Florida Atlantic University’s women’s tennis team was defeated 4-0 by the University of Miami in Coral Gables on Saturday. The Owls lost the doubles point early, with Miami winning matches on courts one and two.
In singles play, Miami secured the first point with a win on court five. Junior Panna Bartha, who had won her previous match on Friday, was defeated by No. 73 Raquel Gonzalez 6-4, 6-2 on the top court. Miami clinched the overall victory with a straight sets win on court two.
With this result, Florida Atlantic’s record moves to 3-3 for the season while Miami improves to 3-1.
The detailed results are as follows:
Doubles:
1. Raquel Gonzalez/Dominika Podhajecka (UM) defeated Lara Smejkal/Malwina Rowinska (FAU) 6-4
2. Maria Vargas/Daria Volosova (UM) defeated Panna Bartha/Katrin Pavkova (FAU) 6-1
3. Sebastianna Scilipoti/Sofia Rocchetti (UM) vs. Malika Amirgaliyeva/Alexia Patru (FAU), unfinished at 4-5
Singles:
1. No. 73 Raquel Gonzalez (UM) defeated Panna Bartha (FAU) 6-4, 6-2
2. Sofia Rocchetti (UM) defeated Lara Smejkal (FAU) 6-2, 7-6 (7-4)
3. Ela Plosnik (UM) vs. Malwina Rowinska (FAU), unfinished at 6-4, 6-7
4. No. 97 Aely Arai (UM) vs. Katrin Pavkova (FAU), unfinished at 7-6(7-4), 2-3
5. Dominika Podhajecka (UM) defeated Malika Amirgaliyeva (FAU) 6-3, 6-3
6. Daria Volosova (UM) vs Alexia Patru (FAU), unfinished at 6-4, 6-5
The next match for Florida Atlantic will be against UCF in Orlando on Friday, February 20 at 6 p.m., where live stats and streaming are expected to be available.
Fans can follow updates about the team through their official X and Instagram accounts @FAUWTennis.
