BOCA RATON, Fla. – South Alabama women's tennis dropped their second road game of the season, falling 5-2 in Boca Raton at the hands of Florida Atlantic.
Florida Atlantic claimed the first win of the day at number two doubles with a 6-2 win from Carla Galmiche and Lexi Silna over
Manal Ennaciri and
Lara van der Merwe. The Jaguars evened the doubles score with a 6-3 win from the number one spot from the duo of
Tereza Dejnozkova and
Elysia Pool over Victo Gomez O'Hayon and Millie-Mae Matthews.
All focus then turned to number three doubles, where it was the FAU Owls who came out on top, winning 6-4 over
Otoha Aoki and
Delien Kleinhans.
With FAU up 1-0, attention turned to singles, where the home team of FAU claimed wins on four of six singles courts.
Florida Atlantic extended their lead to 2-0 with a win from Lexi Silna at number four, beating
Delien Kleinhans 6-2, 6-2.
The home squad extended their lead to 3-0 following a straight-set win from Amber McGinnis at number six, winning 6-2, 6-3 over
Lara van der Merwe.
Panna Bartha clinched the win for the Owls with a 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 win over
Tereza Dejnozkova from the number one spot.
FAU tacked on another point to go up 5-0 with a win from Millie-Mae Matthews, winning 6-2, 7-5 over
Otoha Aoki at singles number five.
South got on the board with a comeback win from
Manal Ennaciri, beating FAU's Carla Galmiche 3-6, 6-3, 6-2.
South closed the day with a second win, this time from
Elysia Pool from the number two spot, beating Victo Gomes O'Hayon 1-6, 7-5, 6-4.
Match Results
February 17, 2024
10 am – Boca Raton, Fla.
Singles
1. Panna Bartha (FAU) def.
Tereza Dejnozkova (USA) 6-1, 4-6, 6-3
2.
Elysia Pool (USA) def. Victo Gomez O'Hayon (FAU) 1-6, 7-5, 6-4
3.
Manal Ennaciri (USA) def. Carla Galmiche (FAU) 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
4. Lexi Silna (FAU) def.
Delien Kleinhans (USA) 6-2, 6-2
5. Millie-Mae Matthews (FAU) def.
Otoha Aoki (USA) 6-2, 7-5
6. Amber McGinnis (FAU) def.
Lara van der Merwe (USA) 6-2, 6-3
Doubles
1.
Tereza Dejnozkova/
Elysia Pool (USA) def. Victo Gomez O'Hayon/Millie-Mae Matthews (FAU) 6-3
2. Carla Galmiche/Lexi Silna (FAU) def.
Manal Ennaciri/
Lara van der Merwe (USA) 6-2
3. Panna Bartha/Amber McGinnis (FAU) def.
Otoha Aoki/
Delien Kleinhans (USA) 6-4
Quotable from coach Dr. Jaco Keyser
"Tough battle today. No doubt in my mind these type of matches will serve a great preparation for Conference play. I loved the way the girls dealt with some illness and injury adversity and dug in and competed extremely hard. Our competitive identity definitely improved today in spite of losing. Looking forward to het back home, heal up and get back on the practice courts to get ready for a tough Samford team next week."
Up Next
South Alabama returns home for a match against Samford on Feb. 24 at 10 a.m.
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