No. 20 Women's Tennis Takes Care of Business in 4-1 Triumph Over ColoradoNo. 20 Women's Tennis Takes Care of Business in 4-1 Triumph Over Colorado

No. 20 Women's Tennis Takes Care of Business in 4-1 Triumph Over Colorado

by Ainsley Keaveny

ORLANDO- Fresh off a top-25 upset win at Arizona State, the 20th-ranked UCF women’s tennis team returned to USTA National Campus and picked up right where it left off, dismantling Colorado 4-1 Friday night.

Doubles play set the trajectory early with the duo of Jade Psonka and Vladislava Andreevskaya cruising to a 6-2 victory on court three. Minutes later on court two, the 80th-ranked duo of Olivia Bergler and Lauren Seye followed with a 6-3 win of their own, clinching the doubles point for the Nauts’. 

While the double advantage had already been secured, Marina Gatell and Jantje Tilbuerger were locked in a back-and-forth battle with Colorado’s Pia Rebec and Aya El Sayed on court one, with the Buffs holding a 4-3 lead before the contest went unfinished.

Moving into singles play, Colorado struck first on court four to tie the match 1-1, as Andreevskaya couldn’t rebound after a difficult opening set. On court one, Colorado's Aya El Sayed, who recently earned Big 12 Player of the Week honors after defeating Oklahoma State’s Olivia Lincer, faced off with Olivia Bergler. The sophomore wasted no time in taking control of the bout, bageling El Sayed in the first set before cruising to a 6-0, 6-4, win to put the Nauts’ back in front.

With UCF leading 2-1, Gatell boosted the lead, delivering another point for the Nauts (6-2, 6-0) in a brilliant court three display. The hosts turned to a familiar face to clinch the contest, as after a tight opening set, Tilbuerger sat at deuce point before surging ahead to secure a 6-4, 6-0 victory.

The triumph marked her eighth consecutive win and team-leading fifth clinch of the season, as the senior continued to lead by example.

Lauren Seye dropped a difficult first-set tiebreak on court five and was currently leading the second set 2-1 before the match concluded. On six, Psonka prevailed in a tight first set of her own, 7-5, and was level at two-all as the contest went unfinished.

UP NEXT

The squad remains at home and will host Texas Tech on Sunday, March 15, at Noon.

SINGLES RESULTS

  1. Olivia Bergler (UCF) def. Aya El Sayed (CU) 6-0, 6-4
  2. Jantje Tilbuerger (UCF) def. Rixt van der Werff (CU) 6-4, 6-0 
  3. Marina Gatell (UCF) def. Pia Rebec (CU) 6-2, 6-0 
  4. Ema Bubalo (CU) def. V. Andreevskaya (UCF) 6-1, 6-2 
  5. Lauren Seye (UCF) vs. Lera Alexin (CU) 6-7 (3-7), 2-1, unfinished 
  6. Jade Psonka (UCF) vs. Heidi Crncan (CU) 7-5, 2-2, unfinished

DOUBLES RESULTS

  1. Jantje Tilbuerger/Marina Gatell (UCF) vs. Aya El Sayed/Pia Rebec (CU) 3-4, unfinished
  2. #80 Olivia Bergler/Lauren Seye (UCF) def. Rixt van der Werff/Lera Alexin (CU) 6-3 
  3. V. Andreevskaya/Jade Psonka (UCF) def. Anya Nelson/Ema Bubalo (CU) 6-2

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