Buffalo Falls To Nationally-Ranked South Florida

UB concludes Spring Break trip

Denise Harijanto

TAMPA, FL – The University at Buffalo women’s tennis team met the 44th ranked team in the nation on Wednesday, but was unable to pull of the upset, falling to South Florida, 7-0. South Florida took all three doubles matches and all six singles matches.

UB took two matches to three sets and Denise Harijanto (Jakarta, Indonesia) and Smaranda Stan (Stantu Gheorghe, Romania/Economic) each won the first set of their respective matches. Harijanto met Liz Cruz in third singles and won the first set 7-5. Cruz took the second set 6-3 and won the super tiebreaker point. Stan met Allyn Mueller in four singles and won her first set 6-2, but Mueller won the second set 6-3 and the super tiebreaker.

In doubles play, UB fought hard in each match, but was unable to come away with a victory. Buffalo fell at first and third singles, 8-3 and at second doubles, 8-4.

The Bulls will now begin Mid-American Conference play as they head to Northern Illinois on Friday, March 21.

Doubles
1.Bejlkova/Rai (USF) def. Popescu/Harijanto (UB), 8-3
2. Zok/Shumate (USF) def. Novaceanu/Jacob (UB), 8-4
3. Cruz/Guevara (USF) def. Stan/Toia (UB), 8-3

Singles
1. No. 49 Janette Bejlkova (USF) def. Andrea Novaceanu (UB), 6-1, 6-4
2. Jessica Zok (USF) def. Diana Popescu (UB), 6-1, 6-3
3. Liz Cruz (USF) def. Denise Harijanto (UB), 7-5, 3-6, 1-0 (2)
4. Allyn Mueller (USF) def. Smaranda Stan (UB), 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 (7)
5. Iciri Rai (USF) def. Tina Jacob (UB), 6-1, 6-1
6. Natalia Guevara (USF) def. Anna Subenkova (UB), 6-0, 6-0

03/13/2008