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Terps Lose Tight Match to Tigers

Women's Tennis Maryland Athletics

Bulls Knock Off Terps

March 11, 2012

Results

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - No. 42 USF won doubles and 5 of 6 singles matches to defeat the 70th-ranked Maryland women's tennis team, 6-1, Sunday afternoon at the Tennis Center at College Park.

Junior Vroni Van Berlo turned in a standout performance for the Terps with victories at doubles and singles.

Sophomore Cristina Stancu and Van Berlo started the match out strong beating Lucie Rey and Paula Montoya, 8-1, at No. 2 doubles for their sixth consecutive win.

After the 25th-ranked tandem of junior Ana Belzunce and sophomore Welma Luus lost 8-5 at the No. 1 position, the doubles point was decided at the No. 3.

In a back and forth match, freshman Mikele Irazusta and senior Jordan Hansbrough fell, 9-7, to Danielle Mills and Fanny Fracassi.

In singles, Van Berlo continued her strong play from doubles defeating Mills in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2, at No. 4.

No. 36 Stancu and Belzunce each lost their first match in their last six outings. Stancu lost a hard-fought three-set match to 43rd-ranked Ecaterina Vasenina at No. 1 singles, while Belzunce fell in straight sets to Loreto Alonso at No. 2.

After winning the opening set, Irazusta dropped the next two sets to Montoya at the No. 5 position.

At the No. 6 spot, Hansbrough enjoyed an early 3-0 lead in the first set before falling, 6-4, and losing the second set, 6-4, to Alessandra Bonte.

Luus lost a second-set tiebreaker to Fracassi and dropped the match 6-4, 7-6, at No. 3 singles.

The Terps return to ACC action at Virginia on Saturday, March 17 at noon.

#42 South Florida 6, #70 Maryland 1

Singles
1. #43 Ecaterina Vasenina (USF) def. #36 Cristina Stancu (MD) 6-3, 2-6, 6-3
2. Loreto Alonso (USF) def. Ana Belzunce (MD) 6-3, 6-3
3. Fanny Fracassi (USF) def. Welma Luus (MD) 6-4, 7-6
4. Vroni Van Berlo (MD) def. Danielle Mills (USF) 6-4, 6-2
5. Paula Montoya (USF) def. Mikele Irazusta (MD) 2-6, 6-2, 6-3
6. Alessandra Bonte (USF) def. Jordan Hansbrough (MD) 6-4, 6-4*

Doubles
1. Ecaterina Vasenina/Loreto Alonso (USF) def. #25 Ana Belzunce/Welma Luus (MD) 8-5
2. Cristina Stancu/Vroni Van Berlo (MD) def. Lucie Rey/Paula Montoya (USF) 8-1
3. Danielle Mills/Fanny Fracassi (USF) def. Mikele Irazusta/Jordan Hansbrough (MD) 9-7

Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (4,2,5,6*,3,1)

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Players Mentioned

Jordan Hansbrough

Jordan Hansbrough

Freshman
Ana Belzunce

Ana Belzunce

Sophomore
Cristina Stancu

Cristina Stancu

Freshman
Ana Belzunce

Ana Belzunce

Junior
Jordan Hansbrough

Jordan Hansbrough

Senior
Mikele Irazusta

Mikele Irazusta

Freshman
Cristina Stancu

Cristina Stancu

Sophomore
Vroni Van Berlo

Vroni Van Berlo

Junior

Players Mentioned

Jordan Hansbrough

Jordan Hansbrough

Freshman
Ana Belzunce

Ana Belzunce

Sophomore
Cristina Stancu

Cristina Stancu

Freshman
Ana Belzunce

Ana Belzunce

Junior
Jordan Hansbrough

Jordan Hansbrough

Senior
Mikele Irazusta

Mikele Irazusta

Freshman
Cristina Stancu

Cristina Stancu

Sophomore
Vroni Van Berlo

Vroni Van Berlo

Junior