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Florida State
Panthers Unable to Hold Off No. 23 Florida State
3/4/2018 2:42:00 PM | Women's Tennis
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The University of Pittsburgh tennis team concluded its trip to Florida Sunday afternoon with a 7-0 loss to No. 23 Florida State at the Scott Speicher Tennis Center.
With the loss, the Panthers move to 5-5 overall and 0-4 in ACC play, while the Seminoles improve to 9-3 on the year and 2-1 against conference foes.
"Today we competed well and for that reason we became a better team," said head coach Alex Santos. "Luisa [Varon] showed that she can go head-to-head against the top girls in college tennis this afternoon."
Florida State jumped to a 1-0 lead in the dual after clinching the doubles point. The Pitt tandem of senior Callie Frey and freshman Camila Moreno suffered a 6-0 shutout at No. 1 doubles as they faced the 48th-ranked team of Petra Hule and Andrea Garcia. The Seminoles clinched the point after the junior duo of Natsumi Okamoto and Luisa Varon fell 6-2 on court two to Carl Touly and Ariana Rahmanparast. Junior Clara Lucas and freshman Claudia Bartolome were down 4-2 on court three before play was halted.
Moving to singles, Moreno stepped in at the No. 1 position and fell 6-1, 6-2, and was followed by Lucas falling by the same score at No. 6 singles.
Florida State locked up the dual after Okamoto was shutout in the first set 6-0 and dropped a hard-fought second set, 6-4, at No. 5 singles to Rahmanparast.
The Panthers then fell behind 5-0 after Frey fell in straight sets, 6-2, 6-2, to Julia Mikulski at No. 4. Frey drops to 7-2 in singles on the year with the loss.
Bartolome was the second to last Pitt player to conclude action on the day as she battled with Nandini Das at the No. 3 spot. The freshman dropped the first set 6-2, and fell 6-4 in the second.
Varon was the lone Panther to win a set on the day, as she forced a third set with Hule at the No. 2 spot. Varon came close to capturing the opening set, but fell, 7-5. She bounced back in the second to win the tiebreaker 7-5 and force a third set where she ultimately fell short, 10-6.
Pitt resumes action Saturday, March 10 when Morgan State visits the Oxford Athletic Club at 1 p.m.
Doubles
1. #48 Petra Hule/Andrea Garcia (FS) def. Callie Frey/Camila Moreno (UP) 6-0
2. Carla Touly/Ariana Rahmanparast (FS) def. Natsumi Okamoto/Luisa Varon (UP) 6-2
3. Julia Mikulski/Gabriella Castaneda (FS) vs. Clara Lucas/Claudia Bartolome (UP) 4-2, unfinished
Singles
1. Carla Touly (FS) def. Camila Moreno (UP) 6-1, 6-2
2. Petra Hule (FS) def. Luisa Varon (UP) 7-5, 6-7 (5-7), 10-6
3. Nandini Das (FS) def. Claudia Bartolome (UP) 6-2, 6-4
4. Julia Mikulski (FS) def. Callie Frey (UP) 6-2, 6-2
5. Ariana Rahmanparast (FS) def. Natsumi Okamoto (UP) 6-0, 6-4
6. Andrea Garcia (FS) def. Clara Lucas (UP) 6-1, 6-2
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (1,6,5,4,3,2)
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With the loss, the Panthers move to 5-5 overall and 0-4 in ACC play, while the Seminoles improve to 9-3 on the year and 2-1 against conference foes.
"Today we competed well and for that reason we became a better team," said head coach Alex Santos. "Luisa [Varon] showed that she can go head-to-head against the top girls in college tennis this afternoon."
Florida State jumped to a 1-0 lead in the dual after clinching the doubles point. The Pitt tandem of senior Callie Frey and freshman Camila Moreno suffered a 6-0 shutout at No. 1 doubles as they faced the 48th-ranked team of Petra Hule and Andrea Garcia. The Seminoles clinched the point after the junior duo of Natsumi Okamoto and Luisa Varon fell 6-2 on court two to Carl Touly and Ariana Rahmanparast. Junior Clara Lucas and freshman Claudia Bartolome were down 4-2 on court three before play was halted.
Moving to singles, Moreno stepped in at the No. 1 position and fell 6-1, 6-2, and was followed by Lucas falling by the same score at No. 6 singles.
Florida State locked up the dual after Okamoto was shutout in the first set 6-0 and dropped a hard-fought second set, 6-4, at No. 5 singles to Rahmanparast.
The Panthers then fell behind 5-0 after Frey fell in straight sets, 6-2, 6-2, to Julia Mikulski at No. 4. Frey drops to 7-2 in singles on the year with the loss.
Bartolome was the second to last Pitt player to conclude action on the day as she battled with Nandini Das at the No. 3 spot. The freshman dropped the first set 6-2, and fell 6-4 in the second.
Varon was the lone Panther to win a set on the day, as she forced a third set with Hule at the No. 2 spot. Varon came close to capturing the opening set, but fell, 7-5. She bounced back in the second to win the tiebreaker 7-5 and force a third set where she ultimately fell short, 10-6.
Pitt resumes action Saturday, March 10 when Morgan State visits the Oxford Athletic Club at 1 p.m.
Doubles
1. #48 Petra Hule/Andrea Garcia (FS) def. Callie Frey/Camila Moreno (UP) 6-0
2. Carla Touly/Ariana Rahmanparast (FS) def. Natsumi Okamoto/Luisa Varon (UP) 6-2
3. Julia Mikulski/Gabriella Castaneda (FS) vs. Clara Lucas/Claudia Bartolome (UP) 4-2, unfinished
Singles
1. Carla Touly (FS) def. Camila Moreno (UP) 6-1, 6-2
2. Petra Hule (FS) def. Luisa Varon (UP) 7-5, 6-7 (5-7), 10-6
3. Nandini Das (FS) def. Claudia Bartolome (UP) 6-2, 6-4
4. Julia Mikulski (FS) def. Callie Frey (UP) 6-2, 6-2
5. Ariana Rahmanparast (FS) def. Natsumi Okamoto (UP) 6-0, 6-4
6. Andrea Garcia (FS) def. Clara Lucas (UP) 6-1, 6-2
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (1,6,5,4,3,2)
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