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UCF Wins Its First American Women's Tennis Championship

ORLANDO, Fla. – Tournament Most Outstanding Player Valeriya Zeleva and doubles partner Ksenia Kuznetsova were winners in both singles and doubles to lead UCF to its first American Athletic Conference Women’s Tennis Championship Sunday morning at the USTA National Campus.

Zeleva went 2-0 in singles matches in the tournament, including a straight-set victory against a nationally ranked opponent Sunday as UCF won all three of its tournament matches by 4-0 scores. UCF earns The American’s automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA Championship.

Zeleva and Kuznetsova paired for an efficient 6-1 win at No. 1 doubles as the claimed the doubles point in only 30 minutes.