SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — The University of San Francisco's women's tennis team came up short in a West Coast Conference battle against Santa Clara, 4-2 on Saturday afternoon at the California Tennis Club.
After Saturday afternoon's loss, San Francisco is now 8-11 overall and 1-6 in conference play.
Emily Maxfield and
Shanna Dos Santos highlighted the match after dominating their singles victories. Maxfield defeated Elvena Gervargiz in straight sets, 6-4, 6-1 at No. 2. Maxfield continues to lead the team with a 13-2 singles record. Dos Santos pulled away with a strong three-set win over Nadine Del Carmen, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 at No. 6.
COACH'S QUOTE:
"The match was really hard fought and it came down to the very end.
Emily Maxfield did a good job winning her match and getting the team some momentum. Senior
Shanna Dos Santos was next gatherIng a win at #6. Both
Hanna Borjeson and
Margarita Treyes did great jobs splitting sets with their opponents and giving our team an opportunity to win the match. We left it on the court and although it didn't go our way it was our seniors who put us in a position to win and laid it out there."
"We started the day with a nice celebration honoring the seniors. What a great job they have done representing the program and trying to bring the standard up over the years. It's been a pleasure coaching them and mentioning them through this process."
RESULTS:
Doubles play:
Maddie Pothoff/Elvena Gevargiz def.
Mya Bui/
Emily Maxfield - 6-4
Katya Tabachnick/Caitlyn Frankel def.
Rita Colyer/
Shanna Dos Santos - 6-4
Hanna Borjeson/
Margarita Treyes vs. Jamie Schroer/Nadine Del Carmen - 6-4
Order of finish: 1,3,2
Singles play
Maddie Pothoff def.
Mya Bui - 6-3, 6-1
Emily Maxfield def. Elvena Gervargiz - 6-4, 6-1
Hanna Borjeson vs. Jamie Schroer - 5-7, 7-6(3), 0-2
Katya Tabachnick def.
Margarita Treyes - 6-2, 6-7(4), 6-0
Caitlyn Frankel def.
Rita Colyer - 6-2, 6-3
Shanna Dos Santos def. Nadine Del Carmen - 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
Order of finish: 2,1,5,6,4
