Thursday, April 19
Dallas, Texas
Noon
Tulane University
1
vs
4
#21 UCF
Photo by: Ben Solomon
Women's Tennis Falls to Top-Seeded UCF in AAC Championship Quarterfinals, 4-1
Apr 19, 2018 | Women's Tennis
DALLAS - The No. 9 seed Tulane had its five-match winning streak snapped in a 4-1 defeat against top-seeded and 21st-ranked UCF in the 2018 American Athletic Conference Women's Tennis Championships on Thursday afternoon at Turpin Stadium.
The Green Wave (13-11) struggled to grab early momentum in doubles, as the Knights (19-3) earned quick breaks at the No. 1 and No. 3 positions, respectively. UCF refused to give the Wave an inch before closing out both matches by 6-1 scores to clinch the first team point of the match.
Tulane remained in the fight in singles despite dropping the first set on five of six courts. The Knights scored a pair of straight-set wins within moments of one another at courts two and four to extend their advantage to 3-0 in the overall match.
Junior Elena Muller proved to be the bright spot and exhibited great confidence at the No. 5 spot with family cheering her on for the second day in a row in her hometown. After winning the first set, 6-3, she jumped out to a 5-0 advantage in the second frame before closing it out, 6-2, to put the Green Wave on the scoreboard and cut the deficit to 3-1.
Tulane made a late push in the second set on the three remaining courts, but could not extend the match any further as UCF clinched it with another straight-set win on court three, ending the Wave's first season under head coach Maria Brito.
#21 UCF 4, Tulane 1
 Singles competitionÂ
1. Maria Martinez (UCF) vs. Sade Atkinson (TLN) 6-1, 3-4, unfinished
2. Ksenia Kuznetsova (UCF) def. Laura Fabrizi (TLN) 6-0, 6-3
3. Rebeka Stolmar (UCF) def. Ivone Alvaro (TLN) 7-5, 6-0
4. Monica Matias (UCF) def. Daniela La Fuente (TLN) 6-4, 6-2
5. Elena Muller (TLN) def. Natalia Serrano (UCF) 6-3, 6-2
6. Silvia Bordes (UCF) vs. Christina Sisti (TLN) 6-4, 4-2, unfinished
 Doubles competitionÂ
1. #47 Maria Martinez/Ksenia Kuznetsova (UCF) def. Sade Atkinson/Laura Fabrizi (TLN) 6-1
2. Rebeka Stolmar/Silvia Bordes (UCF) vs. Ivone Alvaro/Elena Muller (TLN) 4-2, unfinished
3. Monica Matias/Natalia Serrano (UCF) def. Daniela La Fuente/Sofia Kurtz (TLN) 6-1
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (4,2,5,3)
The Green Wave (13-11) struggled to grab early momentum in doubles, as the Knights (19-3) earned quick breaks at the No. 1 and No. 3 positions, respectively. UCF refused to give the Wave an inch before closing out both matches by 6-1 scores to clinch the first team point of the match.
Tulane remained in the fight in singles despite dropping the first set on five of six courts. The Knights scored a pair of straight-set wins within moments of one another at courts two and four to extend their advantage to 3-0 in the overall match.
Junior Elena Muller proved to be the bright spot and exhibited great confidence at the No. 5 spot with family cheering her on for the second day in a row in her hometown. After winning the first set, 6-3, she jumped out to a 5-0 advantage in the second frame before closing it out, 6-2, to put the Green Wave on the scoreboard and cut the deficit to 3-1.
Tulane made a late push in the second set on the three remaining courts, but could not extend the match any further as UCF clinched it with another straight-set win on court three, ending the Wave's first season under head coach Maria Brito.
#21 UCF 4, Tulane 1
 Singles competitionÂ
1. Maria Martinez (UCF) vs. Sade Atkinson (TLN) 6-1, 3-4, unfinished
2. Ksenia Kuznetsova (UCF) def. Laura Fabrizi (TLN) 6-0, 6-3
3. Rebeka Stolmar (UCF) def. Ivone Alvaro (TLN) 7-5, 6-0
4. Monica Matias (UCF) def. Daniela La Fuente (TLN) 6-4, 6-2
5. Elena Muller (TLN) def. Natalia Serrano (UCF) 6-3, 6-2
6. Silvia Bordes (UCF) vs. Christina Sisti (TLN) 6-4, 4-2, unfinished
 Doubles competitionÂ
1. #47 Maria Martinez/Ksenia Kuznetsova (UCF) def. Sade Atkinson/Laura Fabrizi (TLN) 6-1
2. Rebeka Stolmar/Silvia Bordes (UCF) vs. Ivone Alvaro/Elena Muller (TLN) 4-2, unfinished
3. Monica Matias/Natalia Serrano (UCF) def. Daniela La Fuente/Sofia Kurtz (TLN) 6-1
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (4,2,5,3)
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