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No. 24 Seminoles Battle At Florida Invitational
1/12/2025 3:08:00 PM | Women's Tennis
TALLAHASSEE - The No. 24 Florida State women's tennis team saw a lot of success at the Florida Invitational over the weekend. The hidden dual included various singles and doubles matches between No. 19 Florida and USF. During the two-day competition, FSU collected 11 total wins, seven via singles; and four from doubles.
FSU captured two doubles victories on Saturday. Eva Shaw and Maria Juliana Parra Romero earned a doubles victory early, defeating Talia Neilson-Gatenby and Nikola Daubernova of Florida 6-1. Laura Putz and Millie Bissett defeated Bente Spee and Noemie Oliveras of Florida 6-3.
Saturday singles featured five Seminole wins. Mary Boyce Deatherage won in a three-set battle, defeating Melisa Senli of USF 3-6, 6-1, 1-0 (7). Putz defeated Charlotte Ruud of USF in another three-set battle 2-6, 6-4, 1-0 (8). Maelie Monfils won in three sets defeating Sienna Leeson of USF 6-3, 1-6, 1-0 (7). Tina Li earned a straight-sets victory over Dharani Niroshan of USF 6-3, 6-0. Cade Cricchio rounded out singles by defeating Gargi Pawar of USF 6-4, 6-3.
The Seminoles matched their doubles wins Sunday morning, picking up two more. Monfils and Kristyna Lavickova defeated Dudeney and Neilson-Gatenby of Florida 6-1. Putz and Deatherage defeated Leeson and Ruud of USF 7-5. Putz finishes the weekend 2-0 in doubles.
The final round of singles concluded with two more Seminole wins. Li def Pawar of USF 6-1, 6-2, and Deatherage def. Margherita Marcon of USF 6-4, 6-4. Both Li, and Deatherage finished 2-0 in singles on the weekend.
Florida Invitational Doubles - Day 1
Shaw/Parra Romero (FSU) def. Neilson-Gatenby/Daubernova (UF), 6-1
Bissett/Putz (FSU) def. Spee/Oliveras (UF), 6-3
Leeson/Ruud (USF) def. Boyce Deathridge/Monfils (FSU), 6-3
Senli/Niroshan (USF) def. Cricchio/Li (FSU), 6-3
Florida Invitational Singles - Day 1
Dudeney (UF) def. Bissett (FSU) 4-6, 0-4, ret.
Nielsen-Gatenby (UF) def. Parra Romero (FSU) 0-6, 6-2, 1-0 (5)
Daubernova (UF) def. Shaw (FSU) 3-6, 6-1, 1-0 (5)
Boyce Deatherage (FSU) def. Senli (USF) 3-6, 6-1, 1-0 (7)
Putz (FSU) def. Ruud (USF) 2-6, 6-4, 1-0 (8)
Monfils (FSU) def. Leeson (USF) 6-3, 1-6, 1-0 (7)
Li (FSU) def. Niroshan (USF) 6-3, 6-0
Cricchio (FSU) def. Pawar (USF) 6-4, 6-3
Florida Invitational Doubles - Day 2
Monfils/Lavickova (FSU) def. Dudeney/Neilson-Gatenby (UF) 6-1
Putz/Deatherage (FSU) def. Leeson/Ruud (USF), 7-5
Marcon/Kulidjian (USF) def. Cricchio/Li ( FSU) 6-3.
Florida Invitational Singles - Day 2
Daubnerova (UF) def. Monfils (FSU) 3-6, 6-2, 1-0 (6)
Deatherage (FSU) def. Marcon (USF) 6-4, 6-4
Li (FSU) def. Gargi Pawar (USF) 6-1, 6-2
Niroshan (USF) def. Cricchio (FSU) 7-5, 6-2
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