FSU sports information:
The Florida State women’s tennis team (10-3, 1-2 ACC) fell to Louisville (8-4, 1-3) 4-3 on Friday afternoon at the Scott Speicher Memorial Tennis Center.
Florida State started the afternoon strong, dominating on the doubles courts. The Noles were up 5-1 on all three courts before securing the doubles point from Courts 1 and 3. The No. 84-ranked pair in the nation, Eva Shaw and Maria Juliana Parra Romero, defeated Alice Otis and Elisabeth Iila 6-1, extending their doubles winning streak to nine straight matches. On Court 3, Laura Putz and Maelie Monfils won their second match of the season together, defeating Berta Miret and Elena Noguero 6-1.
Louisville won the first singles match of the day, earning a victory on Court 2 to tie the match 1-1. Shaw earned a straight-sets victory on Court 1, defeating Otis 6-4, 7-5 to remain undefeated in conference play at 3-0. Tina Li gave FSU a 3-1 advantage, defeating Miret 7-6 (3), 6-2 on Court 6. With the victory, Li earned her first conference victory as a Seminole and improved her season record to 11-5. Louisville earned victories on Courts 3, 4, and 5 to win the match.
Florida State will continue its three-match homestand on Sunday, beginning at noon against No. 23 Notre Dame.
Live stats and video will be available on Seminoles.com. Admission is free to all Florida State home tennis matches.
Louisville 4, Florida State 3
Singles Competition:
1. Eva Shaw (FSU) def. Alice Otis (LOU) 6-4, 7-5
2. Lika Peresypkina (LOU) def. M.B. Deatherage (FSU) 6-4, 6-2
3. Elena Noguero (LOU) def. Millie Bissett (FSU) 6-4, 2-6, 6-4
4. Allie Gretkowski (LOU) def. Maria Parra Romero (FSU) 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
5. Germany Davis (LOU) def. Laura Putz (FSU) 7-5, 6-2
6. Tina Li (FSU) def. Berta Miret (LOU) 7-6 (3), 6-2
Doubles Competition:
1. #84 Eva Shaw/Maria Parra Romero (FSU) def. Alice Otis/Elisabeth Iila (LOU) 6-1
2. Kristyna Lavickova/Millie Bissett (FSU) vs. Allie Gretkowski/Germany Davis (LOU) 5-2, unfinished
3. Maelie Monfils/Laura Putz (FSU) def. Berta Miret/Elena Noguero (LOU) 6-1
Florida State (10-3) | Louisville (8-4)
Order of Finish: Doubles (1, 3); Singles (2, 1, 6, 5, 3, 4)
The Florida State women’s tennis team (10-3, 1-2 ACC) fell to Louisville (8-4, 1-3) 4-3 on Friday afternoon at the Scott Speicher Memorial Tennis Center.
Florida State started the afternoon strong, dominating on the doubles courts. The Noles were up 5-1 on all three courts before securing the doubles point from Courts 1 and 3. The No. 84-ranked pair in the nation, Eva Shaw and Maria Juliana Parra Romero, defeated Alice Otis and Elisabeth Iila 6-1, extending their doubles winning streak to nine straight matches. On Court 3, Laura Putz and Maelie Monfils won their second match of the season together, defeating Berta Miret and Elena Noguero 6-1.
Louisville won the first singles match of the day, earning a victory on Court 2 to tie the match 1-1. Shaw earned a straight-sets victory on Court 1, defeating Otis 6-4, 7-5 to remain undefeated in conference play at 3-0. Tina Li gave FSU a 3-1 advantage, defeating Miret 7-6 (3), 6-2 on Court 6. With the victory, Li earned her first conference victory as a Seminole and improved her season record to 11-5. Louisville earned victories on Courts 3, 4, and 5 to win the match.
Florida State will continue its three-match homestand on Sunday, beginning at noon against No. 23 Notre Dame.
Live stats and video will be available on Seminoles.com. Admission is free to all Florida State home tennis matches.
Louisville 4, Florida State 3
Singles Competition:
1. Eva Shaw (FSU) def. Alice Otis (LOU) 6-4, 7-5
2. Lika Peresypkina (LOU) def. M.B. Deatherage (FSU) 6-4, 6-2
3. Elena Noguero (LOU) def. Millie Bissett (FSU) 6-4, 2-6, 6-4
4. Allie Gretkowski (LOU) def. Maria Parra Romero (FSU) 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
5. Germany Davis (LOU) def. Laura Putz (FSU) 7-5, 6-2
6. Tina Li (FSU) def. Berta Miret (LOU) 7-6 (3), 6-2
Doubles Competition:
1. #84 Eva Shaw/Maria Parra Romero (FSU) def. Alice Otis/Elisabeth Iila (LOU) 6-1
2. Kristyna Lavickova/Millie Bissett (FSU) vs. Allie Gretkowski/Germany Davis (LOU) 5-2, unfinished
3. Maelie Monfils/Laura Putz (FSU) def. Berta Miret/Elena Noguero (LOU) 6-1
Florida State (10-3) | Louisville (8-4)
Order of Finish: Doubles (1, 3); Singles (2, 1, 6, 5, 3, 4)
