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FSU tennis picks up 11 wins at Florida Invitational

Bob Ferrante

Ultimate Seminole Insider
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May 10, 2022
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The No. 24 Florida State women’s tennis team saw a lot of success at the Florida Invitational over the weekend. The hidden dual included various singles and doubles matches between No. 19 Florida and USF. During the two-day competition, FSU collected 11 total wins, seven via singles and four from doubles.

FSU captured two doubles victories on Saturday. Eva Shaw and Maria Juliana Parra Romero earned a doubles victory early, defeating Talia Neilson-Gatenby and Nikola Daubernova of Florida 6-1. Laura Putz and Millie Bissett defeated Bente Spee and Noemie Oliveras of Florida 6-3.

Saturday singles featured five Seminole wins. Mary Boyce Deatherage won in a three-set battle, defeating Melisa Senli of USF 3-6, 6-1, 1-0 (7). Putz defeated Charlotte Ruud of USF in another three-set battle 2-6, 6-4, 1-0 (8). Maelie Monfils won in three sets defeating Sienna Leeson of USF 6-3, 1-6, 1-0 (7). Tina Li earned a straight-sets victory over Dharani Niroshan of USF 6-3, 6-0. Cade Cricchio rounded out singles by defeating Gargi Pawar of USF 6-4, 6-3.

The Seminoles matched their doubles wins Sunday morning, picking up two more. Monfils and Kristyna Lavickova defeated Dudeney and Neilson-Gatenby of Florida 6-1. Putz and Deatherage defeated Leeson and Ruud of USF 7-5. Putz finishes the weekend 2-0 in doubles.

The final round of singles concluded with two more Seminole wins. Li def Pawar of USF 6-1, 6-2, and Deatherage def. Margherita Marcon of USF 6-4, 6-4. Both Li, and Deatherage finished 2-0 in singles on the weekend.

Florida Invitational Doubles - Day 1

Shaw/Parra Romero (FSU) def. Neilson-Gatenby/Daubernova (UF), 6-1

Bissett/Putz (FSU) def. Spee/Oliveras (UF), 6-3

Leeson/Ruud (USF) def. Boyce Deathridge/Monfils (FSU), 6-3

Senli/Niroshan (USF) def. Cricchio/Li (FSU), 6-3

Florida Invitational Singles - Day 1

Dudeney (UF) def. Bissett (FSU) 4-6, 4-0, ret.

Nielsen-Gatenby (UF) def. Parra Romero (FSU) 0-6, 6-2, 1-0 (5)

Daubernova (UF) def. Shaw (FSU) 3-6, 6-1, 1-0 (5)

Boyce Deatherage (FSU) def. Senli (USF) 3-6, 6-1, 1-0 (7)

Putz (FSU) def. Ruud (USF) 2-6, 6-4, 1-0 (8)

Monfils (FSU) def. Leeson (USF) 6-3, 1-6, 1-0 (7)

Li (FSU) def. Niroshan (USF) 6-3, 6-0

Cricchio (FSU) def. Pawar (USF) 6-4, 6-3

Florida Invitational Doubles - Day 2

Monfils/Lavickova (FSU) def. Dudeney/Neilson-Gatenby (UF) 6-1

Putz/Deatherage (FSU) def. Leeson/Ruud (USF), 7-5

Marcon/Kulidjian (USF) def. Cricchio/Li ( FSU) 6-3.

Florida Invitational Singles - Day 2

Daubnerova (UF) def. Monfils (FSU) 3-6, 6-2, 1-0 (6)

Deatherage (FSU) def. Marcon (USF) 6-4, 6-4

Li (FSU) def. Gargi Pawar (USF) 6-1, 6-2

Niroshan (USF) def. Cricchio (FSU) 7-5, 6-2
 
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