Tampa Sweeps Tennessee Matches

Memphis, Tenn- The no. 12 University of Tampa tennis team went up against Harding Monday morning in a Spring Break matchup. The Spartans would wrap up their three-match away road trip this week.

Final: No. 12 University of Tampa Spartans 5, Harding University Bisons 2

Location: Dunavant Tennis Complex | Memphis, Tenn.

Records: Tampa (6-2), Harding (7-4)

Series History: N/A.

How it happened:

• Tampa wins all three doubles matches to earn the first point of the match. | 1-0 (Tampa)
• Losing three consecutive matches, Harding retaliates with two victories to trail 4-2 (Tampa)
• Presley sealed the victory for the Spartans with a victory in the second set with a tiebreaker.
• Two out of the six singles matches went to the third set; one of them going to ending in the tiebreaker round.

Singles Results:

1. Alexia Zarate Valdez (HU) def. Victoria Sanchez (UT): 6-4, 6-1
2. Savannah Williams (UT) def. Itza Rogel (HU): 6-1, 6-2
3. Sofia Sarmiento Ruiz (HU) def. Nicole Casas (UT): 2-6, 6-1, 7-5
4. Kristina Miletic (UT) def. Romane Britt (HU): 6-7 (2-7), 6-1, 6-4
5. Anine Wilberg (UT) def. Reka Pecsi (HU): 6-2, 6-0
6. Rebecca Presley (UT) def. Natalia Alvarez (HU): 6-4, 7-6 (7-5)

Doubles Results:

1. Julie Ball/Victoria Sanchez (UT) def. Romane Britt/Karli Roux (HU): 6-3
2. Nicole Cierniak/Kristina Miletic (UT) def. Grace Dodd/Georgia Plunkett (HU): 6-3
3. Anine Wilberg/Savannah Williams (UT) def. Madison Stafford/Alexia Zarate Valdez (HU): 7-5

Outside the Box: 

• Tampa win their fifth consecutive match.
• Tampa has won all the doubles points in the last five matches.
• Cierniak and Miletic are 7-1 in doubles in the season.

UP NEXT: Tampa will head back on the road and verse Indiana (PA.) Friday, March 15th @4:00 P.M. in Winter Park, Fla.