Josefine Falster and Sienna Leeson combined for seven victories as South Florida women’s tennis completed the opening weekend of its 2026 fall campaign at the Milwaukee Tennis Classic in Milwaukee, Wis. South Florida finished with five singles wins and two doubles wins in the tournament. The field included Colorado, Lipscomb University, Kansas State, North Carolina, University of Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and the University of Illinois.
Leeson, Falster collect five wins Saturday
On Friday, Sept. 11, Sienna Leeson went 1-1 in singles. She lost to Colorado before defeating Lipscomb University’s Mariia Dolzhenko after taking the second set 6-2 and the deciding tiebreak 10-2. Josefine Falster went 0-2 in singles against University of Wisconsin and Lipscomb, while Falster and Leeson lost to North Carolina in the doubles main draw after entering as the No. 4 seed.
South Florida collected five victories across singles and doubles play Saturday, Sept. 12. Falster went 2-0 in singles, defeating Colorado 7-6, 6-4, and Kansas State’s Diana Smolinska 6-2, 7-6. Leeson advanced by walkover against Colorado and then defeated the University of Illinois in three sets after winning the opening set 6-2 and the deciding tiebreak 10-3.
Falster and Leeson also earned their first doubles victory of the weekend with a 6-1 win over a Navy pairing. South Florida recorded three victories over Power Four opponents on the second day of the tournament. The five Saturday victories came across singles and doubles competition.
South Florida closes with doubles victory
Falster and Leeson finished the tournament Sunday, Sept. 13, with their second consecutive doubles victory. They defeated a Milwaukee pairing 6-4 in the South Final. The result gave the duo two doubles wins for the weekend.
Falster finished singles play 2-2, while Leeson finished 3-2. Cristina Moros is entering her 12th season leading the South Florida women’s tennis program. Moros was named the 2017 American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year and led South Florida to its first conference championship.
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