No. 23 Tampa Makes History Defeating for the First Time No. 3 Lynn
February 23, 2024

No. 23 Tampa Makes History Defeating for the First Time No. 3 Lynn

Tampa, Fla- The No. 23 University of Tampa Women's Tennis faced No. 3 Lynn University, on Friday evening.

Final: No. 23 University of Tampa Spartans 4, No. 3 Lynn University 3

Location: Naimoli Young & Family Tennis Complex | Tampa, Fla.

Records: Tampa (3-2), Lynn (5-1)

How it happened: 

  • Ball/Sanchez def. Podbiol/Younes: 6-3
  • Cierniak/Miletic def. Djoubri/Schieroni: 6-4
  • Wilberg/Williams def. Marie/Molina: 7-5 take three out of three doubles to take the first point of the match. | 1-0 (Tampa)
  • Nicole Casas start with power beating 6-1, 6-2 Zofia Podbiol giving Tampa the second point of the match. | 2-0 
  • Following, Williams would be finishing her match winning 6-1, 6-0 against Kristen Younes. | 3-0 
  • Salma Djoubri fought hard to give Lynn their first point of the match defeating Sanchez 6-1, 6-1. | 3-1
  • Lynn, who started coming back with Djoubri, got another point with Jade Marie beating Cierniak 6-3, 6-2. | 3-2
  • Then, Ball after winning in straight sets against Great Schieroni, clinched the match to give Tampa the fourth point that gave them the win. | 4-3
  • Finally, Molina took the last point remaining defeating Anine Wilberg. | 4-3 

Singles Results:

  1. Salma Djoubri (LU) def. Victoria Sanchez (UT): 6-1, 6-1
  2. Julie Ball (UT) def. Greta Schieroni (LU): 6-2, 6-4
  3. Savannah Williams (UT) def. Kristen Younes (LU): 6-1, 6-0
  4. Jade Marie (LU) def. Nicole Cierniak (UT): 6-3, 6-2
  5. Nicole Casas (UT) def. Zofia Podbiol (LU): 6-1, 6-2
  6. Dolores Molina (LU) vs. Anine Wilberg (UT): 1-6, 6-4, 10-4

Doubles Results:

  1. Julie Ball/Victoria Sanchez (UT) def. Podbiol/Younes (LU): 6-3
  2. Nicole Cierniak/Kristina Miletic (UT) def. Djoubri/Schieroni (LU): 6-4
  3. Anine Wilberg/ Savannah Williams (UT) def. Marie/Molina (LU): 7-5

 

Outside the Box: 

  • Tampa wins their second consecutive SSC match.
  • Ball has won the last three singles matches.
  • Tampa becomes the first team to beat Lynn so far in the season.
  • Lynn becomes Tampa's second-highest-ranked victory in program history.

UP NEXT: Tampa will verse UMary on Thursday, February 29th in Orlando, Fla.

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