TUCSON, Ariz. - The University of San Francisco women's tennis team had a doubleheader today against Montana and Arizona. The Dons walked away with a 4-0 win  against the Grizzlies but came up short against the Wildcats and fell 4-0.
"It was a great opportunity to compete against two programs from different conferences," said head coach
Peter Bartlett. "It was tough playing back-to-back but it showed us where we need to be in order to win against a team of [a higher] caliber."
MATCH VS. MONTANA
In the first dual match of the day, the Dons were quick to clinch a 4-0 victory over Montana.Â
Rita Colyer and
Arianna Capogrosso set the tone of the match with a 6-3 win in doubles. The Dons recorded another 6-3 win from
Mya Bui and
Emily Maxfield, and the doubles point went to USF.
Maxfield and Capogrosso carried the momentum in singles, both recording 6-1, 6-3 wins against their opponents. After Colyer won on her court, 6-3, 6-4, the rest of singles went unfinished and the Dons won the match against the Grizzlies.Â
RESULTS
Doubles (order of finish: 2,1*)
- Bui and Maxfield def. Julia Ronney and Olivia Oosterbaan; 6-3
- Colyer and Capogrosso def. Maria Goheen and Bianca Bostrom; 6-3
- Chiho Mushika and Alicia Yue vs. Alex Walker and Lauren Dunlap; 4-5(unfinished)
Singles (order of finish: 2,4,3*)
- Bui vs. Ronney; 6-4, 2-6, 2-1(unfinished)
- Maxfield def. Oosterbaan; 6-1, 6-3
- Colyer def. Goheen; 6-3, 6-4
- Capogrosso def. Dunlap; 6-1, 6-3
- Yue vs. Claudia Reguant; 6-2, 6-5(unfinished)
- Amber Del Rosario vs. Walker; 7-5, 5-4(unfinished)
MATCH VS. ARIZONA
In the second match of the day, USF faced off with Arizona, which resulted in a 4-0 loss for the Dons.
USF and Arizona were tied at 1-1 in doubles thanks to a 6-3 match win from Bui and Maxfield, but the doubles point ultimately went to the Wildcats.
In singles, the Dons couldn't get a win on any of the courts, and the match win went to Arizona.
RESULTS
Doubles (order of finish: 2,1,3)
- Bui and Maxfield def. Kirsten Prelle and Kayla Wilkins; 6-3
- Khim Iglupas and Gitte Heynemans def. Colyer and Capogrosso; 6-2
- Talya Zandberg and Abby Amos def. Mushika and Yue; 7-6
Singles (order of finish: 2,5,6*)
- Zandberg vs. Bui; 6-3, 4-2(unfinished)
- Prelle def. Maxfield; 6-0, 6-0
- Amos vs. Colyer; 6-2, 5-3(unfinished)
- Iglupas vs. Capogrosso; 6-4, 5-2(unfinished)
- Heynemans def. Mushika; 6-3, 6-3
- Wilkins def. Yue; 6-3, 6-3
UP NEXT
The Dons will face Nevada at the Olympic Club on Friday. First serve is slated for noon.
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