Women's Tennis Falls to No. 18 Florida State

Sunday, April 22

LOUISVILLE, KY

11 a.m.

University of Louisville

FLORIDA STATE

April 22, 2018 | Women's Tennis

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Cards celebrate Senior Day

By: Nancy Worley

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – In their final match of the regular season, the University of Louisville women's tennis team fell 4-0 to No. 18 Florida State on Sunday afternoon at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center. With the loss, the Cardinals move to 13-12 overall and 3-11 in ACC action.

Prior to the start of the match, Mariana Humberg, Abbie Pahz, Ariana Rodriguez, and Jessie Paul were honored for Senior Day.

The Noles gained the early 1-0 advantage in doubles as the No. 73 team of Carla Touly and Ariana Rahmanparast defeated No. 45 Pahz and Humberg 6-4 at No. 1, followed by Julia Mukulsi and Andrea Garcia's 6-3 victory over Sena Suswam and Maya Smith at No. 2. On court three, the duo of Rodriguez and Aleksandra Mally battled back from a 4-1 deficit to take a 5-4 lead over Gabriella Castaneda and Petra Hule before the match was abandoned.

In singles, Florida State jumped out to a 2-0 lead with No. 92 Hule's 7-5, 6-4 victory over Humberg at No. 2. Minutes later, No. 18 Touly topped Mally 7-5, 6-2 at the one spot to extend the Noles' advantage to three points. On court five, Rahmanparast clinched the 4-0 victory for the Noles, notching a 7-5, 6-1 win over Maya Smith.

In other singles action, Pahz lost 7-6 (7-3) in the first set and was knotted 5-5 with Castenada at No. 3. Tiffany Huber won her first set 6-4, but dropped the second 6-4 and was down 1-0 in the third to Nandini Das on court four. At the six-spot, Suswam downed Garcia 6-3 in the first set, but fell behind 6-2 in the second and was down 3-1 in the third when play was halted.

Up next, the Cards travel to Cary N.C. for the ACC Championships, which will be held from April 25-29.

Tennis Match Results
Florida State vs Louisville
Apr 22, 2018 at Louisville, Ky
(Bass Rudd)

#18 Florida State 4, Louisville 0

Singles competition
1. #18 Carla Touly (FSU) def. Aleksandra Mally (LOU) 7-5, 6-2
2. #92 Petra Hule (FSU) def. Mariana Humberg (LOU) 7-5, 6-4
3. Abbie Pahz (LOU) vs. Gabriella Castenada (FSU) 6-7 (3-7), 5-5, unfinished
4. Tiffany Huber (LOU) vs. Nandini Das (FSU) 6-3, 4-6, 0-1, unfinished
5. Ariana Rahmanparast (FSU) def. Maya Smith (LOU) 7-5, 6-1
6. Sena Suswam (LOU) vs. Andrea Garcia (FSU) 6-3, 2-6, 1-3, unfinished

Doubles competition
1. #73 Carla Touly/Ariana Rahmanparast (FSU) def. #45 Abbie Pahz/Mariana Humberg (LOU) 6-4
2. Julia Mukulski/Andrea Garcia (FSU) def. Sena Suswam/Maya Smith (LOU) 6-3
3. Ariana Rodriguez/Aleksandra Mally (LOU) vs. Gabriella Castenada/Petra Hule (FSU) 5-4, unfinished

Match Notes:
Florida State 18-7, 9-5; National ranking #18
Louisville 13-12, 3-11
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (2,1,5)