Owls Take Down Tulane, 4-3

Boca Raton, FL – Tulane's women's tennis team fell to Florida Atlantic 4-3 in Boca Raton on Saturday afternoon.

FAU improved to 7-8 on the season, while Tulane fell to 9-10.

Micah Pierce and doubles partner Leigh Van Zyl picked up a 6-2 win over the Owls, but FAU still claimed the doubles point with wins in two matches.

Natalia Fantini secured the first singles point for the Green Wave with a 7-5, 6-1 win at No. 6 spot, followed by Campbell Ricci at the No. 1 spot with a 6-3, 7-5 victory. The final point for the Green Wave was scored by Summer Chandler, who won at the No. 2 spot 6-4, 3-6, 6-2.

Tulane's next match is April 7 against Southern Miss at 2 p.m. The Golden Eagles are 7-7 on the season.

FAU 4, Tulane 3
Doubles
1- Panna Bartha/Katrin Pavkova (FAU) def. Campbell Ricci/Summer Chandler (Tulane) 6-2
2- Leigh Van Zyl/Micah Pierce (Tulane) def. Malika Amirgaliyeva/Alexia Patru (FAU) 6-1
3- Malwina Rowinaska/Maya Shanok (FAU) def. Natalia Perez/Natalia Fantini (Tulane) 6-3

Singles
1- Campbell Ricci (Tulane) def. Panna Bartha (FAU) 6-3, 7-5
2- Summer Chandler (Tulane) def. Malwina Rowinaska (FAU) 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
3- Malika Amirgaliyeva (FAU) def. Leigh Van Zyl (Tulane) 6-0, 6-3
4- Katrin Pavkova (FAU) def. Natalia Perez (Tulane) 6-3, 6-1
5- Alexia Patru (FAU) def. Micah Pierce (Tulane) 6-4, 6-1, 7-6
6- Natalia Fantini (Tulane) def. Maya Shanok (FAU) 7-5, 6-1

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Players Mentioned

Summer Chandler

Natalia Fantini

Natalia Perez

Micah Pierce

Campbell Ricci

Leigh Van Zyl

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