%20(1).png&width=32&height=32&type=webp)
USF Beats Charlotte for Fifth
April 18, 2004 | Women's Tennis
April 18, 2004
USF 4, CHARLOTTE 0 USF claimed a fifth-place showing in the Conference USA Women's Tennis Championship after defeating seventh-seeded Charlotte, 4-0, on Sunday at Seneca Park. The 49ers finished in sixth place.
The duo of Gabriela Duch and Marie France Lord Andrade were down 3-0, but came back to notch eight straight points to win at No. 1 doubles over Charlotte's team of Laura Swain and Ashleigh Murray. Fabiana Taverna and Luisa Obando clinched the doubles point for USF after claiming a 9-7 victory over Megan Bullins and Ali Piacente at No. 2.
With her doubles win, Duch added another dominant performance, sweeping Swain, 6-4, 6-0 at No. 1. USF's Taverna also swept, posting a 6-2, 6-2 decision over Murray, while Obando downed Marilyn Clark, 6-0, 6-2 at No. 6.
Match #21 - B (Seneca Park) (8) USF 4, (7) Charlotte 0 Singles 1. Gabriela Duch, USF def. Laura Swain, CHA, 6-4, 6-0 2. Ofra Friedman, CHA vs. Marie France Lord Andrade, DNF (6-2, 3-4) 3. Fabiana Taverna, USF def. Ashleigh Murray, CHA, 6-2, 6-2 4. Kathy Robey, CHA vs. Patricia Kolendo, USF, DNF (6-1, 5-4) 5. Ali Piacente, CHA vs. Yuri Kurashima, USF, DNF (6-2, 2-4) 6. Luisa Obando, USF def. Marilyn Clark, CHA, 6-0, 6-2Doubles 1. Andrade/Duch, USF def. Swain/Murray, CHA, 8-3 2. Taverna/Obando, USF def. Friedman/Robey, CHA , 9-7 3. Kolendo/Kurashima/Megan vs. Bullins/Piacente, CHA, DNF (8-7)
