No. 33 Tampa Extend Winning Streak; Reach New School Milestone Defeating IUP

Tampa, Fla- The No. 33 University of Tampa Women's Tennis team traveled to Satellite Beach, Saturday morning where they faced Indiana University of Pennsylvania. This match concludes the third match of Week 5 for the Spartans.

Final: No. 33 University of Tampa Spartans 6 , Indiana University of Pennsylvania 1

Location: Satellite Beach Tennis Courts | Satellite Beach, Fla.

Records: No. 33 Tampa (9-2), Indiana University of Pennsylvania (1-8)

How it happened: 

A late Saturday morning match for the Spartans as went up against Indiana State University of Pennsylvania (IUP). The match started off with doubles where doubles duo, Aleks Topalovic/Rebecca Presley quickly wrapped their first after defeating, Laura Dunarova/Katy Graydon (IUP): 6-1. Later on, the Hawks had a more urgent approach to their gameplay, upsetting both Courts 1 & 2. Natalie Kmoskova/Joanna Stralka (IUP) defeated Raquel Amaro/Victoria Sanchez: 6-2, ending their nine-match winning streak. Then on Court 2, Idoia Heurta/Lydia Vlachou (IUP) def. Anine Wilberg/Savannah Williams (UT): 6-2 to take the first point of the match. | 1-0 (IUP) 

The Spartans regrouped and transitioned into singles where the pace was in their control from the start. Anine Wilberg defeated Laura Dunarova (IUP) in both sets: 6-1 putting the Spartans on the scoreboard | 1-1. The Norwergian native, tallied second-consecutive win after resting against Sioux Falls during Spring Break. Next was, Topalovic on Court 4 defeating Lydia Vlachou (IUP) in straight sets (6-2, 6-1). This embarks an impressive six-consecutive victory for the London native who is also 9-1 in her last 10 matches. On Court 3, Savannah Williams defeated Katy Graydon (IUP) to give the Spartans two-point advantage over the Hawks | 3-1 (Tampa). Onto the main court, where No. 41 Raquel Amaro finished off Natalie Kmoskova (IUP) in straight sets (6-2, 6-2), aligning her individual win streak with the overall team's win streak of nine wins | 4-1 (Tampa). Court 6 wrapped up with the Canadian freshman, Rebecca Presley remaining as the only underclassmen still undefeated (8-0) defeating Idoia Heurta (IUP) in straight sets as well (6-4, 6-1) | 5-1 (Tampa). The entire match would conclude with another Court 2 victory from Victoria Sanchez defeating Joanna Stralka (IUP): 7-5, 7-5 | 6-1 (Tampa). The Junior from Barcelona, Spain tallies her fifth-consecutive victory, continously contributing for her team.

Singles Results:

1. No. 41 Raquel Amaro (UT) def. Natalie Kmoskova (IUP): 6-2, 6-2
2. Victoria Sanchez (UT) def. Joanna Stralka (IUP): 7-5, 7-5
3. Savannah Williams (UT) def. Katy Graydon (IUP): 6-1, 6-2
4. Aleks Topalovic (UT) def. Lydia Vlachou (IUP): 6-2, 6-1
5. Anine Wilberg (UT) def. Laura Dunarova (IUP): 6-1, 6-1
6. Rebecca Presley (UT) def. Idoia Heurta (IUP): 6-4, 6-1

Doubles Results:

1. Natalie Kmoskova/Joanna Stralka (IUP) def. Raquel Amaro/Victoria Sanchez (UT): 6-3
2. Idoia Heurta/Lydia Vlachou (IUP) def. Anine Wilberg/Savannah Williams (UT): 6-2
3. Aleks Topalovic/Rebecca Presley (UT) def. Laura Dunarova/Katy Graydon (IUP): 6-1

Outside the Box: 

• Tampa win their ninth consecutive match, reaching a new school milestone.
• IUP suffers their seventh-consecutive loss of the season.

UP NEXT: Tampa will verse No. 20 Lynn University Saturday, March 25th @11:00 A.M. in Boca Raton, Fla.