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UCF, East Carolina and USF Earn First-Round Wins at American Women’s Tennis Championship

Orlando, Fla. - UCF, East Carolina and USF all earned first-round wins in the 2017 American Athletic Conference Women’s Tennis Championship on Wednesday.

The three teams advanced to the quarterfinals, which will take place on Thursday.

No. 7 USF 4, No. Temple 0
No. 7 seed USF produced a 4-0 win over No. 10 seed Temple in a morning match at the USTA National Campus.

The Bulls jumped out to a 1-0 lead after wins at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles. Vera Bessanova and Olga Martinez won 6-4 over the Owls’ Alina Abdurakhimova and Yana Khon, while Nicole Dzenga and Ana Roman Dominguez tallied a 6-2 victory over Dina Karina and Anais Nussaume of Temple.