TALLAHASSEE– The Florida State women’s tennis team (10-6, 3-3 ACC) defeated Virginia Tech 5-2 on Friday.
“Winning matches in the ACC is tough and to start the weekend off with a 5-2 win is important,” head coach Jennifer Hyde said. “We found ways to fight through adversity and it was a battle.”
The match began with Anna Arkadianou and Ellie Schoppe winning 6-2 at No. 1 doubles. Kristyna Lavickova and Olympe Lancelot followed with a 7-5 win at No. 3 to clinch the doubles point, giving the Seminoles the early 1-0 lead. Vic Allen and Kianah Motosono finished their match at No. 2 and won 7-6 (4).
The Seminoles continued their hot start through singles when freshman Lavickova, a freshman from Prague, Czech Republic, won 6-3, 6-2 at No. 5 singles to extend the lead to 2-0. Arkadianou followed with a 6-2, 6-2 win at No. 2 singles to put Florida State one point away from victory.
The Hokies responded with a win at No. 3 singles to make the match 3-1.
Florida State’s Alice Amendola was able to clinch the match with a 6-2, 7-5 victory at No. 6 singles. Graduate student Mila Saric finished her match and was able to come back from dropping her first set and win in a tiebreaker 1-6, 6-1, 7-6 (5).
Florida State returns to action Sunday against ninth-ranked Virginia. Live stats and video will be available on Seminoles.com.
#35 Florida State 5, #64 Virginia Tech 2
Singles Competition
1. Ozlem Uslu (VT) def. #108 Vic Allen (FSU) 6-7 (3), 6-3, 1-0 (7)
2. #67 Anna Arkadianou (FSU) def. Dariya Radulova (VT) 6-2, 6-2
3. Tamara Barad Itzhaki (VT) def. Olympe Lancelot (FSU) 6-3, 6-3
4. Mila Saric (FSU) def. Semra Aksu (VT) 1-6, 6-1, 7-6 (5)
5. Kristyna Lavickova (FSU) def. Katie Andreini (VT) 6-3, 6-2
6. Alice Amendola (FSU) def. Erika Cheng (VT) 6-2, 7-5
Doubles Competition
1. Anna Arkadianou/Ellie Schoppe (FSU) def. Tamara Barad Itzhaki/Ozlem Uslu (VT) 6-2
2. Vic Allen/Kianah Motosono (FSU) def. Semra Aksu/Katie Andreini (VT) 7-6 (4)
3. Kristyna Lavickova/Olympe Lancelot (FSU) def. Erika Cheng/Sabrina Richtrova (VT) 7-5
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (5,2,3,6,4,1)
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