Bulls take on Tulsa Sunday in Oklahoma
WICHITA, KAN. (March 18, 2022) – The University of South Florida women’s tennis team (5-10) downed Wichita State (6-10), 5-2, Friday in Wichita, Kan., as the Bulls began a two-match weekend road swing.
USF claimed the doubles point as the team of Grace Schumacher (Bathurst, Australia) and Margriet Timmermans (Bergen Op Zoom, Netherlands) posted a 6-2 victory on Court 2 and Wichita State, which had just five active student-athletes, forfeited on Court 3.
Wichita State forfeited on Court 6 in singles, to give the Bulls a 2-0 lead.
The Bulls dropped the opening sets in singles on Court 1, 2, 3 and 4, but got big rallies on two courts to clinch the team victory.
Wichita State went on to claim victories on Court 2 and Court 4 to put two points on the board.
The USF momentum started with Schumacher on Court 1. She took a tough tiebreaker loss in the first set, 7-6 (4-7), but came back with a vengeance ripping off 6-1 and 6-2 wins in the next two sets to win the match.
Similarly on Court 3, Laura Pellicer (Grandia, Spain) rebounded from a 6-4 loss in the first set to post 6-3 and 7-6 (7-3) wins in the next two sets and take the point and clinch the team score for USF, 4-2.
On Court 5, Timmermans wrapped up the day with a USF victory. She battled for a 7-6 tiebreaker (7-5) win in the first set and then rolled to a 6-3 victory in the second.
Up Next
South Florida continues its road swing with an 11 a.m. match at Tulsa on Sunday morning.
Doubles
1. Sierra Berry/Amelie Boy (USF) vs. Natsumi Kurahashi/LingWei Kong (WSU), 4-2, unfinished
2. Margriet Timmermans/Grace Schumacher (USF) def. Harriet Hamilton/Clara Whitaker (WSU), 6-2
3. Laura Pellicer Perello/Selin Yaylali (USF) vs. WSU, forfeit
Doubles order of finish: (3,2)
Singles
1. Grace Schumacher (USF) def. Natsumi Kurahashi (WSU), 6-7 (4-7), 6-1, 6-2
2. LingWei Kong (WSU) def. Sierra Berry (USF), 7-5, 4-6, 6-1
3. Laura Pellicer (USF) def. Jessie Zheng (WSU), 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-3)
4. Harriet Hamilton (WSU) def. Amelie Boy (USF), 6-2, 2-6, 6-0
5. Margriet Timmermans (USF) vs. Clara Whitaker (WSU), 7-6, (7-5), 6-3
6. Kiana Mokhtari (USF) def. WSU, forfeit
Singles order of finish: (6, 4, 1, 3, 2, 5)
About Women’s Tennis
Be sure to follow USF women’s tennis on social media (Twitter / Facebook / Instagram) and visit GoUSFBulls.com for the most up-to-date information. Head coach Cristina Moros will be in her seventh year at the helm, as she led the program to an American Athletic Conference Championship in 2017.
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