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FSU Falls in Tight Contest to No. 9 Virginia
3/26/2023 4:51:05 PM | Women's Tennis
TALLAHASSEE– The Florida State women’s tennis team (10-7, 3-4 ACC) fell to the No. 9 Virginia Cavaliers 4-3 on Sunday.
“That was a great match and hats off to Virginia,” assistant coach Mark Ardizzone said. “We showed a lot of heart by coming back and dominating in a few singles spots.”
Virginia kicked off the match with wins in all three doubles matches to take an early 1-0 lead.
Florida State’s Vic Allen tied the match with a 6-2, 6-1 win at No. 2 singles against the 43rd-ranked Julia Adams. The Seminoles took the lead when Ellie Schoppe won 6-2, 6-3 at No. 3 singles against the 89th-ranked Hibah Shaikh.
The Cavaliers responded with wins at No. 5 and No. 1 singles to take a 3-2 lead.
Redshirt sophomore Alice Amendola was able to tie the match up again 3-3 with a thrilling 6-1, 7-6 (4) win at No. 6 singles.
The match came down to No. 4 singles and Virginia was able to pull away in the third set.
Florida State returns to action Friday at North Carolina. Live stats and video will be available on Seminoles.com.
#9 Virginia 4, #35 Florida State 3
Singles Competition
1. #98 Natasha Subhash (VA) def. #67 Anna Arkadianou (FSU) 6-2, 6-4
2. #108 Vic Allen (FSU) def. #43 Julia Adams (VA) 6-2, 6-1
3. Ellie Schoppe (FSU) def. #89 Hibah Shaikh (VA) 6-2, 6-3
4. Elaine Chervinsky (VA) def. Olympe Lancelot (FSU) 6-3, 6-7 (3), 6-2
5. Sara Ziodata (VA) def. Mila Saric (FSU) 6-4, 6-2
6. Alice Amendola (FSU) def. Melodie Collard (VA) 6-1, 7-6 (4)
Doubles Competition
1. #11 Melodie Collard/Julia Adams (VA) def. Anna Arkadianou/Ellie Schoppe (FSU) 6-4
2. #9 Natasha Subhash/Elaine Chervinsky (VA) def. Vic Allen/Kianah Motosono (FSU) 6-1
3. Sara Ziodato/Hibah Shaikh (VA) def. Olympe Lancelot/Kristyna Lavickova (FSU) 6-2
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (2,3,5,1,6,4)
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