Women's Tennis | May 11, 2019
COLUMBIA, S.C.--The No. 13 ranked USC women's tennis team fell in the Round of 16 to the No. 4 South Carolina Gamecocks 4-0 in Columbia, S.C. The Trojans conclude the season with a record of 20-8.
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The morning began with doubles as No. 3 Martins/Horvit defeated the Trojan No. 1 ranked pair of Kulikov/Valdes 6-1 on court one to mark the pair's third dual match loss of the season.
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On court two, USC's Weissmann/Willson took a 4-1 lead over the Gamecocks pair of No. 39 Davies/Rohrabacher. South Carolina battled back to tie up the score at 4-4. The Trojans won the next game, but the Gamecocks would win the next three to mark a final score of 7-5 to take the doubles point.
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In singles, USC's
Becca Weissmann fell to South Carolina's Rachel Rohrabacher 6-1, 6-1 on court six. Gamecock No. 81 Mia Horvit defeated USC's
Ana Neffa 6-4, 6-3 on court three to give South Carolina a score of 3-0 overall.
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Finally, USC's #51
Salma Ewing lost to No. 4 Ingrid Gamarra Martins 6-2, 6-1 as South Carolina clinched the match and defeated USC to move on to the Round of Eight in Orlando, Fla.
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The Trojans now look forward to NCAA Individuals in Orlando, Fla. at the USTA National Campus from May 20-25. Freshman
Salma Ewing will participate in the Singles Tournament, while the pair of Kulikov/Valdes enter the Doubles Tournament as the No. 1 seed.Â
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#4 South Carolina 4, #13 USC 0
May 11, 2019 | Columbia, S.C.
DOUBLES
1. #3 I. Gamarra Martins/Mia Horvit (SC) def. #1 Angela Kulikov/Rianna Valdes (USC) 6-1
2. #39 Megan Davies/Rachel Rohrabacher (SC) def. Becca Weissmann/Danielle Willson (USC) 7-5
3. Paige Cline/Kennedy Wicker (SC) vs. Constance Branstine/Ana Neffa (USC) 5-5, unfinished
Order of Finish: 1, 2
SINGLES
1. #4 I. Gamarra Martins (SC) def. #51 Salma Ewing (USC) 6-2, 6-1
2. #17 Paige Cline (SC) vs. #83 Angela Kulikov (USC) 6-3, 2-4, unfinished
3. #81 Mia Horvit (SC) def. Ana Neffa (USC) 6-4, 6-3
4. Megan Davies (SC) vs. Rianna Valdes (USC) 6-1, 1-6, 0-1, unfinished
5. Silvia Chinellato (SC) vs. Danielle Willson (USC) 3-6, 6-4, unfinished
6. Rachel Rohrabacher (SC) def. Becca Weissmann (USC) 6-1, 6-1
Order of Finish: 6, 3, 1
