Women's Tennis | 10/6/2019 5:17:00 PM

FORT MYERS, Fla. - The North Florida women's tennis team had a chance to bring home three titles on day three at the Bedford Cup. Doubles partners  Ana Paula Melilo and Lucia Montano brought home the Doubles Flight A Title. Valentina Mariotto and Montano came up short in their singles finals.

Melilo and Montano went 4-0 on the weekend, earning triumphs against pairs from Florida International, South Florida and Florida Atlantic. The pair downed Radka Buzkova and May Kimhi from FAU 6-2 to bring home the title.

Montano fell in the Singles Flight A final to Central Florida's Nandini Sharma in the first two sets, finishing the weekend 3-1. Mariotto ended her time in Fort Myers in the final round of Singles Flight B Consolation bracket 2-2, earning wins from UCF and USF. 

The Ospreys are back on the road Friday, Oct. 18 for the ITA Regionals in Tallahassee, Fla.

Dunagan's Details
"I am extremely proud of how hard our girls competed this weekend. We played two finals in the top flights, and brought home the doubles trophy defeating some good pairs in the state. It's exciting to see how this group is working hard and getting tougher every day." -- Head Coach Catherine Dunagan

RESULTS
Singles
Singles Flight A - Final Round
Nandini Sharma (UCF)  (2) def. Lucia Montano 6-4; 6-4

Singles Flight B Consolation - Final Round 
Kristina Miletic (FIU) def. Valentina Mariotto 6-3; 6-1

Singles Extra Matches - Round of 16
Maja Ornberg (FGCU) def. Lea Grinberg 6-2; 6-3 
Domenika Turkovic (UCF) def. Ana Paula Melilo 6-1; 3-6; 10-7 
Valentina Martin  (UCF) def. Kendall Nash  7-6; 6-1 
Constanza Gorches def. Karin Kozlejova (FAU) 6-0; 6-0
Vicky Geurinckx (Stetson) def. Florencia Rossi  6-7; 7-6; 10-5

Doubles
Doubles Flight A- Final Round
Ana Paula Melilo / Lucia Montano (3) def. Radka Buzkova / May Kimhi (FAU) (4) 6-2 

Doubles Extra Matches -Final Round
Leah Grinberg  / Sean Lodzki def. Natalia Boltinskaya / Lauren Randle (FAU) 6-2