CARY, N.C.– The Florida State women’s tennis team (16-9, 8-6 ACC) defeated Louisville (10-15, 1-13 ACC) 4-0 in the second round of the ACC Championships at the Cary Tennis Park on Thursday.
The 25th-ranked Seminoles kicked off the match with wins at No. 2 and No. 1 doubles to take the early 1-0 lead. Olympe Lancelot and Kianah Motosono were up 5-4 at No. 3 before the doubles point was clinched.
Florida State continued their dominance in singles, winning the first set in five of the matches. Alice Amendola extended the lead to 2-0 when she won 6-4, 6-1 at No. 6 singles.
Freshman Kristyna Lavickova followed with a 6-2, 6-3 win at No. 4 to give the Seminoles the 3-0 lead. Anna Arkadianou delivered the clinching point behind a 6-4, 6-2 win at No. 2, sending FSU to its 26th ACC Quarterfinal appearance.
Florida State returns to action Friday to face the No. 3 seed NC State in the ACC Championship quarterfinals at 12:30 p.m. Live video and stats will be available at Seminoles.com.
#25 Florida State 4, Louisville 0
Singles Competition
1. #79 Vic Allen (FSU) vs. #122 Andrea Di Palma (LOU) 7-6, 1-2 (unfinished)
2. #59 Anna Arkadianou (FSU) def. Jamilah Snells (LOU) 6-4, 6-2
3. #123 Ellie Schoppe (FSU) def. Rhea Verma (LOU) 6-4, 2-6 (unfinished)
4. Kristyna Lavickova (FSU) def. Tyra Richardson (LOU) 6-2, 6-3
5. Millie Bissett (FSU) def. Cici Xin (LOU) 3-6, 4-2 (unfinished)
6. Alice Amendola (FSU) def. Maria Campos (LOU) 6-4, 6-1
Doubles Competition
1. Vic Allen/Ellie Schoppe (FSU) def. Andrea Di Palma/Rhea Verma (LOU) 6-4
2. #56 Anna Arkadianou/Millie Bissett (FSU) def. Jamilah Snells/Cici Xin (LOU) 6-1
3. Olympe Lancelot/Kianah Motosono (FSU) vs. Sasha Gorchanyuk/Maria Campos (LOU) 5-4
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (6,4,2)
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