The University of Miami women’s tennis team won 4-0 against the Florida Atlantic Owls on Saturday afternoon at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center.
With the victory, the Hurricanes (3-1) stay undefeated at home.
UM kicked off their day by securing the doubles point. Maria Vargas and Daria Volosova dominated FAU (3-3) duo, Panna Bartha and Katrin Pavkova with a 6-1 win. Raquel Gonzalez and Dominika Podhajecka then secured the point by winning 6-4 over Lara Smejkal and Malwina Rowinska. When play was stopped, Sebastianna Scilipoti and Sofia Rocchetti were down 4-5 to Malika Amirgaliyeva and Alexia Patru.
Heading on to singles, Podhajecka got the first point, defeating Amirgaliyeva in a 6-3, 6-3 win. No. 73 Gonzalez was next, claiming victory in front of the fans on court one, besting Bartha 6-4, 6-2. Finally, it would be Rocchetti who would get the clincher, as she would get the 6-2, 7-6 (7-4) win over Smejkal.
When play was halted, Plosnik was winning a close one with Rowinska, as she was up 6-4, 6-7. No. 97 Aely Arai had the edge over Pavkova, in a 7-6 (7-4), 2-3 match. Finally, Volosova had victory within her grasp as she was only a game away from a win, leading Patru, 6-4, 6-5.