF) def. Katerina Mandelikova/Viktorie Hazmukova (FIU) 6-3
  2. Jelena Vico/Aleksandra Simeva (FIU) vs. Daryna Shoshyna/Hannah Rylatt (UCF) 3-5, unfinished
  3. Lauren Seye/Jade Psnoka (UCF) def. Maria Araoz-Gosn/Vittoria Baccino (FIU) 6-2