Tsveta Dimitrova posted three singles victories on the weekend.
Women’s Tennis Finishes Up Competition in Nassau
Sunday, January 12, 2020 | Women's Tennis
Tsveta Dimitrova adds third-straight victory to open season.
NASSAU, the Bahamas – Competing for the final day at the national showcase tournament, the Pink Flamingo Cup hosted by the Baha Mar Resort, the University of Florida women's tennis team squared off with the No. 7 Texas Longhorns in singles and the No. 23 Miami Hurricanes in doubles.
The lone senior on Florida's roster, Tsveta Dimitrova, continued her impressive start to the 2020 slate as she posted her third-straight singles victory. In her second year with the program after transferring in from the University of Houston, Dimitrova won all of her matches at the first-ever Pink Flamingo Cup.
After inclement weather altered the day's original schedule, Florida and Texas played just one-set matches in singles before taking the court against Miami in doubles.
Three of UF's six matches against the Longhorns went to a seventh game. Dimitrova added a 7-5 win over UT's Tijana Spasojevic while sophomore Marlee Zein registered a 7-6 (5) victory over Longhorn freshman Adri Nagy.
No. 96 Victoria Emma and Ida Jarlskog fell against top 50 foes while No. 37 McCartney Kessler and Sydney Berlin were upended in their respective bouts.
After singles play, Florida battled Miami in doubles to conclude the tournament. The Gators fought in their contests but fell by two games apiece in all three. Junior combo McCartney Kessler and Victoria Emma dropped a decision to Daevenia Achon and Estela Perez-Somarriba while Tsveta Dimitrova and Ida Jarlskog came up short against Selma Cadar and Maya Tahan. From the third doubles slot, Sydney Berlin and Marlee Zein were defeated by Nada Dimovska and Yuna Ito.
No. 4 UCLA claimed the tournament title.
The Gators, after completing this weekend's preseason action against some of the nation's top-tier programs, return to the courts the weekend of Jan. 25-26 when they travel to the ITA Kick-Off Weekend in Raleigh, N.C.
UP NEXT
Saturday, Jan. 25
ITA Kick-Off Weekend vs. Oklahoma
Raleigh, N.C.
Quotes from the Court
Head Coach Roland Thornqvist
Overall thoughts on the day of competition…
"We continue to improve competitively but still missed key opportunities. We will address this everyday in practice in the coming weeks. If we can bridge the gap from our level of hitting to how we score, we will make huge jumps."
Friday, Jan. 10
Florida vs. Texas
Doubles competition
1. Anna Turati/Bianca Turati (TEX) def. Victoria Emma/McCartney Kessler (FLA) 6-3
2. Fernanda Labrana/Marta Perez Mur (TEX) def. Tsveta Dimitrova/Ida Jarlskog (FLA) 6-3
3. Adrienn Nagy/Lexi Ryngler (TEX) def. Sydney Berlin/Marlee Zein (FLA) 6-1
Florida vs. UCLA
Singles competition
1. #14 Elysia Bolton (UCLA) def. #37 McCartney Kessler (FLA) 6-2, 6-4
2. #9 Jada Hart (UCLA) def. #96 Victoria Emma (FLA) 7-5, 6-3
3. #99 Annette Goulak (UCLA) def. Ida Jarlskog (FLA) 6-4, 6-4
4. Abi Altick (UCLA) def. Marlee Zein (FLA) 7-5, 3-6, 1-0 (10-2)
5. Tsveta Dimitrova (FLA) def. #108 Sasha Vagramov (UCLA) 6-3, 6-3
6. Taylor Johnson (UCLA) def. Sydney Berlin (FLA) 7-6 (7-4), 6-2
Saturday, Jan. 11
Florida vs. UCLA
Doubles competition
1. #2 Elysia Bolton/Jada Hart (UCLA) def. Victoria Emma/McCartney Kessler (FLA) 6-4
2. Annette Goulak/Taylor Johnson (UCLA) def. Tsveta Dimitrova/Ida Jarlskog (FLA) 7-5
3. Abi Altick/Sasha Vagramov (UCLA) def. Sydney Berlin/Marlee Zein (FLA) 6-1
Florida vs. Miami
Singles competition
1. Estela Perez-Somarriba (MIA) def. #37 McCartney Kessler (FLA) 6-4, 5-7
2. Daevenia Achong (MIA) def. #96 Victoria Emma (FLA) 1-6, 7-6, 1-0 (10-5)
3. Marlee Zein (FLA) def. Yuna Ito. (MIA) 6-3, 6-4
4. Tsveta Dimitrova def. Maya Tahan (MIA) 6-3, 6-4
5. Sydney Berlin (FLA) def. #69 Selma Cadar (MIA) 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (13-11)
Sunday, Jan. 12
Florida vs. Texas
Singles competition
1. #37 McCartney Kessler (FLA) def. Bianca Turati (TEX) 6-1
2. #T4 Anna Turati (TEX) def. #96 Victoria Emma (FLA) 6-1
3. #43 Lexi Ryngler (TEX) def. Ida Jarlskog (FLA) 6-2
4. Adrienn Nagy (TEX) def. Marlee Zein (FLA) 7-6 (5)
5. Tsveta Dimitrova (FLA) def. Tijana Spasojevic (TEX) 7-5
6. Marta Perez Mur (TEX) def. Sydney Berlin (FLA) 7-6 (7)
Doubles competition
Florida vs. Miami
1. Daevenia Achong/Estela Perez-Somarriba (MIA) def. Victoria Emma/McCartney Kessler (FLA) 7-5
2. Selma Cadar/Maya Tahan (MIA) def. Tsveta Dimitrova/Ida Jarlskog (FLA) 7-5
3. Sydney Berlin/Marlee Zein (FLA) def. Nada Dimovska/Yuna Ito (MIA) 6-4
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The lone senior on Florida's roster, Tsveta Dimitrova, continued her impressive start to the 2020 slate as she posted her third-straight singles victory. In her second year with the program after transferring in from the University of Houston, Dimitrova won all of her matches at the first-ever Pink Flamingo Cup.
After inclement weather altered the day's original schedule, Florida and Texas played just one-set matches in singles before taking the court against Miami in doubles.
Three of UF's six matches against the Longhorns went to a seventh game. Dimitrova added a 7-5 win over UT's Tijana Spasojevic while sophomore Marlee Zein registered a 7-6 (5) victory over Longhorn freshman Adri Nagy.
No. 96 Victoria Emma and Ida Jarlskog fell against top 50 foes while No. 37 McCartney Kessler and Sydney Berlin were upended in their respective bouts.
After singles play, Florida battled Miami in doubles to conclude the tournament. The Gators fought in their contests but fell by two games apiece in all three. Junior combo McCartney Kessler and Victoria Emma dropped a decision to Daevenia Achon and Estela Perez-Somarriba while Tsveta Dimitrova and Ida Jarlskog came up short against Selma Cadar and Maya Tahan. From the third doubles slot, Sydney Berlin and Marlee Zein were defeated by Nada Dimovska and Yuna Ito.
No. 4 UCLA claimed the tournament title.
The Gators, after completing this weekend's preseason action against some of the nation's top-tier programs, return to the courts the weekend of Jan. 25-26 when they travel to the ITA Kick-Off Weekend in Raleigh, N.C.
UP NEXT
Saturday, Jan. 25
ITA Kick-Off Weekend vs. Oklahoma
Raleigh, N.C.
Quotes from the Court
Head Coach Roland Thornqvist
Overall thoughts on the day of competition…
"We continue to improve competitively but still missed key opportunities. We will address this everyday in practice in the coming weeks. If we can bridge the gap from our level of hitting to how we score, we will make huge jumps."
Friday, Jan. 10
Florida vs. Texas
Doubles competition
1. Anna Turati/Bianca Turati (TEX) def. Victoria Emma/McCartney Kessler (FLA) 6-3
2. Fernanda Labrana/Marta Perez Mur (TEX) def. Tsveta Dimitrova/Ida Jarlskog (FLA) 6-3
3. Adrienn Nagy/Lexi Ryngler (TEX) def. Sydney Berlin/Marlee Zein (FLA) 6-1
Florida vs. UCLA
Singles competition
1. #14 Elysia Bolton (UCLA) def. #37 McCartney Kessler (FLA) 6-2, 6-4
2. #9 Jada Hart (UCLA) def. #96 Victoria Emma (FLA) 7-5, 6-3
3. #99 Annette Goulak (UCLA) def. Ida Jarlskog (FLA) 6-4, 6-4
4. Abi Altick (UCLA) def. Marlee Zein (FLA) 7-5, 3-6, 1-0 (10-2)
5. Tsveta Dimitrova (FLA) def. #108 Sasha Vagramov (UCLA) 6-3, 6-3
6. Taylor Johnson (UCLA) def. Sydney Berlin (FLA) 7-6 (7-4), 6-2
Saturday, Jan. 11
Florida vs. UCLA
Doubles competition
1. #2 Elysia Bolton/Jada Hart (UCLA) def. Victoria Emma/McCartney Kessler (FLA) 6-4
2. Annette Goulak/Taylor Johnson (UCLA) def. Tsveta Dimitrova/Ida Jarlskog (FLA) 7-5
3. Abi Altick/Sasha Vagramov (UCLA) def. Sydney Berlin/Marlee Zein (FLA) 6-1
Florida vs. Miami
Singles competition
1. Estela Perez-Somarriba (MIA) def. #37 McCartney Kessler (FLA) 6-4, 5-7
2. Daevenia Achong (MIA) def. #96 Victoria Emma (FLA) 1-6, 7-6, 1-0 (10-5)
3. Marlee Zein (FLA) def. Yuna Ito. (MIA) 6-3, 6-4
4. Tsveta Dimitrova def. Maya Tahan (MIA) 6-3, 6-4
5. Sydney Berlin (FLA) def. #69 Selma Cadar (MIA) 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (13-11)
Sunday, Jan. 12
Florida vs. Texas
Singles competition
1. #37 McCartney Kessler (FLA) def. Bianca Turati (TEX) 6-1
2. #T4 Anna Turati (TEX) def. #96 Victoria Emma (FLA) 6-1
3. #43 Lexi Ryngler (TEX) def. Ida Jarlskog (FLA) 6-2
4. Adrienn Nagy (TEX) def. Marlee Zein (FLA) 7-6 (5)
5. Tsveta Dimitrova (FLA) def. Tijana Spasojevic (TEX) 7-5
6. Marta Perez Mur (TEX) def. Sydney Berlin (FLA) 7-6 (7)
Doubles competition
Florida vs. Miami
1. Daevenia Achong/Estela Perez-Somarriba (MIA) def. Victoria Emma/McCartney Kessler (FLA) 7-5
2. Selma Cadar/Maya Tahan (MIA) def. Tsveta Dimitrova/Ida Jarlskog (FLA) 7-5
3. Sydney Berlin/Marlee Zein (FLA) def. Nada Dimovska/Yuna Ito (MIA) 6-4
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