TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The North Florida women's tennis team wrapped up its fall tournament schedule at the Seminole All Conference Showdown. The Ospreys picked up two titles and four singles wins in extra matches in the final day of the tournament.
Lucia Montano brought home the singles title in the Audra Brannon bracket. She upset nationally ranked Emmanuelle Salas of FSU in the semifinals on Day Two to advance to the finals. Montano fought hard over three sets to beat Yu Chen of Auburn (6-4, 4-6, 7-5) in the finals, earning her the title.
Teammate
Valentina Mariotto also earned a title on the day in the consolation finals of the Buffy Baker Singles bracket. Mariotto picked up her win against Georgie Walker of Furman over three sets, 3-6, 6-4, 10/7.
With a full slate of fall matches under its belts, North Florida now looks ahead to the spring.
DUNAGAN'S DETAILS
"I'm really proud of how our team competed throughout the weekend. We showed a strong presence with Lucia winning the top flight and we all finished strong defeating some tough opponents. It is great to see our hard work pay off and the progress each player has made from the beginning of the fall season. I'm excited to get back to work and cannot wait for the spring season to get here!" -- Head coach
Catherine Dunagan
RESULTS
Singles
Audra Brannon Singles - Finals
Lucia Montano def. Yu Chen (Auburn) 6-4, 4-6, 7-5
Buffy Baker Singles - Consolation Finals
Valentina Mariotto def. Georgie Walker (Furman) 3-6, 6-4, 10/7
Ali Weber Singles - Consolation Finals
Alejandra Morales (ETSU) def.
Kendall Nash 6-2, 6-3
Ana Oparenovic Singles - Consolation Finals
Andrea Garcia (FSU) def.
Sean Lodzki 6-5, 6-2
Singles Extra Matches
Florencia Rossi def. Sofia San Jose (MSU) W.O.
Constanza Gorches def. Ana Luiza Cruz (USC) W.O.
Marija Mastilovic (MSU) def.
Florencia Rossi 6-4, 6-4
Constanza Gorches def. Danni Vines (Furman) 6-0, 6-2
Lea Grinberg def. Myrna Olaya (Arkansas) 6-2, 6-0