SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Returning to the court for the first time in eight days, the USF Dons women's tennis team (11-7, 4-3) were able to get back on track as they defeated the Santa Clara Broncos 6-1 on Friday afternoon in the South Bay.

The Dons got off to a great start by winning two of the three doubles matches to secure the first point of the match, and then received individual victories from Maria Martinez Vaquero, Caragh Courtney, Rita Colyer, Mya Bui and Hana Gamracy to account for the remaining five USF points in the victory.

RESULTS:
Doubles:
(USF) Maria Martinez Vaquero/Rita Colyer def. (SCU) Hayer/Petty (6-4)
(USF) Chiho Mushika/Mya Bui vs. (SCU) Gordon/Kalinic (6-6, DNF)
(USF) Caragh Courtney/Azaria Hayes def. (SCU) Schroer/Zlotnik (6-4)
Singles:
(USF) Martinez Vaquero def. (SCU) Kalinic (6-7, (5-7, 7-5, 1-0, (12-10))
(SCU) Schroer def. (USF) Mushika (6-1, 6-2)
(USF) Courtney def. (SCU) Gordon (2-6, 7-6, (7-4), 3-2, (10-5))
(USF) Colyer def. (SCU) Fileva (6-3, 2-6, 6-1)
(USF) Bui def. (SCU) Hayer (6-1, 7-5)
(USF) Gamracy def. (SCU) Zlotnik (6-1, 6-4)

CATCHING UP WITH COACH BARTLETT:
"It was a solid win today for us. Santa Clara fought hard and this match could have gone either way. Fortunately we were able to do a good job of controlling the momentum of the match and we had a good response when they pushed on us. In the end we showed good poise to be able to close the match in our favor." 

UP NEXT:
The Dons now continue their road trip as they will head to Seattle to take on the Washington Huskies up in the Pacific Northwest on Sunday afternoon. Matches begin at 1:00 p.m. at the Lloyd Norstrom Tennis Center. 

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