ORLANDO, FLA. – The University of Sioux Falls Tennis Team (4-7) dropped a 7-0 decision to the University of Charleston (8-1) on Wednesday.
USF lost all six singles and the three doubles matches but battled UC point-by-point throughout the match.
At No. 1 singles, redshirt sophomore
Chloe Jefferies dropped a 6-4, 4-6, 1-10 decision to Kristine Gegeshidze. Sophomore
Lexi Miller also dropped a hard-fought decision at No. 3 singles to Silvana Slusarciuc, 7-6, 7-5 decision. Another close battle in singles was at No. 5 when sophomore
Joelle Thorfinnson fell to Mathilde Simon 2-6, 6-22, 5-10 as she lost a third set tie-breaker for the second straight match. At No. 1 doubles,
Megan Quandt and
Kelsie Sanders battles the UC's No. 1 team of Elise Edwards and Silvana Slusarciuc before falling, 6-3.
Despite the outcome, USF Head Coach
Kevin Grebin was appreciated of the work by his team. "We really played them tough. We lost some really good, close matches. I am very proud of the way we competed and continue to improve as a squad," said Grebin, whose team will face Millersville on Thursday, March 14.
Singles
| 1. Kristine Gegeshidze (UCHARLES) def. Chloe Jefferies (USF), 4-6, 6-4, 10-1 |
| 2. Elise Edwards, (UCHARLES) over Megan Quandt (USF), 6-0, 6-3 |
| 3. Silvana Slusarciuc (UCHARLES) def. Lexi Miller (USF), 7-6 (9-7), 7-5 |
| 4. Regina Saucedo (UCHARLES) over Victoria Ambrosio-Cueto (USF), 6-1, 6-0 |
| 5. Mathilde Simon (UCHARLES) def. Joelle Thorfinnson (USF), 6-2, 2-6, 10-5 |
| 6. Meggan William (UCHARLES) over Kelsie Sanders (USF), 6-0, 6-4 |
Doubles
