2006 Women's Tennis - Year In Review
Jennifer Hyde, Head Coach
Oliver Foreman, Assistant Coach
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2006 Women's Tennis - Year In Review | |
| Coaching Staff Jennifer Hyde, Head Coach Oliver Foreman, Assistant Coach Click here to see individual mug shots |
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Suzanna Mansour, 5-6, Greenacres
Lisa Nystrom-Skold, 5-9, Stockholm, Sweden
Ania Rynarzewska, 5-7, Inowroclaw, Poland
Nicola Slater, 5-8, Ayr, Scotland
Carolin Walter, 5-6, Bingen, Germany
2006 Roster - By Name
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* Whitney Eber 5-5 Jr Naples (Barron Collier/Utah)
Miranda Foley 5-3 Sr * Cambridge, England (Hills Road Sixth Farm College/Houston)
* Suzanna Mansour 5-6 Fr Greenacres (Trinity Christian Academy)
* Tapiwa Marobela 5-7 So * Gaborone, Botswana (Clapham)
* Alina Mihailescu 5-5 Sr *** Constanta, Romania (Mircea cel Batran National Col)
* Lisa Nystrom-Skold 5-9 Fr Stockholm, Sweden (Adalsskolan)
* Ania Rynarzewska 5-7 Fr Inowroclaw, Poland (Warsaw School Complex)
* Nicola Slater 5-8 Jr Ayr, Scotland (Belmont Academy/Southern Mississippi)
* Carolin Walter 5-6 Jr Bingen, Germany (Hildegardis Gymnasium/Baylor)
2006 Conference Awards
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Ania Rynarzewska Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference
All-Conference - 1
2006 Schedule and Results
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| Northwestern Invitational January 19-22, 2006, Evanston, Ill. |
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| Boston College Cambridge, Mass. |
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| Wake Forest ACC, Cary, N.C. |
EOY StatsRef Overall Home Away Neutral ------------------------------------------------ FSU record is 9-13 7- 7 1- 5 1- 1 vs ACC 2- 9 0- 5 1- 4 1- 0
2006 Atlantic Coast Conference Results 1t Georgia Tech 9- 2 23- 6 1t Duke 9- 2 20- 8 1t Miami 9- 2 24- 7 4t Clemson 8- 3 17- 8 4t North Carolina 8- 3 26- 7 6 Virginia 6- 5 14-10 7t Wake Forest 5- 6 14-10 7t Maryland 5- 6 12-12 9 North Carolina State 4- 7 17-10 10 Florida State 2- 9 9-13 11 Virginia Tech 1-10 12-13 12 Boston College 0-11 7-14
2006 CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT, Cary, NC Date Score Comments ========== ================================================== ================================== 04/20/2006 North Carolina State 4, Maryland 0 Round 1 04/20/2006 North Carolina 4, Boston College 0 Round 1 04/20/2006 Wake Forest 4, Florida State 1 Round 1 04/20/2006 Virginia 4, Virginia Tech 0 Round 1 04/21/2006 Georgia Tech 4, North Carolina State 0 Round 2 04/21/2006 Clemson 4, North Carolina 1 Round 2 04/21/2006 Duke 4, Wake Forest 0 Round 2 04/21/2006 Miami 4, Virginia 0 Round 2 04/22/2006 Georgia Tech 4, Clemson 1 Round 3 04/22/2006 Miami 4, Duke 2 Round 3 04/23/2006 Georgia Tech 4, Miami 1 Round 4
Individual Results Highest vs 3 Fall/Spring Name Rank Rank ACC Sets Tournaments 1 2 3 4 5 6 NCAA Total ------------------------- ------- ----- ----- ----- ----------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- Whitney Eber 0-1 1-3 2-2 1-2 2-0 3-5 6-7 Suzanna Mansour 1-2 5-5 2-1 1-2 2-0 1-5 8-4 12-11 Tapiwa Marobela 1-0 3-7 2-3 1-2 3-2 2-4 1-1 0-5 2-1 9-15 Alina Mihailescu 1-6 1-10 2-6 0-2 0-6 2-5 2-1 0-3 2-0 6-17 Lisa Nystrom-Skold 4-4 1-1 1-0 5-5 6-5 Ania Rynarzewska 0-8 0-11 3-3 0-3 1-14 4-2 1-0 6-19 Nicola Slater 1-5 5-5 2-4 0-3 5-4 6-1 1-0 12-8 Carolin Walter 18 2-0 2-0 Totals 3-11 6-16 6-15 11-10 9-12 14-8 10-10 59-82
Doubles Results Highest vs Tie Fall/Spring Name Rank Rank ACC Break Tournaments 1 2 3 NCAA Total --------------------------------------------- ------- ----- ----- ----- ----------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- Whitney Eber/Alina Mihailescu 2-2 0-1 2-3 Whitney Eber/Lisa Nystrom-Skold 1-0 1-0 Whitney Eber/Ania Rynarzewska 0-1 0-2 1-0 1-2 Whitney Eber/Nicola Slater 0-3 3-7 0-2 0-6 3-2 3-8 Suzanna Mansour/Tapiwa Marobela 1-0 1-0 Suzanna Mansour/Alina Mihailescu 0-1 0-1 Suzanna Mansour/Ania Rynarzewska 1-1 4-7 1-2 0-1 1-5 5-2 4-1 10-9 Suzanna Mansour/Nicola Slater 0-2 0-2 Tapiwa Marobela/Alina Mihailescu 0-2 1-8 0-2 2-1 1-2 2-8 5-11 Tapiwa Marobela/Lisa Nystrom-Skold 0-1 0-1 0-1 Tapiwa Marobela/Nicola Slater 0-1 2-3 0-1 2-4 Alina Mihailescu/Lisa Nystrom-Skold 0-1 0-1 0-1 Ania Rynarzewska/Nicola Slater 0-2 0-2 Nicola Slater/Carolin Walter 2-0 2-0 Totals 2-6 5-16 11-10 9-12 27-44
Whitney Eber Singles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 01/20/2006 T Morzan Penn State W 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 1-0 01/20/2006 T Ghazal Northwestern L 6-3, 3-6, 1-0(5) 1-1 01/22/2006 T Kayla Berry Iowa L 6-3, 6-2 1-2 02/05/2006 5 Thompson Florida A&M W 6-0, 6-0 2-2 1-0 02/12/2006 6 Samantha Lange Stetson W 6-0, 6-3 3-2 2-0 02/15/2006 6 Alex Liles Florida L 6-0, 6-4 3-3 2-1 02/18/2006 6 Shamiaa Elsisi Troy W 6-3, 6-7(), 1-0(2) 4-3 3-1 02/22/2006 6 Camila Caliairi Louisiana State L 6-0, 7-5 4-4 3-2 02/24/2006 5 Samrin Tanzeem Alabama-Birmingham W 6-1, 6-1 5-4 4-2 03/10/2006 6 Gia Nafarrete Boston College W 6-2, 6-1 6-4 5-2 1-0 03/12/2006 6 Michal Amir Maryland L 6-4, 6-3 6-5 5-3 1-1 04/02/2006 6 Christy Striplin Georgia Tech L 6-2, 6-3 6-6 5-4 1-2 04/14/2006 103 6 Celia Deltour Duke L 3-6, 6-1, 6-0 6-7 5-5 1-3 04/20/2006 6 Christine Simpson Wake Forest dnf dnf 6-7 5-5 Miranda Foley Singles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- Suzanna Mansour Singles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 01/20/2006 T Abraham Penn State L 6-3, 6-3 0-1 01/20/2006 T Prousis Northwestern L 6-1, 6-3 0-2 01/22/2006 93 T Milica Veselinovic Iowa W 6-0, 7-6(4) 1-2 01/30/2006 5 Tori Almagno Auburn W 6-1, 6-0 2-2 1-0 02/05/2006 4 Kiara Powell Bethune-Cookman Coll W 6-2, 6-1 3-2 2-0 02/05/2006 3 Green Florida A&M W 6-1, 6-0 4-2 3-0 02/12/2006 3 Levin Stetson W 6-1, 6-2 5-2 4-0 02/15/2006 63 4 Nina Suvak Florida L 6-1, 6-1 5-3 4-1 02/18/2006 5 Heather Reynolds Georgia Southern W 6-3, 6-1 6-3 5-1 02/18/2006 5 Caroline Jouanin Troy W 6-2, 6-2 7-3 6-1 02/22/2006 5 Tiffany Tucker Louisiana State L 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 7-4 6-2 02/26/2006 5 Marijana Cutuk FL International L 6-3, 6-1 7-5 6-3 03/03/2006 4 Aubrey Banada Miami L 6-1, 6-4 7-6 6-4 0-1 03/10/2006 5 Sarah Svodoba Boston College W 6-1, 6-1 8-6 7-4 1-1 03/12/2006 5 Jennifer Dent Maryland W 2-6, 7-5, 6-3 9-6 8-4 2-1 03/15/2006 5 Laura Reichert North Carolina W 6-4, 7-5 10-6 9-4 3-1 03/25/2006 5 Julia Roach North Carolina State L 6-2, 6-3 10-7 9-5 3-2 03/26/2006 4 Christian Tara Wake Forest L 6-3, 7-5 10-8 9-6 3-3 03/31/2006 5 Kathi Gerber Clemson W 6-3, 6-0 11-8 10-6 4-3 04/02/2006 61 4 Alison Silverio Georgia Tech L 6-1, 6-1 11-9 10-7 4-4 04/08/2006 4 Lindsey Pereira Virginia L 6-3, 6-3 11-10 10-8 4-5 04/09/2006 5 Jessica Long Virginia Tech W 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 12-10 11-8 5-5 04/14/2006 70 4 Tara Iyer Duke dnf dnf 12-10 11-8 5-5 04/20/2006 5 Sierra Poske Wake Forest L 6-4, 6-2 12-11 11-9 Tapiwa Marobela Singles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 01/20/2006 T BeVard Penn State W 6-4, 6-1 1-0 01/20/2006 T Rose Northwestern L 6-1, 6-0 1-1 01/22/2006 T Hillary Mintz Iowa L 6-0, 6-4 1-2 01/30/2006 3 Alex Haney Auburn L 6-7(4), 7-5, 6-4 1-3 0-1 02/05/2006 2 Strussova Bethune-Cookman Coll W 6-0, 6-1 2-3 1-1 02/05/2006 1 Mkhize Florida A&M W 6-0, 6-2 3-3 2-1 02/12/2006 1 Mili Milovanovic Stetson W 6-0, 6-2 4-3 3-1 02/15/2006 1 Alexis Gordon Florida L 6-2, 6-0 4-4 3-2 02/18/2006 1 Szilvia Zsakay Georgia Southern W 6-1, 6-1 5-4 4-2 02/18/2006 2 Tsitsi Masviba Troy L 6-4, 6-7(), 1-0(5) 5-5 4-3 02/22/2006 1 Mykala Hedberg Louisiana State L 6-2, 6-1 5-6 4-4 02/24/2006 2 Julia von Samson Alabama-Birmingham W 6-4, 2-6, 7-6(4) 6-6 5-4 02/26/2006 2 Shilla D'Armas FL International L 6-1, 0-6, 6-1 6-7 5-5 03/03/2006 2 Monika Dancevic Miami L 6-2, 7-6(6) 6-8 5-6 0-1 03/10/2006 2 Dasha Cherasova Boston College L 6-9 5-7 0-2 03/12/2006 3 Veronika Subertova Maryland W 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 7-9 6-7 1-2 03/15/2006 4 Austin Smith North Carolina L 6-4, 6-3 7-10 6-8 1-3 03/25/2006 4 Alejandra Guerra North Carolina State L 6-3, 6-2 7-11 6-9 1-4 03/26/2006 5 Jenna Loeb Wake Forest L 7-6(), 6-3 7-12 6-10 1-5 03/31/2006 4 Alexandra Luc Clemson L 6-0, 6-1 7-13 6-11 1-6 04/02/2006 76 5 Kelly Anderson Georgia Tech W 6-3, 6-3 8-13 7-11 2-6 04/08/2006 5 Lara Alexander Virginia W 7-5, 6-2 9-13 8-11 3-6 04/09/2006 4 Ashley James Virginia Tech L 6-4, 6-3 9-14 8-12 3-7 04/20/2006 4 Christian Tara Wake Forest L 6-1, 6-1 9-15 8-13 Alina Mihailescu Singles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 01/20/2006 T Niculescu Penn State L 6-4, 7-5 0-1 01/20/2006 T Esseghir Northwestern L 6-7(), 7-5, 1-0(5) 0-2 01/30/2006 6 Erin Gray Auburn W 7-6(), 6-3 1-2 1-0 02/05/2006 6 Gaiter Bethune-Cookman Coll W 6-2, 6-2 2-2 2-0 02/05/2006 4 Belser Florida A&M W 3-0 retire 3-2 3-0 02/12/2006 5 Canady Stetson L 4-6, 6-3, 1-0(7) 3-3 3-1 02/15/2006 91 5 Lolita Frangulyan Florida L 6-3, 6-3 3-4 3-2 02/18/2006 4 Kimberly Wollet Georgia Southern W 6-0, 6-1 4-4 4-2 02/18/2006 3 Claudia Strauss Troy L 6-4, 6-2 4-5 4-3 02/22/2006 3 Marina Chiarelli Louisiana State L 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 4-6 4-4 02/24/2006 3 Elsholz Alabama-Birmingham W 7-6(), 4-6, 7-6(4) 5-6 5-4 02/26/2006 4 Nikkita Fountain FL International L 6-1, 6-4 5-7 5-5 03/03/2006 5 Patricia Starzyk Miami L 6-7(), 6-1, 1-0(4) 5-8 5-6 0-1 03/10/2006 73 3 Lana Krasnopolsky Boston College L 6-0, 5-7, 6-4 5-9 5-7 0-2 03/12/2006 2 Marianne Baker Maryland L 6-2, 6-1 5-10 5-8 0-3 03/15/2006 64 2 Caitlin Collins North Carolina L 6-4, 6-3 5-11 5-9 0-4 03/25/2006 118 2 Barbara Orlay North Carolina State L 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 5-12 5-10 0-5 03/26/2006 106 3 Ana Jerman Wake Forest L 6-3, 6-0 5-13 5-11 0-6 03/31/2006 2 Carol Salge Clemson L 6-1, 6-0 5-14 5-12 0-7 04/02/2006 105 3 Tarryn Rudman Georgia Tech W 6-3, 4-6, 1-0(8) 6-14 6-12 1-7 04/08/2006 3 Lori Stern Virginia L 6-4, 7-6() 6-15 6-13 1-8 04/09/2006 2 Anat Elazari Virginia Tech L 6-0, 6-3 6-16 6-14 1-9 04/14/2006 29 2 Jackie Carleton Duke L 6-1, 6-1 6-17 6-15 1-10 04/20/2006 2 Ashlee Davis Wake Forest dnf dnf 6-17 6-15 Lisa Nystrom-Skold Singles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 02/18/2006 6 Shea Huxtable Georgia Southern W 6-3, 6-2 1-0 1-0 02/24/2006 6 Seden Soyalp Alabama-Birmingham W 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 2-0 2-0 02/26/2006 6 Courtney Jonson FL International L 6-3, 6-0 2-1 2-1 03/03/2006 6 Caren Seenauth Miami L 6-2, 5-7, 1-0(10) 2-2 2-2 0-1 03/15/2006 6 Tanja Markovic North Carolina L 6-2, 6-1 2-3 2-3 0-2 03/25/2006 6 Neils Barringer North Carolina State W 6-4, 6-1 3-3 3-3 1-2 03/26/2006 6 Sierra Poske Wake Forest L 7-5, 6-3 3-4 3-4 1-3 03/31/2006 6 Marie Scriba Clemson W 6-2, 6-4 4-4 4-4 2-3 04/08/2006 6 Caroline Hammond Virginia L 6-3, 6-1 4-5 4-5 2-4 04/09/2006 6 Abbey Walker Virginia Tech W 6-3, 6-2 5-5 5-5 3-4 04/14/2006 5 Jessie Robinson Duke W 7-5, 6-3 6-5 6-5 4-4 Ania Rynarzewska Singles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 01/20/2006 T Holzberg Penn State L 6-4, 6-3 0-1 01/20/2006 T Peisel Northwestern L 6-1, 6-2 0-2 01/22/2006 T Jacqueline Lee Iowa L 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 0-3 01/30/2006 2 Whitney Chappell Auburn L 6-3, 6-3 0-4 0-1 02/05/2006 3 Polokova Bethune-Cookman Coll W 3-6, 6-1, 1-0(6) 1-4 1-1 02/05/2006 2 Bailey Florida A&M W 6-2, 6-1 2-4 2-1 02/12/2006 2 Maja Miladinovic Stetson W 6-1, 6-4 3-4 3-1 02/15/2006 1 2 Diana Srebrovic Florida L 6-1, 6-2 3-5 3-2 02/18/2006 2 Maddox Georgia Southern W 6-1, 6-3 4-5 4-2 02/18/2006 1 Rawia Elsisi Troy L 6-4, 6-3 4-6 4-3 02/22/2006 2 Lauren Seaman Louisiana State W 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-1 5-6 5-3 02/24/2006 1 Ornischa Maier-Knopp Alabama-Birmingham L 6-3, 6-3 5-7 5-4 02/26/2006 1 Paula Zabala FL International W 6-7(), 7-5, 1-0(4) 6-7 6-4 03/03/2006 1 Audra Cohen Miami L 6-3, 6-3 6-8 6-5 0-1 03/10/2006 94 1 Szilvia Szegedi Boston College L 6-9 6-6 0-2 03/12/2006 1 Ramona But Maryland L 6-2, 7-6() 6-10 6-7 0-3 03/15/2006 25 1 Jenna Long North Carolina L 6-4, 6-1 6-11 6-8 0-4 03/25/2006 123 1 Shona Lee North Carolina State L 6-2, 6-2 6-12 6-9 0-5 03/26/2006 43 1 Alex Hirsch Wake Forest L 6-1, 5-7, 1-0(7) 6-13 6-10 0-6 03/31/2006 1 Daniela Alvarez Clemson L 6-2, 6-1 6-14 6-11 0-7 04/02/2006 1 1 Kristi Miller Georgia Tech L 6-1, 6-2 6-15 6-12 0-8 04/08/2006 1 Rachel DelPriore Virginia L 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 6-16 6-13 0-9 04/09/2006 58 1 Inga Beerman Virginia Tech L 6-0, 6-2 6-17 6-14 0-10 04/14/2006 6 1 Daniela Barcek Duke L 6-0, 6-3 6-18 6-15 0-11 04/20/2006 1 Alex Hirsch Wake Forest L 6-3, 6-4 6-19 6-16 Nicola Slater Singles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 01/30/2006 4 Dzeljan Memisi Auburn L 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 0-1 0-1 02/05/2006 5 Kendrick Bethune-Cookman Coll W 6-0, 6-3 1-1 1-1 02/12/2006 4 Anna Leonenko Stetson W 6-0, 6-0 2-1 2-1 02/15/2006 52 3 Whitney Benik Florida L 6-0, 6-0 2-2 2-2 02/18/2006 3 Lauren Wolken Georgia Southern W 6-4, 6-1 3-2 3-2 02/18/2006 4 Annabelle Bares Troy W 7-6(), 6-1 4-2 4-2 02/22/2006 4 Dubuva Louisiana State W 7-5, 6-2 5-2 5-2 02/24/2006 4 Gulsah Esen Alabama-Birmingham W 6-1, 6-2 6-2 6-2 02/26/2006 3 Egle Petrauskaite FL International W 6-4, 6-0 7-2 7-2 03/03/2006 3 Melissa Applebaum Miami L 6-1, 6-2 7-3 7-3 0-1 03/10/2006 4 Alina Sullivan Boston College W 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 8-3 8-3 1-1 03/12/2006 4 Neda Mihneva Maryland W 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 9-3 9-3 2-1 03/15/2006 97 3 Sara Anundsen North Carolina L 6-1, 3-6, 7-6(3) 9-4 9-4 2-2 03/25/2006 3 Nandita Chandrasekar North Carolina State W 6-4, 6-2 10-4 10-4 3-2 03/26/2006 64 2 Ashlee Davis Wake Forest L 6-1, 6-3 10-5 10-5 3-3 03/31/2006 113 3 Maria Brito Clemson W 6-3, 6-3 11-5 11-5 4-3 04/02/2006 51 2 Lyndsay Shosho Georgia Tech L 6-0, 4-6, 7-6(5) 11-6 11-6 4-4 04/08/2006 105 2 Kristen James Virginia L 7-5, 5-7, 6-4 11-7 11-7 4-5 04/09/2006 3 J.J. Larson Virginia Tech W 6-3, 6-0 12-7 12-7 5-5 04/14/2006 109 3 Melissa Mang Duke dnf dnf 12-7 12-7 5-5 04/20/2006 3 Ana Jerman Wake Forest L 6-0, 6-3 12-8 12-8 Carolin Walter Singles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 01/30/2006 18 1 Ashley Cowart Auburn W 6-1, 6-0 1-0 1-0 02/05/2006 1 Ruislova Bethune-Cookman Coll W 6-2, 6-0 2-0 2-0
Whitney Eber Doubles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Partner Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 01/19/2006 T Ania Rynarzewska Iva Gersic/Lucy Scott New Mexico L 8-4 0-1 01/19/2006 T Ania Rynarzewska Kayla Berry/Hillary Mintz Iowa L 9-8() 0-2 02/12/2006 3 Ania Rynarzewska Samantha Lange/Mollman Stetson W 8-1 1-2 1-0 02/15/2006 2 Alina Mihailescu Lolita Frangulyan/Diana Srebrovic Florida L 8-4 1-3 1-1 02/18/2006 2 Alina Mihailescu Maddox/Kimberly Wollet Georgia Southern W 8-1 2-3 2-1 02/18/2006 2 Alina Mihailescu Rawia Elsisi/Nicole Shaw Troy W 8-3 3-3 3-1 02/22/2006 3 Alina Mihailescu Camila Caliari/Daysi Espinal Louisiana State L 8-3 3-4 3-2 02/24/2006 3 Lisa Nystrom-Skold Nugent/Seden Soyalp Alabama-Birmingham W 8-3 4-4 4-2 02/26/2006 2 Alina Mihailescu Shilla D'Armas/Egle Petrauskaite FL International L 8-6 4-5 4-3 03/10/2006 2 Nicola Slater Szilvia Szegedi/Alina Sullivan Boston College W 8-5 5-5 5-3 1-0 03/12/2006 2 Nicola Slater Michal Amir/Jennifer Dent Maryland L 8-6 5-6 5-4 1-1 03/15/2006 2 Nicola Slater Caitlin Collins/Tanja Markovic North Carolina L 8-3 5-7 5-5 1-2 03/25/2006 2 Nicola Slater Shona Lee/Julia Roach North Carolina State W 8-6 6-7 6-5 2-2 03/26/2006 20 1 Nicola Slater Ashlee Davis/Alex Hirsch Wake Forest L 9-8() 6-8 6-6 2-3 03/31/2006 1 Nicola Slater Daniela Alvarez/Alexandra Luc Clemson L 9-8(1) 6-9 6-7 2-4 04/02/2006 12 1 Nicola Slater Kristi Miller/Lyndsay Shosho Georgia Tech L 8-1 6-10 6-8 2-5 04/08/2006 11 1 Nicola Slater Kristen James/Lori Stern Virginia L 8-2 6-11 6-9 2-6 04/09/2006 2 Nicola Slater Inga Beermann/Jessica Long Virginia Tech W 8-6 7-11 7-9 3-6 04/14/2006 1 Nicola Slater Daniela Barcek/Jenny Zika Duke L 8-5 7-12 7-10 3-7 04/20/2006 1 Nicola Slater Alex Hirsch/Sierra Poske Wake Forest L 8-1 7-13 7-11 Miranda Foley Doubles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Partner Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- Suzanna Mansour Doubles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Partner Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 01/19/2006 T Nicola Slater Ola Abou-Zekry/Maja Kovacek New Mexico L 8-3 0-1 01/19/2006 T Nicola Slater Megan Racette/Milica Veselinovic Iowa L 8-6 0-2 01/21/2006 T Ania Rynarzewska Bevard/Dohanics Penn State L 9-8(8) 0-3 01/30/2006 3 Ania Rynarzewska Ashley Cowart/Erin Gray Auburn W 9-8(5) 1-3 1-0 02/05/2006 3 Ania Rynarzewska Gaiter/Kendrick Bethune-Cookman Coll W 8-0 2-3 2-0 02/12/2006 2 Alina Mihailescu Canady/Anna Leonenko Stetson L 8-6 2-4 2-1 02/15/2006 3 Ania Rynarzewska Keri Robinson/Nina Suvak Florida L 8-7(4) 2-5 2-2 02/18/2006 3 Ania Rynarzewska Shea Huxtable/Heather Reynolds Georgia Southern W 8-3 3-5 3-2 02/18/2006 3 Ania Rynarzewska Shamiaa Elsisi/Annabelle Bares Troy W 8-2 4-5 4-2 02/22/2006 2 Ania Rynarzewska Marina Chiarelli/Mykala Hedberg Louisiana State W 8-3 5-5 5-2 02/26/2006 3 Tapiwa Marobela Discordia/Courtney Jonson FL International W 8-4 6-5 6-2 03/03/2006 1 Ania Rynarzewska Melissa Applebaum/Audra Cohen Miami L 8-1 6-6 6-3 0-1 03/10/2006 1 Ania Rynarzewska Dasha Cherasova/Lana Krasnopolshy Boston College L 8-6 6-7 6-4 0-2 03/12/2006 1 Ania Rynarzewska Marianne Baker/Ramona But Maryland L 8-2 6-8 6-5 0-3 03/15/2006 7 1 Ania Rynarzewska Sara Anundsen/Jenna Long North Carolina L 8-4 6-9 6-6 0-4 03/25/2006 1 Ania Rynarzewska Alejandra Guerra/Barbara Orlay North Carolina State L 8-5 6-10 6-7 0-5 03/26/2006 2 Ania Rynarzewska Ana Jerman/Christian Tara Wake Forest W 8-2 7-10 7-7 1-5 03/31/2006 2 Ania Rynarzewska Maria Brito/Marie Scriba Clemson W 8-5 8-10 8-7 2-5 04/02/2006 2 Ania Rynarzewska Kelly Anderson/Whitney McCray Georgia Tech W 8-3 9-10 9-7 3-5 04/08/2006 2 Ania Rynarzewska Caroline Hammond/Amanda Rales Virginia L 8-4 9-11 9-8 3-6 04/09/2006 47 1 Ania Rynarzewska Anat Elazari/J.J. Larson Virginia Tech W 8-5 10-11 10-8 4-6 04/14/2006 2 Ania Rynarzewska Jackie Carlton/Melissa Mang Duke L 8-4 10-12 10-9 4-7 04/20/2006 2 Ania Rynarzewska Ashlee Davis/Ana Jerman Wake Forest W 8-3 11-12 11-9 Tapiwa Marobela Doubles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Partner Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 01/19/2006 T Alina Mihailescu Nora Quintal/Mackenzie White New Mexico W 8-4 1-0 01/19/2006 T Alina Mihailescu Krissy Dowlin/Jacqueline Lee Iowa W 8-4 2-0 01/21/2006 T Alina Mihailescu Holzberg/Niculexcu Penn State L 9-8(1) 2-1 01/30/2006 2 Alina Mihailescu Tori Almagno/Whitney Chappell Auburn L 8-4 2-2 0-1 02/05/2006 2 Alina Mihailescu Polakova/Powell Bethune-Cookman Coll W 8-6 3-2 1-1 02/12/2006 1 Nicola Slater Levin/Mili Milovanovic Stetson W 8-2 4-2 2-1 02/15/2006 1 Nicola Slater Whitney Benik/Alexis Gordon Florida L 8-5 4-3 2-2 02/18/2006 1 Nicola Slater Lauren Wolken/Szilvia Zsakay Georgia Southern W 8-3 5-3 3-2 02/18/2006 1 Nicola Slater Tsitsi Masviba/Claudia Strauss Troy L 8-5 5-4 3-3 02/22/2006 1 Nicola Slater Lauren Seaman/Tiffany Tucker Louisiana State L 8-5 5-5 3-4 02/24/2006 2 Alina Mihailescu Gulsah Esen/Ornischa Maier-Knopp Alabama-Birmingham L 8-5 5-6 3-5 02/26/2006 3 Suzanna Mansour Discordia/Courtney Jonson FL International W 8-4 6-6 4-5 03/03/2006 2 Nicola Slater Audrey Banada/Monika Dancevic Miami L 8-1 6-7 4-6 0-1 03/10/2006 3 Alina Mihailescu Gia Nafarrete/Sarah Svoboda Boston College W 8-3 7-7 5-6 1-1 03/12/2006 3 Alina Mihailescu Julia Graca/Neda Mihneva Maryland L 8-1 7-8 5-7 1-2 03/15/2006 45 3 Alina Mihailescu Meg Fanjoy/Austin Smith North Carolina L 8-4 7-9 5-8 1-3 03/25/2006 3 Alina Mihailescu Nandita Chandrasekar/Elin StahlJohansson North Carolina State L 8-3 7-10 5-9 1-4 03/26/2006 3 Alina Mihailescu Sierra Poske/Christine Simpson Wake Forest L 8-3 7-11 5-10 1-5 03/31/2006 3 Lisa Nystrom-Skold Kathi Gerber/Carol Salge Clemson L 8-3 7-12 5-11 1-6 04/02/2006 3 Alina Mihailescu Kacie Anson/Lyndsay Shosho Georgia Tech L 8-2 7-13 5-12 1-7 04/08/2006 3 Alina Mihailescu Lara Alexander/Rachel DelPriore Virginia L 8-6 7-14 5-13 1-8 04/09/2006 37 3 Alina Mihailescu Brouwer/Ashley James Virginia Tech L 9-8(2) 7-15 5-14 1-9 04/14/2006 3 Alina Mihailescu Tara Iyer/Jessie Robinson Duke L 9-7 7-16 5-15 1-10 04/20/2006 3 Alina Mihailescu Christine Simpson/Christian Tara Wake Forest W 9-7 8-16 6-15 Alina Mihailescu Doubles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Partner Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 01/19/2006 T Tapiwa Marobela Nora Quintal/Mackenzie White New Mexico W 8-4 1-0 01/19/2006 T Tapiwa Marobela Krissy Dowlin/Jacqueline Lee Iowa W 8-4 2-0 01/21/2006 T Tapiwa Marobela Holzberg/Niculexcu Penn State L 9-8(1) 2-1 01/30/2006 2 Tapiwa Marobela Tori Almagno/Whitney Chappell Auburn L 8-4 2-2 0-1 02/05/2006 2 Tapiwa Marobela Polakova/Powell Bethune-Cookman Coll W 8-6 3-2 1-1 02/12/2006 2 Suzanna Mansour Canady/Anna Leonenko Stetson L 8-6 3-3 1-2 02/15/2006 2 Whitney Eber Lolita Frangulyan/Diana Srebrovic Florida L 8-4 3-4 1-3 02/18/2006 2 Whitney Eber Maddox/Kimberly Wollet Georgia Southern W 8-1 4-4 2-3 02/18/2006 2 Whitney Eber Rawia Elsisi/Nicole Shaw Troy W 8-3 5-4 3-3 02/22/2006 3 Whitney Eber Camila Caliari/Daysi Espinal Louisiana State L 8-3 5-5 3-4 02/24/2006 2 Tapiwa Marobela Gulsah Esen/Ornischa Maier-Knopp Alabama-Birmingham L 8-5 5-6 3-5 02/26/2006 2 Whitney Eber Shilla D'Armas/Egle Petrauskaite FL International L 8-6 5-7 3-6 03/03/2006 3 Lisa Nystrom-Skold Caren Seenauth/Patricia Starzyk Miami L 8-3 5-8 3-7 0-1 03/10/2006 3 Tapiwa Marobela Gia Nafarrete/Sarah Svoboda Boston College W 8-3 6-8 4-7 1-1 03/12/2006 3 Tapiwa Marobela Julia Graca/Neda Mihneva Maryland L 8-1 6-9 4-8 1-2 03/15/2006 45 3 Tapiwa Marobela Meg Fanjoy/Austin Smith North Carolina L 8-4 6-10 4-9 1-3 03/25/2006 3 Tapiwa Marobela Nandita Chandrasekar/Elin StahlJohansson North Carolina State L 8-3 6-11 4-10 1-4 03/26/2006 3 Tapiwa Marobela Sierra Poske/Christine Simpson Wake Forest L 8-3 6-12 4-11 1-5 04/02/2006 3 Tapiwa Marobela Kacie Anson/Lyndsay Shosho Georgia Tech L 8-2 6-13 4-12 1-6 04/08/2006 3 Tapiwa Marobela Lara Alexander/Rachel DelPriore Virginia L 8-6 6-14 4-13 1-7 04/09/2006 37 3 Tapiwa Marobela Brouwer/Ashley James Virginia Tech L 9-8(2) 6-15 4-14 1-8 04/14/2006 3 Tapiwa Marobela Tara Iyer/Jessie Robinson Duke L 9-7 6-16 4-15 1-9 04/20/2006 3 Tapiwa Marobela Christine Simpson/Christian Tara Wake Forest W 9-7 7-16 5-15 Lisa Nystrom-Skold Doubles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Partner Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 02/24/2006 3 Whitney Eber Nugent/Seden Soyalp Alabama-Birmingham W 8-3 1-0 1-0 03/03/2006 3 Alina Mihailescu Caren Seenauth/Patricia Starzyk Miami L 8-3 1-1 1-1 0-1 03/31/2006 3 Tapiwa Marobela Kathi Gerber/Carol Salge Clemson L 8-3 1-2 1-2 0-2 Ania Rynarzewska Doubles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Partner Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 01/19/2006 T Whitney Eber Iva Gersic/Lucy Scott New Mexico L 8-4 0-1 01/19/2006 T Whitney Eber Kayla Berry/Hillary Mintz Iowa L 9-8() 0-2 01/21/2006 T Suzanna Mansour Bevard/Dohanics Penn State L 9-8(8) 0-3 01/30/2006 3 Suzanna Mansour Ashley Cowart/Erin Gray Auburn W 9-8(5) 1-3 1-0 02/05/2006 3 Suzanna Mansour Gaiter/Kendrick Bethune-Cookman Coll W 8-0 2-3 2-0 02/12/2006 3 Whitney Eber Samantha Lange/Mollman Stetson W 8-1 3-3 3-0 02/15/2006 3 Suzanna Mansour Keri Robinson/Nina Suvak Florida L 8-7(4) 3-4 3-1 02/18/2006 3 Suzanna Mansour Shea Huxtable/Heather Reynolds Georgia Southern W 8-3 4-4 4-1 02/18/2006 3 Suzanna Mansour Shamiaa Elsisi/Annabelle Bares Troy W 8-2 5-4 5-1 02/22/2006 2 Suzanna Mansour Marina Chiarelli/Mykala Hedberg Louisiana State W 8-3 6-4 6-1 02/24/2006 1 Nicola Slater Elsholz/Julia von Samson Alabama-Birmingham L 8-4 6-5 6-2 02/26/2006 1 Nicola Slater Nikkita Fountain/Paula Zabala FL International L 8-4 6-6 6-3 03/03/2006 1 Suzanna Mansour Melissa Applebaum/Audra Cohen Miami L 8-1 6-7 6-4 0-1 03/10/2006 1 Suzanna Mansour Dasha Cherasova/Lana Krasnopolshy Boston College L 8-6 6-8 6-5 0-2 03/12/2006 1 Suzanna Mansour Marianne Baker/Ramona But Maryland L 8-2 6-9 6-6 0-3 03/15/2006 7 1 Suzanna Mansour Sara Anundsen/Jenna Long North Carolina L 8-4 6-10 6-7 0-4 03/25/2006 1 Suzanna Mansour Alejandra Guerra/Barbara Orlay North Carolina State L 8-5 6-11 6-8 0-5 03/26/2006 2 Suzanna Mansour Ana Jerman/Christian Tara Wake Forest W 8-2 7-11 7-8 1-5 03/31/2006 2 Suzanna Mansour Maria Brito/Marie Scriba Clemson W 8-5 8-11 8-8 2-5 04/02/2006 2 Suzanna Mansour Kelly Anderson/Whitney McCray Georgia Tech W 8-3 9-11 9-8 3-5 04/08/2006 2 Suzanna Mansour Caroline Hammond/Amanda Rales Virginia L 8-4 9-12 9-9 3-6 04/09/2006 47 1 Suzanna Mansour Anat Elazari/J.J. Larson Virginia Tech W 8-5 10-12 10-9 4-6 04/14/2006 2 Suzanna Mansour Jackie Carlton/Melissa Mang Duke L 8-4 10-13 10-10 4-7 04/20/2006 2 Suzanna Mansour Ashlee Davis/Ana Jerman Wake Forest W 8-3 11-13 11-10 Nicola Slater Doubles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Partner Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 01/19/2006 T Suzanna Mansour Ola Abou-Zekry/Maja Kovacek New Mexico L 8-3 0-1 01/19/2006 T Suzanna Mansour Megan Racette/Milica Veselinovic Iowa L 8-6 0-2 01/30/2006 1 Carolin Walter Alex Haney/Tippino Auburn W 9-7 1-2 1-0 02/05/2006 1 Carolin Walter Strussova/Ruislova Bethune-Cookman Coll W 8-0 2-2 2-0 02/12/2006 1 Tapiwa Marobela Levin/Mili Milovanovic Stetson W 8-2 3-2 3-0 02/15/2006 1 Tapiwa Marobela Whitney Benik/Alexis Gordon Florida L 8-5 3-3 3-1 02/18/2006 1 Tapiwa Marobela Lauren Wolken/Szilvia Zsakay Georgia Southern W 8-3 4-3 4-1 02/18/2006 1 Tapiwa Marobela Tsitsi Masviba/Claudia Strauss Troy L 8-5 4-4 4-2 02/22/2006 1 Tapiwa Marobela Lauren Seaman/Tiffany Tucker Louisiana State L 8-5 4-5 4-3 02/24/2006 1 Ania Rynarzewska Elsholz/Julia von Samson Alabama-Birmingham L 8-4 4-6 4-4 02/26/2006 1 Ania Rynarzewska Nikkita Fountain/Paula Zabala FL International L 8-4 4-7 4-5 03/03/2006 2 Tapiwa Marobela Audrey Banada/Monika Dancevic Miami L 8-1 4-8 4-6 0-1 03/10/2006 2 Whitney Eber Szilvia Szegedi/Alina Sullivan Boston College W 8-5 5-8 5-6 1-1 03/12/2006 2 Whitney Eber Michal Amir/Jennifer Dent Maryland L 8-6 5-9 5-7 1-2 03/15/2006 2 Whitney Eber Caitlin Collins/Tanja Markovic North Carolina L 8-3 5-10 5-8 1-3 03/25/2006 2 Whitney Eber Shona Lee/Julia Roach North Carolina State W 8-6 6-10 6-8 2-3 03/26/2006 20 1 Whitney Eber Ashlee Davis/Alex Hirsch Wake Forest L 9-8() 6-11 6-9 2-4 03/31/2006 1 Whitney Eber Daniela Alvarez/Alexandra Luc Clemson L 9-8(1) 6-12 6-10 2-5 04/02/2006 12 1 Whitney Eber Kristi Miller/Lyndsay Shosho Georgia Tech L 8-1 6-13 6-11 2-6 04/08/2006 11 1 Whitney Eber Kristen James/Lori Stern Virginia L 8-2 6-14 6-12 2-7 04/09/2006 2 Whitney Eber Inga Beermann/Jessica Long Virginia Tech W 8-6 7-14 7-12 3-7 04/14/2006 1 Whitney Eber Daniela Barcek/Jenny Zika Duke L 8-5 7-15 7-13 3-8 04/20/2006 1 Whitney Eber Alex Hirsch/Sierra Poske Wake Forest L 8-1 7-16 7-14 Carolin Walter Doubles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Partner Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 01/30/2006 1 Nicola Slater Alex Haney/Tippino Auburn W 9-7 1-0 1-0 02/05/2006 1 Nicola Slater Strussova/Ruislova Bethune-Cookman Coll W 8-0 2-0 2-0
Women's Tennis Wins 4-3 Thriller Over Auburn.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Florida State freshmen Suzanna Mansour and Ania Rynarzewska put on an incredible performance in the No. 3 doubles tiebreaker to cap off Florida State's thrilling 4-3 win over Auburn Monday at the Scott Speicher Tennis Center. Juniors Nicola Slater and Carolin Walter were also in on the dramatics as their win helped the Seminoles garner their much-needed doubles point.
"One of the things I was most excited about," said Florida State head coach Jennifer Hyde, "was to see our freshmen play with that pressure and see how they handled it. It was an unbelievable team effort tonight. I thought it was amazing to see Suzanna and Ania, as two freshmen, step it up. They just decided they were going to do it and were so committed. They had huge guts and that's why they won the match."
Due to the chance of showers in the area, officials decided to play singles first and a 3-3 tie entering doubles action provided a spectacular showdown between the two schools. At court 2, Auburn's Whitney Chappell and Tori Almagano took the first doubles match with an 8-4 win over sophomore Tapiwa Marobela and senior Alina Mihailescu. After tying it up 6-6 and 7-7, the Slater/Walters duo broke free and defeated Lee Tippins and Alex Haney 9-7 at doubles No. 1.
"At No. 1 doubles the players competed with a lot of heart," said Hyde, who is in her second season as the net boss at Florida State. "We decided to move more and we were more aggressive than they were. We believed in what we were doing and it paid off."
All eyes focused on court three as Mansour and Rynarzewska battled Ashley Cowart and Erin Gray for the win. The Seminole pair took a 7-5 lead before Auburn answered back and tied it up 8-8 to force a tiebreaker.
In the tiebreaker, Florida State jumped out to a quick 4-1 gain but the Tigers eventually evened it up at 5-all. However, Mansour and Rynarzewska showed their heroics and grabbed the final two points for the 7-5 win.
In singles play, No. 18 Walter needed just 40 minutes to roll over Cowart 6-1, 6-0 at court one for the first point. Mansour also won in straight sets for Florida State, defeating Tori Almagano 6-1, 6-0 at court five. The Seminoles earned their third point from Mihailescu as she upended Erin Gray 7-6(3), 6-3 at No. 6 singles.
FSU dropped matches at courts 2, 3, and 4. Rynarzewska fell in a 6-3, 6-3 battle to Chappell and Auburn's Dzeljan Memisis rallied for a three-set victory (6-2, 6-4, 6-2) over Slater. In a match that lasted almost three hours, Marobela stumbled in a three-set affair against Alex Haney by scores of 6-7(4), 7-5, and 6-4.
"We have a lot to work on with singles," commented Hyde. "We are not being aggressive enough in singles...we're not taking advantage of our deep balls or short balls that we can move up and be aggressive on. However, the good thing that I am seeing is that they are competing really hard. They are leaving everything out there. All in all, I thought it was a very exciting win tonight."
Doubles
No. 1: Nicola Slater/Carolin Walter (FSU) d. Alex Haney/Tippino (AU) 9-7
No. 2: Tori Almagno/Whitney Chappell (AU) d. Tapiwa Marobela/Alina Mihailescu (FSU) 8-4
No. 3: Suzanna Mansour/Ania Rynarzewska (FSU) d. Ashley Cowart/Erin Gray (AU) 9-8(5)
Singles
No. 1: #18 Carolin Walter (FSU) d. Ashley Cowart (AU) 6-1, 6-0
No. 2: Whitney Chappell (AU) d. Ania Rynarzewska (FSU) 6-3, 6-3
No. 3: Alex Haney (AU) d. Tapiwa Marobela (FSU) 6-7(4), 7-5, 6-4
No. 4: Dzeljan Memisi (AU) d. Nicola Slater (FSU) 2-6, 6-4, 6-2
No. 5: Suzanna Mansour (FSU) d. Tori Almagno (AU) 6-1, 6-0
No. 6: Alina Mihailescu (FSU) d. Erin Gray (AU) 7-6(), 6-3
Women's Tennis Remains Undefeated With 6-1 Win Over Stetson.
TALLHASSEE, FL - The Florida State women's tennis, under the direction of head coach Jennifer Hyde, kept its perfect record intact Sunday with a 6-1 victory over Stetson at Scott Speicher Tennis Center. The Seminoles improved to 4-0 on the season while the Hatters dropped to 3-3.
Playing without their top-ranked player, No. 18 Carolin Walter, the Seminoles relied on young players at the top of the lineup. At No. 1 singles, sophomore Tapiwa Marobela defeated Mili Milovanovic 6-0, 6-2 and freshman Ania Rynarzewska upended Maja Miladinovic 6-1, 6-4 at the second position. FSU freshman Suzanna Mansour, one of two Seminoles who own an undefeated singles record, took care of Marina Levin by scores of 6-1, 6-2 at the No. 3 singles position.
The Seminoles garnered victories at the No. 4 and 6 positions, respectively. Junior Nicola Slater swept Anna Leonenko (6-0, 6-0) and junior Whitney Eber toppled Samantha Lange 6-0, 6-3. The Hatters earned their only win of the day at the No. 5 position when Catherine Canady defeated senior Alina Mihailescu 4-6, 6-3, 10-7.
For the third straight time this season, the Seminoles earned the doubles point. Without Walter in the lineup, Hyde was forced to mix the doubles teams so Slater and Maroblea paired up at No. 1 and took an 8-2 win over Milovanovic and Levin. Stetson answered back at the No. 2 doubles position when Canady/Leonenko upended the Seminoles' Mansour/Mihailescu duo, 8-6. At the third spot, Eber and Rynarzewska recorded an 8-1 victory against Lange and Mollman.
Doubles
No. 1: Tapiwa Marobela/Nicola Slater (FSU) d. Levin/Mili Milovanovic (Stet) 8-2
No. 2: Canady/Anna Leonenko (Stet) d. Suzanna Mansour/Alina Mihailescu (FSU) 8-6
No. 3: Whitney Eber/Ania Rynarzewska (FSU) d. Samantha Lange/Mollman (Stet) 8-1
Singles
No. 1: Tapiwa Marobela (FSU) d. Mili Milovanovic (Stet) 6-0, 6-2
No. 2: Ania Rynarzewska (FSU) d. Maja Miladinovic (Stet) 6-1, 6-4
No. 3: Suzanna Mansour (FSU) d. Levin (Stet) 6-1, 6-2
No. 4: Nicola Slater (FSU) d. Anna Leonenko (Stet) 6-0, 6-0
No. 5: Canady (Stet) d. Alina Mihailescu (FSU) 4-6, 6-3, 1-0(7)
No. 6: Whitney Eber (FSU) d. Samantha Lange (Stet) 6-0, 6-3
FSU Women's Tennis Drops First Match Of The Season To No. 2 Florida.
GAINESVILLE, FL - Playing without its top singles player and the 18th-ranked player in the country, Carolin Walter (Bingen, Germany), the Florida State women's tennis dropped a 7-0 decision to No. 2 Florida Wednesday evening at Linder Stadium at Ring Tennis Complex. The Seminoles fell to 4-1 on the season while the Gators improved to 5-0.
Without Walter, the Seminoles were forced to rearrange the doubles lineup and therefore suffered setbacks on all three courts. At court one, the Tapiwa Marobela (Gaborone, Botswana) and Nicola Slater (Ayr, Scotland) duo fell 8-5 to Whitney Benik and Alexis Gordon. At the second position, Whitney Eber (Naples, Fla.) and Alina Mihailescu (Constanta, Romania) came up short to Lolita Frangulyan and Diana Srebrovic, 8-4. At No. 3 doubles, Florida's Keri Robinson and Nina Suvak edged Suzanna Mansour (Greenacres, Fla.) and Ania Rynarzewska (Inowroclaw, Poland) 8-7 (7-4).
For the first time this season, the Seminoles dropped all six singles matches. The Gators' Benik provided the clinching dual match victory over Slater at the No. 3 position, as she posted a 6-0, 6-0 victory. At No. 1 singles, Marobela recorded her first loss at the top spot this season, falling 6-2, 6-0 to Gordon.
Mansour registered her first defeat of the season at court No. 4 with a 6-1, 6-2 loss to Suvak. UF's Srebrovic posted a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Rynarzewska at the No. 2 position. Srebrovic lost her serve to start the match, but settled down and won the next 10 games, serving out at love to take the match.
On court No. 6, Eber came up short 6-0, 6-4 to Liles. Liles found herself down a break at 3-1 in the second, but broke back in the sixth game and again in the eighth before breaking one final time in the last game to win the straight set decision.
After leading 3-0 and up two breaks at the start of the match, Mihailescu lost the next six games and dropped the first set 6-3 to Frangulyan at court No. 5. The pair traded serves to begin the second set, which was on-serve until Frangulyan broke in the seventh game and again in the final game to win 6-3.
No. 2 Florida 7, Florida State 0
Doubles
No. 1: Whitney Benik/Alexis Gordon (UF) d. Tapiwa Marobela/Nicola Slater (FSU) 8-5
No. 2: Lolita Frangulyan/Diana Srebrovic (UF) d. Whitney Eber/Alina Mihailescu (FSU) 8-4
No. 3: Keri Robinson/Nina Suvak (UF) d. Suzanna Mansour/Ania Rynarzewska (FSU) 8-7(4)
Singles
No. 1: Alexis Gordon (UF) d. Tapiwa Marobela (FSU) 6-2, 6-0
No. 2: #1 Diana Srebrovic (UF) d. Ania Rynarzewska (FSU) 6-1, 6-2
No. 3: #52 Whitney Benik (UF) d. Nicola Slater (FSU) 6-0, 6-0
No. 4: #63 Nina Suvak (UF) d. Suzanna Mansour (FSU) 6-1, 6-1
No. 5: #91 Lolita Frangulyan (UF) d. Alina Mihailescu (FSU) 6-3, 6-3
No. 6: Alex Liles (UF) d. Whitney Eber (FSU) 6-0, 6-4
Women's Tennis Improves To 6-1 With Ranked Victory Over Troy.
TALAHASSEE, FL - The Florida State women's tennis team recorded its biggest victory of the season Saturday afternoon as it edged No. 72 Troy (2-1), 4-3, at Scott Speicher Tennis Center. The win was the second victory of the day for the Seminoles as the team swept Georgia Southern (1-6) in the first match of a doubleheader. With the victory, FSU improved to 6-1 on the season.
"I am very pleased with the way we started in doubles," said Florida State head coach Jennifer Hyde. "We knew that Troy was a dangerous team and our girls really showed up for the match. They fought harder than I've seen them battle all season...it was a very competitive match. With a little more consistency and discipline in singles we came out on top."
The No. 56 Seminoles won the doubles point after clinching victories in the Nos. 2 and 3 doubles spots. At doubles No. 2, Alina Mihailescu and Whitney Eber downed Rawia Elsisi and Nicole Shaw, 8-3, and freshmen Seminoles Suzanna Mansour and Anna Rynarzewska toppled Shamiaa Elsisi and Annabelle Bares, 8-2, in the third slot.
Florida State claimed singles victories in the Nos. 4, 5, and 6 spots to win the match. At court five, Mansour was back to her winning ways as she beat Troy's Caroline Jouanin 6-2, 6-2 and the Seminoles took the early 2-0 lead. After dropping a match at court three (2-1), FSU clinched the win as Slater and Eber cruised to straight victories. Slater upended Bares 7-6, 6-1 and Eber overpowered Elsisi 6-3, 6-7, 7-2.
Against Georgia Southern, the Seminoles won the match 7-0 and freshman Lisa Nystrom Skold clinched her first dual singles victory at No. 6.
No. 56 Florida State 7, Georgia Southern
0
Doubles
No. 1: Tapiwa Marobela/Nicola Slater (FSU) d. Lauren Wolken/Szilvia Zsakay (GSU) 8-3
No. 2: Whitney Eber/Alina Mihailescu (FSU) d. Maddox/Kimberly Wollet (GSU) 8-1
No. 3: Suzanna Mansour/Ania Rynarzewska (FSU) d. Shea Huxtable/Heather Reynolds (GSU) 8-3
Singles
No. 1: Tapiwa Marobela (FSU) d. Szilvia Zsakay (GSU) 6-1, 6-1
No. 2: Ania Rynarzewska (FSU) d. Maddox (GSU) 6-1, 6-3
No. 3: Nicola Slater (FSU) d. Lauren Wolken (GSU) 6-4, 6-1
No. 4: Alina Mihailescu (FSU) d. Kimberly Wollet (GSU) 6-0, 6-1
No. 5: Suzanna Mansour (FSU) d. Heather Reynolds (GSU) 6-3, 6-1
No. 6: Lisa Nystrom-Skold (FSU) d. Shea Huxtable (GSU) 6-3, 6-2
Women's Tennis Improves To 6-1 With Ranked Victory Over Troy.
TALAHASSEE, FL - The Florida State women's tennis team recorded its biggest victory of the season Saturday afternoon as it edged No. 72 Troy (2-1), 4-3, at Scott Speicher Tennis Center. The win was the second victory of the day for the Seminoles as the team swept Georgia Southern (1-6) in the first match of a doubleheader. With the victory, FSU improved to 6-1 on the season.
"I am very pleased with the way we started in doubles," said Florida State head coach Jennifer Hyde. "We knew that Troy was a dangerous team and our girls really showed up for the match. They fought harder than I've seen them battle all season...it was a very competitive match. With a little more consistency and discipline in singles we came out on top."
The No. 56 Seminoles won the doubles point after clinching victories in the Nos. 2 and 3 doubles spots. At doubles No. 2, Alina Mihailescu and Whitney Eber downed Rawia Elsisi and Nicole Shaw, 8-3, and freshmen Seminoles Suzanna Mansour and Anna Rynarzewska toppled Shamiaa Elsisi and Annabelle Bares, 8-2, in the third slot.
Florida State claimed singles victories in the Nos. 4, 5, and 6 spots to win the match. At court five, Mansour was back to her winning ways as she beat Troy's Caroline Jouanin 6-2, 6-2 and the Seminoles took the early 2-0 lead. After dropping a match at court three (2-1), FSU clinched the win as Slater and Eber cruised to straight victories. Slater upended Bares 7-6, 6-1 and Eber overpowered Elsisi 6-3, 6-7, 7-2.
Against Georgia Southern, the Seminoles won the match 7-0 and freshman Lisa Nystrom Skold clinched her first dual singles victory at No. 6.
No. 56 Florida State 4, No. 72 Troy
3
Doubles
No. 1: Tsitsi Masviba/Claudia Strauss (Troy) d. Tapiwa Marobela/Nicola Slater (FSU) 8-5
No. 2: Whitney Eber/Alina Mihailescu (FSU) d. Rawia Elsisi/Nicole Shaw (Troy) 8-3
No. 3: Suzanna Mansour/Ania Rynarzewska (FSU) d. Shamiaa Elsisi/Annabelle Bares (Troy) 8-2
Singles
No. 1: Rawia Elsisi (Troy) d. Ania Rynarzewska (FSU) 6-4, 6-3
No. 2: Tsitsi Masviba (Troy) d. Tapiwa Marobela (FSU) 6-4, 6-7(), 1-0(5)
No. 3: Claudia Strauss (Troy) d. Alina Mihailescu (FSU) 6-4, 6-2
No. 4: Nicola Slater (FSU) d. Annabelle Bares (Troy) 7-6(), 6-1
No. 5: Suzanna Mansour (FSU) d. Caroline Jouanin (Troy) 6-2, 6-2
No. 6: Whitney Eber (FSU) d. Shamiaa Elsisi (Troy) 6-3, 6-7(), 1-0(2)
Seminoles Slip To LSU, 5-2.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Despite giving a hard fight, the No. 57-ranked Florida State women's tennis team dropped a 5-2 decision to No. 43 Louisiana State Wednesday night at Scott Speicher Tennis Center. With the loss, the Seminoles fell to 6-2 on the season and the Tigers improved to 5-1 overall.
For just the second time all season, the Seminoles failed to clinch the doubles point after picking up just one victory at court No. 2. Florida State's Suzanna Mansour (Greenacres, Fla.) and Ania Rynarzewska (Inowroclaw, Poland) improved to an impressive 5-1 as a pair after beating Marina Chiarelli and Mykala Hedberg, 8-3. At the top court sophomore Tapiwa Marobela (Gaborone, Botswana) and junior Nicola Slater (Ayr, Scotland) slipped 8-5 to Lauren Seaman and Tiffany Tucker while the Tigers' Camila Caliari and Daysi Espinal beat junior Whitney Eber (Naples, Fla.) and senior Alina Mihailescu (Constanta, Romania), 8-3.
LSU built the lead to 2-0 with a victory on court one before Slater picked up a 7-5, 6-2 win in the fourth slot against Anastasiya Dubuva to put the Seminoles within one. However, the Tigers answered back at court six when Caliari defeated Eber 6-0, 7-5 for the 3-1 LSU lead.
Florida State gave a gutsy performance at courts 2, 3 and 5 and attempted a comeback. However, the Tigers' Tucker defeated Mansour in the fifth slot (6-4, 3-6, 6-3) for the Louisiana State victory. Mihailescu eventually fell to Chirelli at No. 3 (3-6, 6-2, 6-3) while Rynarzewska picked up a respectable 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-1 victory versus Seaman in the No. 2 position.
No. 43 Louisiana State 5, No. 57 Florida State 2
Doubles
No. 1: Lauren Seaman/Tiffany Tucker (LSU) d. Tapiwa Marobela/Nicola Slater (FSU) 8-5
No. 2: Suzanna Mansour/Ania Rynarzewska (FSU) d. Marina Chiarelli/Mykala Hedberg (LSU) 8-3
No. 3: Camila Caliari/Daysi Espinal (LSU) d. Whitney Eber/Alina Mihailescu (FSU) 8-3
Singles
No. 1: Mykala Hedberg (LSU) d. Tapiwa Marobela (FSU) 6-2, 6-1
No. 2: Ania Rynarzewska (FSU) d. Lauren Seaman (LSU) 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-1
No. 3: Marina Chiarelli (LSU) d. Alina Mihailescu (FSU) 3-6, 6-2, 6-3
No. 4: Nicola Slater (FSU) d. Dubuva (LSU) 7-5, 6-2
No. 5: Tiffany Tucker (LSU) d. Suzanna Mansour (FSU) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
No. 6: Camila Caliairi (LSU) d. Whitney Eber (FSU) 6-0, 7-5
FSU Picks Up Its Seventh Win Of The Season Over UAB.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Florida State head coach Jennifer Hyde was frustrated, to say the least, after doubles play on Friday against UAB. Her team had just dropped its second doubles point in as many matches so the second-year head coach relayed a simple message to her players: no more mediocrity.
The Seminoles (7-2) obviously got the message as the Tribe stormed on the courts Friday afternoon and walked away with a 5-2 victory against the Blazers (4-2) thanks to singles wins at Nos. 2-6.
"I made it very clear that how they started out in doubles was not acceptable," said Hyde, a former FSU tennis standout. "Even though some of the teams changed without Suzanna [Mansour] in the lineup...that doesn't mean the rules of the game change. I was frustrated because they strayed away from things we teach them in practice. Before they went back out and played singles I wanted every player to know that it's not okay to be mediocre."
For the second straight match, junior Nicola Slater led the singles charge at No. 4, beating Gulsah Esen by decisive 6-1, 6-2 scores. Junior Whitney Eber, competing in the fifth slot, followed suit and defeated the Blazers' Samrin Tanzeem 6-1, 6-1 as Florida State took the 2-1 lead. UAB evened the score when Ornisha Maier-Knapp overcame Seminole freshman Ania Rynarzewska (6-3, 6-3) at singles No. 1.
The pressure came down to courts 2, 3, and 6 as each contest went into extra sets. At the No. 6 position, freshman Lisa Nystrom Skold logged a 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 victory against Seden Soyalp and sophomore Tapiwa Marobela secured the Florida State win after outlasting Julia von Samson 6-4, 2-6, 7-6(4). Despite being down early in the third set, senior Alina Mihailescu rallied for a 7-6, 4-6, 7-6(4) victory versus Annemieke Elsholz as the Tribe pulled out its seventh victory of the season.
"I have said it over and over but our team plays with a lot of heart," commented Hyde. "No one wants to lose and they are all tough competitors...they almost want to win too much. It was good to see how Nicola and Whitney jumped right out of the locker room and got quick wins. This changed the momentum of the match.
"I am very proud of the way Lisa played...she is really settling into her game. I am also very pleased with the level of intensity our players exhibited when the matches got down to the wire. They battled and fought hard for the win."
No. 57 Florida State 5, Alabama-Birmingham 2
Doubles
No. 1: Elsholz/Julia von Samson (UAB) d. Ania Rynarzewska/Nicola Slater (FSU) 8-4
No. 2: Gulsah Esen/Ornischa Maier-Knopp (UAB) d. Tapiwa Marobela/Alina Mihailescu (FSU) 8-5
No. 3: Whitney Eber/Lisa Nystrom-Skold (FSU) d. Nugent/Seden Soyalp (UAB) 8-3
Singles
No. 1: Ornischa Maier-Knopp (UAB) d. Ania Rynarzewska (FSU) 6-3, 6-3
No. 2: Tapiwa Marobela (FSU) d. Julia von Samson (UAB) 6-4, 2-6, 7-6(4)
No. 3: Alina Mihailescu (FSU) d. Elsholz (UAB) 7-6(), 4-6, 7-6(4)
No. 4: Nicola Slater (FSU) d. Gulsah Esen (UAB) 6-1, 6-2
No. 5: Whitney Eber (FSU) d. Samrin Tanzeem (UAB) 6-1, 6-1
No. 6: Lisa Nystrom-Skold (FSU) d. Seden Soyalp (UAB) 3-6, 6-1, 6-1
Florida State Stumbles To FIU, 5-2
TALLAHASSEE, FL - In its final non-conference tune-up, the No. 57 Florida State women's tennis team suffered a setback Sunday afternoon, falling to No. 41 Florida International 5-2 at the Scott Speicher Tennis Center. With the win, FIU improved to 5-2 on the season while the Seminoles dropped to 7-3 overall.
FIU won the doubles point after securing wins in the No. 1 and No. 2 positions. The Golden Panthers' Paula Zabala and Nikkita Fountain defeated Ania Rynarzewska and Nicola Slater at center court, 8-4, but the Seminoles' Tapiwa Marobela and Suzanna Mansour answered back with an 8-4 victory over Bruna Discordia and Courtney Jonson in the third slot. After tying it up 6-all at No. 2, FIU's Shilla D'Armas and Egle Petrauskaite edged junior Whitney Eber and senior Alina Mihailescu (8-6) as the Golden Panthers took the first point.
The Seminoles put their first team points on the board as Slater quickly beat Petrauskaite 6-4, 6-0, in the third position. However, that would be the only win of the day for the home team as the Golden Panthers recorded four straight victories at Nos. 2, 4, 5 and 6 to clinch the team victory.
Although FIU earned the team victory, Rynarzewska refused to give up at the No. 1 slot, giving the Golden Panthers' Zabala a showdown until the end. Zabala took the first set 7-6 and raced ahead 5-1 in the second set. However, in probably the gutsiest performance of the season, Rynarzewska battled back and won six straight games, defeating Zabala in the second set 7-5. The pair went into the tiebreaker and despite battling for over three hours, the competitors displayed extreme discipline by participating in long volleys. Rynarzewska eventually pulled out with the impressive 10-4 win.
No. 41 FIU 5, No. 57 FSU 2
Doubles
No. 1: Nikkita Fountain/Paula Zabala (FIU) d. Ania Rynarzewska/Nicola Slater (FSU) 8-4
No. 2: Shilla D'Armas/Egle Petrauskaite (FIU) d. Whitney Eber/Alina Mihailescu (FSU) 8-6
No. 3: Suzanna Mansour/Tapiwa Marobela (FSU) d. Discordia/Courtney Jonson (FIU) 8-4
Singles
No. 1: Ania Rynarzewska (FSU) d. Paula Zabala (FIU) 6-7(), 7-5, 1-0(4)
No. 2: Shilla D'Armas (FIU) d. Tapiwa Marobela (FSU) 6-1, 0-6, 6-1
No. 3: Nicola Slater (FSU) d. Egle Petrauskaite (FIU) 6-4, 6-0
No. 4: Nikkita Fountain (FIU) d. Alina Mihailescu (FSU) 6-1, 6-4
No. 5: Marijana Cutuk (FIU) d. Suzanna Mansour (FSU) 6-3, 6-1
No. 6: Courtney Jonson (FIU) d. Lisa Nystrom-Skold (FSU) 6-3, 6-0
Women's Netters Upset BC In First Ever Meeting Between Schools.
CAMBRIDGE, MA - In the first ever women's tennis match between Florida State and
Boston College, the No. 68-ranked Seminoles upset the Eagles, 4-3, Friday afternoon at the Murr Center. FSU improved to 8-4 on the season and 1-1 in Atlantic Coast Conference action, while BC dropped
to 5-4 overall and 0-2 in league play.
"Our players put forth a lot of effort today," second-year head coach Jennifer Hyde said. "The girls really competed hard throughout the entire match. I am proud of the way our players pulled together as a team and took the high road even though there were a couple of distractions and instances that occurred during the match. We were very classy and competed hard for the love of the game. I hope we can take the momentum from the win with us to Maryland because that will be another highly-competitive affair. It should be another big battle for us."
In singles, the teams split the six matches. Florida State claimed victories at Nos. 4, 5, and 6.
Slater topped Sullivan 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 at No. 4 while the Seminoles' Suzanna Mansour beat Sarah Svoboda, 6-1, 6-1, at No. 5. Whitney Eber wasted no time defeating the Eagles' Gia Nafarrete, 6-2, 6-1, in the sixth slot.
Florida State senior Alina Mihailescu neared an upset over Boston College's Lana Krasnopolsky (ranked No. 73 in the country). However, Knrasnopolsky eventually edged her 6-0, 5-7, 6-4.
The two schools agreed to play doubles last and Florida State picked up wins at Nos. 2 and 3 for the doubles point and team win. The Eber/Slater pair topped Szilvia Szegedi and Alina Sullivan, 8-5, at No. 2 and Tapiwa Marobela and Mihailescu beat Sarah Svoboda and Nafarette, 8-3.
"We are trying different things in doubles and moving people around," Hyde commented. "We had new doubles pairings at No. 2 and we are slowly but surely finding things that will work. For right now it's working and it's only a matter of time before it all comes together."
No. 68 Florida State 4, No. 56 Boston College 3
Doubles
No. 1: Dasha Cherasova/Lana Krasnopolshy (BC) d. Suzanna Mansour/Ania Rynarzewska (FSU) 8-6
No. 2: Whitney Eber/Nicola Slater (FSU) d. Szilvia Szegedi/Alina Sullivan (BC) 8-5
No. 3: Tapiwa Marobela/Alina Mihailescu (FSU) d. Gia Nafarrete/Sarah Svoboda (BC) 8-3
Singles
No. 1: #94 Szilvia Szegedi (BC) d. Ania Rynarzewska (FSU)
No. 2: Dasha Cherasova (BC) d. Tapiwa Marobela (FSU)
No. 3: #73 Lana Krasnopolsky (BC) d. Alina Mihailescu (FSU) 6-0, 5-7, 6-4
No. 4: Nicola Slater (FSU) d. Alina Sullivan (BC) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
No. 5: Suzanna Mansour (FSU) d. Sarah Svodoba (BC) 6-1, 6-1
No. 6: Whitney Eber (FSU) d. Gia Nafarrete (BC) 6-2, 6-1
Maryland Slides Past Florida State, 4-3.
COLLEGE PARK, MD - The No. 68th-ranked Florida State women's tennis team competed hard against No. 28 Maryland but eventually found itself on the short end of a 4-3 decision Sunday afternoon at The Tennis Center at College Park. FSU fell to 8-5 on the season and 1-2 in Atlantic Coast Conference play. The Terrapins improved to 9-5 overall and 2-1 in league action.
Maryland won the doubles point with victories at all three courts for the first team point of the day.
The Seminoles went with a slightly different lineup in singles action and found success at Nos. 3, 4, and 5.
Sophomore Tapiwa Marobela defeated Veronika Subertova in three sets by scores of 6-3, 4-6, 6-2, and junior Nicola Slater improved her winning streak with a 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 victory against Neda Mihneva. FSU picked up its third point from freshman Suzanna Mansour who overpowered Jennifer Dent 2-6, 7-5, 6-3.
No. 28 Maryland 4, No. 68 Florida State 3
Doubles
No. 1: Marianne Baker/Ramona But (UMd) d. Suzanna Mansour/Ania Rynarzewska (FSU) 8-2
No. 2: Michal Amir/Jennifer Dent (UMd) d. Whitney Eber/Nicola Slater (FSU) 8-6
No. 3: Julia Graca/Neda Mihneva (UMd) d. Tapiwa Marobela/Alina Mihailescu (FSU) 8-1
Singles
No. 1: Ramona But (UMd) d. Ania Rynarzewska (FSU) 6-2, 7-6()
No. 2: Marianne Baker (UMd) d. Alina Mihailescu (FSU) 6-2, 6-1
No. 3: Tapiwa Marobela (FSU) d. Veronika Subertova (UMd) 6-3, 4-6, 6-2
No. 4: Nicola Slater (FSU) d. Neda Mihneva (UMd) 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
No. 5: Suzanna Mansour (FSU) d. Jennifer Dent (UMd) 2-6, 7-5, 6-3
No. 6: Michal Amir (UMd) d. Whitney Eber (FSU) 6-4, 6-3
No. 3 North Carolina Defeats Florida State, 6-1.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - The No. 61 Florida State women's tennis dropped a 6-1 decision to No. 3 North Carolina Wednesday afternoon at the Scott Speicher Tennis. Florida State freshman Suzanna Mansour picked up the lone point for the Seminoles as she recorded a 6-4, 7-5 victory at No. 5 singles.
FSU fell to 8-6 on the season and 1-3 in Atlantic Coast Conference action. The Tar Heels improved to 17-2 and 2-0 in league play.
"We came out really slow in doubles," Florida State head coach Jennifer Hyde, in her second season, said. "We picked it up at the end of doubles and won a couple of games. As for singles play, I thought Suzi competed really hard and came out strong. Nicola [Slater] went into three sets against a ranked player and nearly had the upset before losing the tiebreaker. Once again, our players fought hard...it's only a matter of time before everything will come together for us."
North Carolina jumped off to a 1-0 lead over Florida State winning all three doubles matches. The No. 7-ranked duo of Sara Anundsen and Jenna Long gained its 24th victory of the season with an 8-4 win over Mansour and freshman Ania Rynarzewska at center court.
In singles play, the Seminoles dropped matches at Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6. Mansour defeated Laura Reichart 6-4, 7-5 in the fifth position for the only FSU victory. No. 25 Jenna Long improved her singles record to 23-7 with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Rynarzewska at No.1. At the two seed, No. 64 Caitlin Collins cruised past Alina Mihailescu, 6-4, 6-3.
"I think Alina is playing the best tennis of her career," Hyde commented. "She is competing at No. 2 singles for us now because she is that type of player who rises to another level when she faces tougher competition. I think Alina has the ability to win some crucial matches this season."
No. 97 Sara Anundsen downed Slater in the third set, 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (3) at No. 4 and the Tar Heels' Austin Smith and Meg Fanjoy gained wins sophomore Tapiwa Marobela and freshman Lisa Nystom-Skold at the No. 4 and 6 spots, respectively. Marobela fell 6-4, 6-3 and Nystrom-Skold dropped a 6-2, 6-1 decision.
No. 3 North Carolina 6, No. 61 Florida State 1
Doubles
No. 1: #7 Sara Anundsen/Jenna Long (UNC) d. Suzanna Mansour/Ania Rynarzewska (FSU) 8-4
No. 2: Caitlin Collins/Tanja Markovic (UNC) d. Whitney Eber/Nicola Slater (FSU) 8-3
No. 3: #45 Meg Fanjoy/Austin Smith (UNC) d. Tapiwa Marobela/Alina Mihailescu (FSU) 8-4
Singles
No. 1: #25 Jenna Long (UNC) d. Ania Rynarzewska (FSU) 6-4, 6-1
No. 2: #64 Caitlin Collins (UNC) d. Alina Mihailescu (FSU) 6-4, 6-3
No. 3: #97 Sara Anundsen (UNC) d. Nicola Slater (FSU) 6-1, 3-6, 7-6(3)
No. 4: Austin Smith (UNC) d. Tapiwa Marobela (FSU) 6-4, 6-3
No. 5: Suzanna Mansour (FSU) d. Laura Reichert (UNC) 6-4, 7-5
No. 6: Tanja Markovic (UNC) d. Lisa Nystrom-Skold (FSU) 6-2, 6-1
No. 50 NC State Defeats FSU, 5-2.
RALEIGH, NC - The Florida State women's tennis team dropped to 8-7 on the season and 1-4 in ACC play with a 5-2 loss to No. 50 NC State on Saturday, March 25, at the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center on NC State's campus.
The win marks the first time the team has had a victory over the Seminoles since 1998. NC State advances to 12-4 and 1-3 in league play.
The Wolfpack gained an early lead after securing the doubles point by winning two of the three matches. Junior Nicola Slater and Whitney Eber picked up on the only doubles win for the Seminoles at the No. 2 spot. They defeated Julia Roach and Shona Lee, 8-6.
After winning the doubles point, the Wolfpack would go on to collect four more in singles bouts. FSU won singles matches at Nos. 3 and 6. Slater, competing at No. 3 singles, defeated Chandrasekar 6-4, 6-2 and freshman Lisa Nystrom Skold overpowered Neils Barringer (6-4, 6-1).
No. 50
NC State d. No. 64 Florida State, 5-2
Doubles
No. 1: Alejandra Guerra/Barbara Orlay (NCS) d. Suzanna Mansour/Ania Rynarzewska (FSU) 8-5
No. 2: Whitney Eber/Nicola Slater (FSU) d. Shona Lee/Julia Roach (NCS) 8-6
No. 3: Nandita Chandrasekar/Elin StahlJohansson (NCS) d. Tapiwa Marobela/Alina Mihailescu (FSU) 8-3
Singles
No. 1: #123 Shona Lee (NCS) d. Ania Rynarzewska (FSU) 6-2, 6-2
No. 2: #118 Barbara Orlay (NCS) d. Alina Mihailescu (FSU) 6-4, 2-6, 6-4
No. 3: Nicola Slater (FSU) d. Nandita Chandrasekar (NCS) 6-4, 6-2
No. 4: Alejandra Guerra (NCS) d. Tapiwa Marobela (FSU) 6-3, 6-2
No. 5: Julia Roach (NCS) d. Suzanna Mansour (FSU) 6-2, 6-3
No. 6: Lisa Nystrom-Skold (FSU) d. Neils Barringer (NCS) 6-4, 6-1
No. 16 Wake Forest Downs No. 64 Florida State, 7-0.
WINSTON-SALEM, NC - The No. 16 Wake Forest women's tennis team battled through a tight doubles point and swept all six singles matches for a 7-0 victory over No. 64 Florida State Sunday afternoon. The Seminoles drop to 8-8 overall and 1-5 in the conference.
The Demon Deacons' Sierra Poske and Christine Simpson opened up with the first doubles point, an 8-3 victory in the No. 3 position against sophomore Tapiwa Marobela and senior Alina Mihailescu. Florida State won at No. 2 (Ania Rynarzewska/Suzanna Mansour), while in the No. 1 spot Wake Forest's Ashlee Davis and Alex Hirsch pushed their match into an exciting tiebreaker and defeated Nicole Slater and Whitney Eber, 9-8.
In singles, Davis, who is ranked No. 64, earned the first point for Wake Forest with a 6-1, 6-3 victory in the No. 2 position against Slater. Playing at No. 3, freshman Ana Jerman defeated Mihailescu, 6-3, 6-0, while Jenna Loeb clinched the match for Wake Forest with a 7-6, 6-3 victory over Marbela at No. 5.
Wake's Christian Tara earned her fifth consecutive victory of the weekend with a 6-4, 7-5 win over Mansour in the fourth position. At the top spot for Wake, Hirsch earned a close 6-1, 5-7 (10-7) win over Rynarzewska and Sierra Poske finished the sweep for the Deacs with a 7-6, 6-3 win at No. 6 versus Lisa Nystrom Skold.
No. 16 Wake Forest 7, No. 64 Florida State 0
Doubles
No. 1: #20 Ashlee Davis/Alex Hirsch (Wake) d. Whitney Eber/Nicola Slater (FSU) 9-8()
No. 2: Suzanna Mansour/Ania Rynarzewska (FSU) d. Ana Jerman/Christian Tara (Wake) 8-2
No. 3: Sierra Poske/Christine Simpson (Wake) d. Tapiwa Marobela/Alina Mihailescu (FSU) 8-3
Singles
No. 1: #43 Alex Hirsch (Wake) d. Ania Rynarzewska (FSU) 6-1, 5-7, 1-0(7)
No. 2: #64 Ashlee Davis (Wake) d. Nicola Slater (FSU) 6-1, 6-3
No. 3: #106 Ana Jerman (Wake) d. Alina Mihailescu (FSU) 6-3, 6-0
No. 4: Christian Tara (Wake) d. Suzanna Mansour (FSU) 6-3, 7-5
No. 5: Jenna Loeb (Wake) d. Tapiwa Marobela (FSU) 7-6(), 6-3
No. 6: Sierra Poske (Wake) d. Lisa Nystrom-Skold (FSU) 7-5, 6-3
Women's Tennis Drops 4-3 Heartbreaker To No. 24 Clemson.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Florida State head coach Jennifer Hyde stressed to her team all season long about the importance of doubles play and that very lesson likely cost the Seminoles' an upset bid over No. 24 Clemson Friday afternoon. FSU and Clemson split at courts 2 and 3 in doubles before the No. 1 pair of Whitney Eber and Nicola Slater dropped a 9-8(1) heartbreaker at the top position as the Tigers eventually won the overall match 4-3.
Florida State fell to 8-9 on the season and 1-6 in ACC play; Clemson improved to 12-4 and 5-1 in league action. The Tigers logged their eighth straight win today.
"Once again, this match proved how important doubles are," said Hyde, who is leading a fledgling Seminole squad in the hardest women's tennis conference in the country. "It's frustrating at times for our players because they are so close to a break through. I have said it time and time again but I love the heart and fight of our team. Nicola Slater and Suzanna Mansour are playing great tennis and Lisa Nystrom Skold had a solid day. As a team, we have to find a way to win."
Slater continued to play strong in singles, upsetting No. 113 Maria Brito 6-3, 6-3 at the third position. Mansour picked up a 6-3, 6-0 win against Kathi Gerber at No. 5 and Nystrom Skold logged a 6-2, 6-4 win over Marie Scriba in the sixth position.
In doubles action, the Mansour and Ania Rynarzewska pair garnered an 8-5 win against the Brito/Scriba team at No. 2.
No. 24 Clemson 4, No. 67
Florida State 3
Doubles
No. 1: Daniela Alvarez/Alexandra Luc (CU) d. Whitney Eber/Nicola Slater (FSU) 9-8(1)
No. 2: Suzanna Mansour/Ania Rynarzewska (FSU) d. Maria Brito/Marie Scriba (CU) 8-5
No. 3: Kathi Gerber/Carol Salge (CU) d. Tapiwa Marobela/Lisa Nystrom-Skold (FSU) 8-3
Singles
No. 1: Daniela Alvarez (CU) d. Ania Rynarzewska (FSU) 6-2, 6-1
No. 2: Carol Salge (CU) d. Alina Mihailescu (FSU) 6-1, 6-0
No. 3: Nicola Slater (FSU) d. #113 Maria Brito (CU) 6-3, 6-3
No. 4: Alexandra Luc (CU) d. Tapiwa Marobela (FSU) 6-0, 6-1
No. 5: Suzanna Mansour (FSU) d. Kathi Gerber (CU) 6-3, 6-0
No. 6: Lisa Nystrom-Skold (FSU) d. Marie Scriba (CU) 6-2, 6-4
Marobela, Mihailescu Log Upsets; FSU Falls To No. 14 Tech, 5-2.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - It took four years, but Florida State senior Alina Mihailescu finally earned her much-deserved shining moment.
The 5-foot-5 native of Constanta, Romania, upset the first ranked player of her career, No. 105 Tarryn Rudman, at the third slot and FSU sophomore Tapiwa Marobela also logged an upset over No. 76 Kelly Anderson as the Seminoles fell 5-2 to No. 14 Georgia Tech Sunday afternoon at Scott Speicher Tennis Center.
Marobela, a native of Gaborone, Botswana, competed at singles No. 5 and raced away with a 6-3, 6-3 decision over Anderson. Mihailescu won 6-3, 4-6, 1-0(8).
Florida State dropped to 8-10 overall and 1-7 in Atlantic Coast Conference play, while Tech improved to 16-3 on the season and a perfect 7-0 in league action.
"It was the first time I was really able to focus and not choke," an always humble Mihailescu said. "I wanted this win so bad because I knew Rudman was ranked and a very tough competitor. For the last four matches I lost to ranked players in close matches. It's frustrating to be right there and not be able to win, but luckily things went in my favor today and hopefully I hit a turning point in my career."
Actually, unbeknownst to Mihailescu, today marked the seventh straight match she has played a nationally ranked player in singles.
"The higher in the lineup that she is playing, the harder she competes," FSU head coach Jennifer Hyde said. "She showed a ton of heart and a ton of fight today. She got down 6-8 in the time breaker and displayed a lot of guts to come back and win. We are very happy for her. Both she and Taps committed to believing that they could win. The victory was a big hurdle for those two players for sure."
The Yellow Jackets got on the board first with doubles victories at Nos. 1 and 3. The Seminoles' Suzanna Mansour and Ania Rynarzewska claimed their third straight doubles win with an 8-3 victory over Anderson and Whitney McCray, 8-3, at the second slot.
In singles action, the top-ranked player in the country, Kristi Miller, defeated Ania Rynarzewska (6-1, 6-2) at No. 1 and No. 51 Lyndsay Shosho came from behind to win 6-0, 4-6, 1-0(8) against Nicola Slater at the second position. No. 61 Alison Silverio upended Suzanna Mansour 6-1, 6-1 at No. 4 and Christy Striplin beat Whitney Eber 6-2, 6-3 at No. 6 singles.
"The team meetings after the matches have been the same every time," Hyde said. "Everyone knows we are so close. It's just a matter of everyone playing well. Right now we have a couple of people playing well one day and the next day they don't. I think everyone believes we are going to pull an upset once everything connects. It's just a matter of when. We still have three regular season matches to go and I truly believe our team can get a big win."
No. 14 Georgia Tech 5, Florida State 2
Doubles
No. 1: #12 Kristi Miller/Lyndsay Shosho (GT) d. Whitney Eber/Nicola Slater (FSU) 8-1
No. 2: Suzanna Mansour/Ania Rynarzewska (FSU) d. Kelly Anderson/Whitney McCray (GT) 8-3
No. 3: Kacie Anson/Lyndsay Shosho (GT) d. Tapiwa Marobela/Alina Mihailescu (FSU) 8-2
Singles
No. 1: #1 Kristi Miller (GT) d. Ania Rynarzewska (FSU) 6-1, 6-2
No. 2: #51 Lyndsay Shosho (GT) d. Nicola Slater (FSU) 6-0, 4-6, 7-6(5)
No. 3: Alina Mihailescu (FSU) d. #105 Tarryn Rudman (GT) 6-3, 4-6, 1-0(8)
No. 4: #61 Alison Silverio (GT) d. Suzanna Mansour (FSU) 6-1, 6-1
No. 5: Tapiwa Marobela (FSU) d. #76 Kelly Anderson (GT) 6-3, 6-3
No. 6: Christy Striplin (GT) d. Whitney Eber (FSU) 6-2, 6-3
Seminoles Stumble To No. 29 Virginia.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - The No. 29 Virginia women's tennis team downed No. 70 Florida State 6-1 Saturday afternoon at the Boyd Tinsley Courts at the Boar's Head Sports Club. FSU dropped to 8-11 on the season and 1-8 in ACC play; the Cavaliers improve to 10-7 on the year and evened their conference record at 4-4.
The Cavaliers started the match by winning the doubles point. The No. 11 ranked team of Kristen James and Lori Stern cruised to an 8-2 win over junior Caroline Hammond and Amanda Rales secured the opening point for Virginia with their 8-4 win over freshman Rachel DelPriore and Lara Alexander of UVa completed the doubles sweep with an 8-6 win over senior Alina Mihailescu and sophomore Tapiwa Marobela.
Marobela won her second straight match and secured the lone point for the Seminoles at No. 5 singles where she upended Alexander 7-5, 6-2.
In singles, the Cavaliers extended their lead to 2-0 as Hammond downed freshman Lindsey Pereira defeated Mansour 6-3, 6-3 at the No. 4 position. After Florida State recorded a win at No. 5 singles, Stern clinched the dual match for Virginia as she completed a 6-4, 7-6 with over Mihailescu at No. 4 singles. Virginia closed out the match by taking the matches at No. 1 and No. 2 singles, where DelPriore and James each won in three sets over Rynarzewska and Slater.
No. 29 Virginia 6, No. 70 Florida State 1
Doubles
No. 1: #11 Kristen James/Lori Stern (UVa) d. Whitney Eber/Nicola Slater (FSU) 8-2
No. 2: Caroline Hammond/Amanda Rales (UVa) d. Suzanna Mansour/Ania Rynarzewska (FSU) 8-4
No. 3: Lara Alexander/Rachel DelPriore (UVa) d. Tapiwa Marobela/Alina Mihailescu (FSU) 8-6
Singles
No. 1: Rachel DelPriore (UVa) d. Ania Rynarzewska (FSU) 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
No. 2: #105 Kristen James (UVa) d. Nicola Slater (FSU) 7-5, 5-7, 6-4
No. 3: Lori Stern (UVa) d. Alina Mihailescu (FSU) 6-4, 7-6()
No. 4: Lindsey Pereira (UVa) d. Suzanna Mansour (FSU) 6-3, 6-3
No. 5: Tapiwa Marobela (FSU) d. Lara Alexander (UVa) 7-5, 6-2
No. 6: Caroline Hammond (UVa) d. Lisa Nystrom-Skold (FSU) 6-3, 6-1
Freshman Suzi Mansour Leads FSU To Upset Bid Over Virginia Tech.
BLACKSBURG, VA - Florida State head coach Jennifer Hyde called freshman Suzanna Mansour's performance on Sunday against Virginia Tech gutsy, intense, courageous and exciting.
It makes sense considering the native of Greenacres, Fla., recorded a triumphant victory at No. 5 singles that ultimately allowed FSU to upset No. 62 Virginia Tech, 4-3, at the Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center.
The Seminoles snapped a seven-match skid and improved to 9-11 on the season and 2-8 in ACC action. The Hokies dropped to 11-11 overall and 0-9 in the conference.
"Suzanna was absolutely incredible today," said Hyde, who will lead her team to a regular season finale at home against Duke on Friday. "She had the match on her shoulders because she was the last person left on the court with the score tied 3-3. She played with heart, grind and was really aggressive. Suzi did an awesome job and we are just so proud of her."
While Mansour's singles performance caused great jubilation, it didn't overshadow the fact that the Seminoles' No. 1 doubles team of freshman Ania Rynarzewska and Mansour also recorded an upset in doubles. The pair defeated No. 47 J.J. Larson and Anat Elazari, 8-5. The Seminoles added another win at No. 2 doubles as juniors Nicola Slater and Whitney Eber earned a hard-fought 8-6 win over Inga Beerman and Jessica Long.
Thanks to the two wins, FSU captured the doubles point and took an early 1-0 lead heading into singles action.
The Tribe extended its lead to 3-0 with wins at Nos. 3 and 6. Slater dominated Larson 6-3, 6-0 and freshman Lisa Nystrom Skold registered a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Tech's Abbey Walker. As the Seminoles took a healthy lead, the Hokies answered back with victories at Nos. 1, 4 and 2 singles. First, No. 58-ranked Inga Beerman toppled Rynarzewska 6-0, 6-2 at center court. Tech's Ashley James defeated sophomore Tapiwa Marobela 6-4, 6-3 at No. 4 and Elazari upended senior Alina Mihailescu 6-0, 6-3 at No. 2.
With the score tied at 3-all, Mansour and Jessica Long battled it out in a three-set marathon but Mansour eventually prevailed 4-6, 7-5, 6-2.
"I'm just really proud of our entire team," commented Hyde. "They played with a ton of heart and passion. This wasn't our best overall match, but it goes to show you that we capable of beating some strong teams if we put forth more effort. This win will give us momentum going into the Duke match."
No. 70 Florida State 4, No.
62 Virginia Tech 3
Doubles
No. 1: Suzanna Mansour/Ania Rynarzewska (FSU) d. #47 Anat Elazari/J.J. Larson (VT) 8-5
No. 2: Whitney Eber/Nicola Slater (FSU) d. Inga Beermann/Jessica Long (VT) 8-6
No. 3: #37 Brouwer/Ashley James (VT) d. Tapiwa Marobela/Alina Mihailescu (FSU) 9-8(2)
Singles
No. 1: #58 Inga Beerman (VT) d. Ania Rynarzewska (FSU) 6-0, 6-2
No. 2: Anat Elazari (VT) d. Alina Mihailescu (FSU) 6-0, 6-3
No. 3: Nicola Slater (FSU) d. J.J. Larson (VT) 6-3, 6-0
No. 4: Ashley James (VT) d. Tapiwa Marobela (FSU) 6-4, 6-3
No. 5: Suzanna Mansour (FSU) d. Jessica Long (VT) 4-6, 7-5, 6-2
No. 6: Lisa Nystrom-Skold (FSU) d. Abbey Walker (VT) 6-3, 6-2
Women's Tennis Wraps Up Regular Season With 4-1 Loss To No. 7 Duke.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - In its last regular season match, the No. 65 Florida State women's tennis team fell at the hands to No. 7 Duke 4-1 Friday afternoon on Senior Day at the Scott Speicher Tennis Center. The Seminoles will enter the ACC Championship next week with a No. 10 seed and a 9-12 regular season record and a 2-9 ACC mark.
The Blue Devils improved to 16-5 on the season and 9-1 in the league. "I have said it week after week but our team plays with more emotion and heart than I have ever seen," Florida State head coach Jennifer Hyde said. "After all the major injuries we've had this season, our players could have gave up a long time ago ... but they didn't.
Day in and day out they come to practice and matches with the attitude that they are playing for the national championship. I am so thankful for the heart, discipline, and optimistic attitude our players display on a daily basis."
In doubles action, Florida State had the opportunity to win at two courts but eventually dropped matches at all three spots. At No. 1, Daniela Barcek and Jenny Zika defeated the Seminoles' Nicola Slater and Whitney Eber, 8-5. The Melissa Mang and Jackie Carlton team from Duke overpowered freshmen Suzanna Mansour and Ania Rynarzewska, 8-4, at No. 2. For the sweep, Tara Iyer and Jessie Robinson took care of FSU's Alina Mihailescu and Tapiwa Marobela, 9-7.
"We have been in every match this season with the exception of one," Hyde said. "In doubles today, we had the opportunity to win at a few positions. We were up 7-4 at No. 3 and at No. 1 we were down 6-1 and fought back to make it 6-all. As I have communicated to the players all season, we are so close and it's time to pull out some of these matches. I think overall we are playing our best tennis right now and peaking at the right time."
In singles action, freshman Lisa Nystrom Skold picked up a huge win at No. 5 singles after defeating Jessie Robinson 7-5, 6-3. The win was the lone point for the Seminoles on the day. The Blue Devils picked up wins at Nos. 1, 2 and 6 before play was suspended at Nos. 3 and 4.
"I am really proud of Lisa's effort today," said Hyde. "She had a game plan and stuck to it so her hard work paid off. Lisa's energy is contagious and she is having a lot of fun out there on the court. She has worked really hard for us this season and I'm thrilled Lisa got a good win under her belt."
No. 7 Duke 4, No. 65 Florida State 1
Doubles
No. 1: Daniela Barcek/Jenny Zika (Duke) d. Whitney Eber/Nicola Slater (FSU) 8-5
No. 2: Jackie Carlton/Melissa Mang (Duke) d. Suzanna Mansour/Ania Rynarzewska (FSU) 8-4
No. 3: Tara Iyer/Jessie Robinson (Duke) d. Tapiwa Marobela/Alina Mihailescu (FSU) 9-7
Singles
No. 1: #6 Daniela Barcek (Duke) d. Ania Rynarzewska (FSU) 6-0, 6-3
No. 2: #29 Jackie Carleton (Duke) d. Alina Mihailescu (FSU) 6-1, 6-1
No. 3: Nicola Slater (FSU) vs. #109 Melissa Mang (Duke) dnf
No. 4: Suzanna Mansour (FSU) vs. #70 Tara Iyer (Duke) dnf
No. 5: Lisa Nystrom-Skold (FSU) d. Jessie Robinson (Duke) 7-5, 6-3
No. 6: #103 Celia Deltour (Duke) d. Whitney Eber (FSU) 3-6, 6-1, 6-0
FSU Women Put Up A Strong Fight, But Fall 4-1 To Wake Forest.
CARY, NC - The No. 10-seeded Florida State women's tennis team saw its ACC Title hopes come to an end Thursday as the Seminoles fell 4-1 to seventh-seeded Wake Forest in the opening round of the 2006 ACC Women's Tennis Championship at the Cary Tennis Center. The Seminoles dropped to 9-13 overall while the Demon Deacons improved to 13-8.
FSU came out strong and captured the doubles point with victories at Nos. 2 and 3. First the freshmen pair of Ania Rynarzewska and Suzanna Mansour overpowered Ashlee Davis and Ana Jerman, 8-3, and the Tapiwa Marobela-Alina Mihailescu duo followed suit with a 9-7 win at No. 3.
"This was our best doubles performances of the year at Nos. 2 and 3," FSU head coach Jennifer Hyde said. "It was great for Alina [Mihailescu] to finish up her career really strong. This has been the best I have seen her play in doubles since I started coaching here."
Wake Forest stormed back in singles and recorded victories at Nos. 1, 3, 4 and 5. First, the Deacons' Jerman upended junior Nicola Slater 6-0, 6-3 in the third slot and Wake's Christian Tara upended Marobela by scores of 6-1, 6-1 at No. 4. Wake Forest grabbed its final two wins at courts one and five as Alex Hirsch defeated Rynarzewska 6-3, 6-4, and Sierra Poske registered a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Mansour in the fifth position for the team win.
"It's been a long season with the injuries and other things we couldn't control," Hyde said. "But I cannot say enough about the character and heart of this team. Everyone competed hard all season long and I can honestly say we had a blast together this season and that shows a lot about their character. When we got knocked down, they'd get right back up. I am extremely proud of our team and I just adore each and every one of them. As a coach, you couldn't ask for more. We have the intangibles intact and next year we'll have the numbers. Again, I cannot express and describe what a joy it has been to work with these girls this season."
No. 7 Seed Wake Forest vs. No. 12 Seed Florida State
Doubles
No. 1: Alex Hirsch/Sierra Poske (Wake) d. Whitney Eber/Nicola Slater (FSU) 8-1
No. 2: Suzanna Mansour/Ania Rynarzewska (FSU) d. Ashlee Davis/Ana Jerman (Wake) 8-3
No. 3: Tapiwa Marobela/Alina Mihailescu (FSU) d. Christine Simpson/Christian Tara (Wake) 9-7
Singles
No. 1: Alex Hirsch (Wake) d. Ania Rynarzewska (FSU) 6-3, 6-4
No. 2: Alina Mihailescu (FSU) vs. Ashlee Davis (Wake) dnf
No. 3: Ana Jerman (Wake) d. Nicola Slater (FSU) 6-0, 6-3
No. 4: Christian Tara (Wake) d. Tapiwa Marobela (FSU) 6-1, 6-1
No. 5: Sierra Poske (Wake) d. Suzanna Mansour (FSU) 6-4, 6-2
No. 6: Whitney Eber (FSU) vs. Christine Simpson (Wake) dnf