Spartans Charm the Mocs
LAKELAND, Fla. – The University of Tampa Spartans were back on the road, as they traveled to Lakeland to take on the Florida Southern College Mocs. The Spartans and Mocs would have two matches on the day, with UT dominating the day, winning each of those matches 5-0.
The duo of Julia Oswald and Rachel Rosequist have extended their win streak to six straight matches. Kiersten Anderson and Madison Brunick have been victorious in five of their past six matches.
Dual 1
Tampa started the day off strong, taking the first match of the day 5-0. In each of those five matches, the Spartans would claim the victory in just two sets. Tampa would also win the exhibition match in straight sets.
Julia Oswald / Rachel Rosequist (UT) def. Erica Ronda / Kayla Trefren (FSC) 21-16, 21-17
Valerie Rosequist / Melissa Elias (UT) def. Celia Greco / Haley Goodrich (FSC) 21-12, 21-12
Katie McKiel / Tatiana Gutierrez (UT) def. Kennedy Mathews / Mandee Eberle (FSC) 21-15, 21-16
Kiersten Anderson / Madison Brunick (UT) def. Linzy Bozeman / Curry Ward (FSC) 21-9, 21-18
Claire Overton / Selina Pfuner (UT) def. Madelyn Grim / Olivia D'Agostino (FSC) 21-14, 21-14
Gia Marinelli / Payton Brunick (UT) def. Bethany Jones / Hanna Sifford (FSC) 21-13, 21-20
Dual 2
In the second match of the day, UT would again sweep FSC 5-0, winning in straight sets in each of the games. In the four position, Selina Pfuner and Claire Overton were able to hold off the Mocs in the second set, as the duo would win a marathon set by a final score of 27-25.
Julia Oswald / Rachel Rosequist (UT) def. Erica Ronda / Kayla Trefren (FSC) 21-11, 21-15
Valerie Rosequist / Melissa Elias (UT) def. Celia Greco / Haley Goodrich (FSC) 21-15, 21-18
Katie McKiel / Tatiana Gutierrez (UT) def. Kennedy Mathews / Mandee Eberle (FSC) 21-11, 21-2
Kiersten Anderson / Madison Brunick (UT) def. Linzy Bozeman / Curry Ward (FSC) 21-9, 21-12
Claire Overton / Selina Pfuner (UT) def. Madelyn Grim / Olivia D'Agostino (FSC) 21-19, 27-25
Gia Marinelli / Payton Brunick (UT) def. Bethany Jones / Hanna Sifford (FSC) 21-15, 21-19
The Spartans will be back in action this Friday as they head down south to Miami, as they will play in the Florida International University Beach Bash. They face Florida Memorial at 9:00 a.m., then close the day out against FIU at 1:30 p.m.
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