Women's Tennis | 3/8/2015 9:19:00 PM

San Francisco, Calif.- The Dons remain undefeated at home as they pick up their sixth win at the Olympic Club to Santa Clara 5-2. This is the Dons first conference win this spring season and the first time they have beaten SCU in at least five years.
 
"This was a great win for us today, and to not let down after beating No. 38 BYU earlier in the weekend shows our hard work paying off," said head coach Hilary Somers.
 
USF claimed the first point against Santa Clara in doubles play. Andrea Ka and Marina Nikolic defeated Nabila Farah and Daniella Silva in a quick 6-2 set. Sofia Holmberg and Milica Hadzi-Tanovic worked hard at third doubles to clinch their match against Zeina El Tawil and Riley Morgan, 7-5.
 
With the lead, Genevieve McCloskey provided the Dons with a two point advantage after taking down Danielle Zinn in two sets, 6-0, 6-3. Ka picked up her eighth win of the season against Delphine Rouvillois 6-1, 6-4.
 
Santa Clara claimed number three and four singles, but it was not enough to match up to USF's lead. Thyra Taune solidified the win for the Dons with a two set win of back-and-forth play against Farah, 6-4 7-5. Holmberg finished the match off with a 7-6 (5), 6-1 win against El Tawil.
 
Next up for women's tennis will be play in Portland, Oregon against the Pilots on March 17 at 9 a.m.
 

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USF 5, Santa Clara 2
 
Singles | Order to Finish: 6,1,4,2,5,3
 
No. 1 Andrea Ka  (USF) def. Delphine Rouvillois (Santa Clara); 6-1, 6-4
No. 2 Thyra Taune (USF) def. Nabila Farah (Santa Clara); 6-4, 7-5
No. 3 Daniella Silva (Santa Clara) def. Marina Nikolic, (USF); 4-6, 7-5, 6-4
No. 4 Chelby Cooke (Santa Clara) def.  Milica Hadzi-Tanovic (USF); 6-2, 7-5
No. 5 Sofia Holmberg (USF) def. Zeina El Tawil (Santa Clara); 7-6 (5), 6-1
No. 6 Genevieve McCloskey (USF) def. Danielle Zinn (Santa Clara); 6-0, 6-3
 
Doubles | Order to Finish: 1,2,3
No. 1 Ka/Nikolic (USF) def. Farah/Silva (Santa Clara); 6-2
No. 2 Rouvillois/Cooke (Santa Clara) def. Taune/McCloskey (USF); 7-6(4)
No. 3 Holmberg/Hadzi-Tanovic (USF) def. El Tawil/Morgan (Santa Clara); 7-5