BOX SCORE

ORLANDO, Fla. (SMU) – The No. 46 SMU women's tennis team fell 6-1 to No. 28 UCF at the USTA National Campus Wednesday afternoon.

Sophomore Nicole Petchey secured the lone point for the Mustangs, winning in straight sets at No. 4 singles. In her first appearance at the No. 4 position this season, Petchey defeated Marie Mattel 7-5, 6-2.

Senior Karina Traxler and freshman Katherine Jakeway each forced third-set super tiebreaks on Courts 5 and 6, respectively, but ultimately lost.

The Knights, who boast top-100 players at No. 1 and 2 singles, won their 12th straight match to improve to 14-2 this season, while the Mustangs fell to 5-9.

SMU is back in action on Friday, March 22 with a home match against Dartmouth at noon. The Mustangs then host a doubleheader against Northwestern State (11 a.m.) and Abilene Christian (4:30 p.m.) on Sunday, March 24.

No. 28 UCF 6, No. 46 SMU 1 (March 13, 2019)
DOUBLES
1. No. 18 Zeleva/Kuznetsova (UCF) def. Buss/Kulicke (SMU) 6-2
2. Stolmar/Serrano (UCF) led Hollebeck/Traxler (SMU) 4-3, unfinished
3. Sharma/Mattel (UCF) def. Shapovalova/Monarrez Yesaki (SMU) 6-1
Order of Finish: 3,1

SINGLES
1. No. 27 Valeriya Zeleva (UCF) def. Anzhelika Shapovalova (SMU) 6-4, 6-2
2. No. 70 Ksenia Kuznetsova (UCF) def. No. 114 Liza Buss (SMU) 6-4, 6-2
3. Rebeka Stolmar (UCF) def. Vivienne Kulicke (SMU) 6-4, 6-3
4. Nicole Petchey (SMU) def. Marie Mattel (UCF) 7-5, 6-2
5. Natalia Serrano (UCF) def. Karina Traxler (SMU) 5-7, 6-4, 10-6
6. Nandini Sharma (UCF) def. Katherine Jakeway (SMU) 5-7, 6-3, 10-7
Order of Finish: 1,3,2,4,6,5