Florida Gulf Coast University women’s tennis recorded five wins on Nov. 7 at the Bonita Bay Collegiate Open in Bonita Springs, Florida, including Africa Burillo Berezak’s 6-2, 3-6, 12-10 victory over UConn’s Abigail Elham. Burillo Berezak rallied from a 10-9 deficit in the tiebreak set to win three consecutive points and secure the match. The result moved Burillo Berezak to 2-3 on the year, while Elham fell to 7-4.
FGCU earns three singles wins
Burillo Berezak’s victory was one of three singles wins for FGCU. Sabrina Jaramillo defeated UConn’s Victoria Matos 6-3, 6-4 for her fourth win of the fall, while Cecilie Maeland beat UConn’s Tamara Kuti 6-2, 2-6, 10-7. Maeland moved to 2-1 on the year with the victory.
Jaramillo also teamed with Burillo Berezak for a 6-3 doubles win over UConn’s Isabella Asenov and Caroline Hinshaw. The victory was the pair’s first doubles win of the season. FGCU’s other doubles win came from Ashley Matz and Maria Vargas, who defeated Kuti and Karolina Lincer 6-0.
Svensson falls in Rome
Nora Svensson lost to Reese Miller 6-3, 6-2 in the Round of 16 at the ITA Conference Masters Championships in Rome, Georgia. The loss came separately from FGCU’s Bonita Bay Collegiate Open matches in Bonita Springs. FGCU is scheduled to resume the Bonita Bay Collegiate Open on Saturday against pairings from Cincinnati at 4 p.m.
FSB Take
FGCU’s five wins included three singles victories and two doubles victories, giving the Eagles results across both parts of the event. Burillo Berezak contributed in both formats, while Jaramillo also posted a singles win and a doubles victory. The Saturday session against Cincinnati pairings will be the next scheduled opportunity for FGCU to add to its Bonita Bay Collegiate Open results.
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