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No. 21 Women's Tennis knocks off South Florida, 6-1
02.16.2018 | Women's Tennis
Longhorns await No. 6 Stanford on Saturday.
AUSTIN, Texas – No. 21 Texas (6-4) snagged the doubles point and posted five singles wins in a 6-1 victory over South Florida Friday afternoon in the first women's match held at the new Texas Tennis Center.
Texas opened the match with victories at the third and first doubles positions to lock up the doubles point. Sophomore Anna Turati teamed up with freshman Fernanda Labraña to knock off Alexandria Mjos and Ana Dominguez at third doubles, 6-2.
UT closed the point at first doubles, where sophomore Petra Granic and senior Dani Wagland dealt Nicole Dzenga and Vanja Klaric a 6-3 defeat.
Texas assumed a 2-0 lead behind freshman Marta Perez-Mur's 6-3, 6-0 win over Mjos at sixth singles. The 41st-ranked Anna Turati staked Texas to a 3-0 lead with a 6-2, 6-0 victory over Evelyne Tiron at second singles. Granic clinched the Longhorns' team win with her 6-1, 6-2 victory over Jessica Cortes Shaves at third singles.
Top-ranked Bianca Turati knocked off Dominguez at first singles, 6-2, 6-2. The Bulls posted a win at fourth singles, and UT's Katie Poluta closed out the Horns' 6-1 win with her 4-6, 7-5, 1-0 (11-9) victory over Juliana Cardoso at fifth singles.
Texas closes out its weekend home stand on Saturday when it hosts No. 6 Stanford at noon. With the threat of inclement weather on Saturday, fans are encouraged to monitor TexasSports.com and Twitter.com/TexasWTN for updates on the match's start time and location.
POST-MATCH COMMENTS
Texas head coach Howard Joffe
It was definitely exciting for the group to play our first match here at the new tennis facility. As much as it was exciting, it was good to be home. This was our first home match in the last month. We were definitely a group that needed a win for confidence. I thought that the group acquitted themselves well. Obviously, tomorrow we'll have stiffer competition but this was a nice step.
No. 21 Texas 6, South Florida 1
Doubles – Order of Finish: 3, 1
1 Petra Granic/Dani Wagland (UT) def. Nicole Dzenga/Vanja Klaric (USF), 6-3
2 Bianca Turati/Marta Perez-Mur (UT) vs. Juliana Cardoso/Jessica Cortes Chaves (USF), 5-2, susp.
3 Anna Turati/Fernanda Labraña (UT) def. Alexandria Mjos/Ana Roman Dominguez (USF), 6-2
Singles – Order of Finish: 6, 2, 3, 1, 4, 5
1 No. 1 Bianca Turati (UT) def. Ana Roman Dominguez (USF), 6-2, 6-2
2 No. 41 Anna Turati (UT) def. Evelyne Tiron (USF), 6-2, 6-0
3 No. 64 Petra Granic (UT) def. Jessica Cortes Chaves (USF), 6-1, 6-2
4 Vanja Klaric (USF) def. Fernanda Labraña (UT), 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-7)
5 Katie Poluta (UT) def. Juliana Cardoso (USF), 4-6, 7-5, 1-0 (11-9)
6 Marta Perez-Mur (UT) def. Alexandria Mjos (USF), 6-3, 6-0
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