March 30, 2008

Final Stats

TAMPA, Fla. - The Atlantic Sun Conference-leading USC Upstate women's tennis team, fresh off an emotional win to take the conference lead against Jacksonville on Saturday, fell on Sunday morning to 41st-ranked South Florida, 7-0, at the USF Varsity Courts. Upstate falls to 14-3 overall while South Florida improves to 15-5 overall.

Junior Anna Novo (Caracas, Venezuela/El-Angel) put a scare into the 61st-ranked Janette Bejlkova at the No. 1 singles slot, winning the first set 6-3 before falling 6-3 in the second set and 10-7 in the super-set tiebreaker.

Upstate still has the inside track to becoming the first team in school history to win an Atlantic Sun Conference regular season championship, standing at 8-0 with three conference matches remaining, as they host Garner-Webb (Friday, 2:30 p.m.) and Campbell (Saturday, 10 a.m.) before traveling to second-place ETSU (Wednesday, April 9) to wrap up the season.

Women's Tennis Results
#41 South Florida 7, USC Upstate 0
 Singles competition 
1. #61 Janette Bejlkova (USF) def. Anna Novo (UPST) 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-7)
2. Jessica Zok (USF) def. Susana Hernandez (UPST) 6-2, 6-3
3. Liz Cruz (USF) def. Emilia Milovanovic (UPST) 6-2, 6-4
4. Ally Mueller (USF) def. Diana Martinez
5. Iciri Rai (USF) def. Maria Herrera (UPST) 6-0, 6-0
6. Natalia Guevara (USF) def. Vivian Neuenschwander (UPST), 6-3, 6-4
 Doubles competition 
1. Janette Bejlkova/Iciri Rai (USF) def. Anna Novo/Emilia Milovanovic (UPST) 8-2
2. Lauren Shumate/Jessica Zok (USF) def. Susana Hernandez/Daniela Lovera (UPST) 8-2
3. Liz Cruz/Natalia Guevara (USF) def. Diana Martinez/Maria Herrera (UPST) 8-6
Match Notes:
USC Upstate 14-3
South Florida 15-5; National ranking #41
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (5,3,4,2,6,1)