TAMPA, Fla. -- The Cardinal Women's Tennis team traveled to the west side of Florida on Thursday (Mar. 5) to play the University of Tampa. In a battle in the Florida heat, the Cardinals fell to the Spartans by a score of 7-0.

Gyselle Gutierrez had the match of the day at #4 Singles, battling to a third set tiebreaker before falling by the score of 6-1, 3-6, 10-4. The Cardinals also got strong doubles performances today from the #2 Doubles team of Joanne Gao and Sara Neves and the #3 Doubles team of Gyselle Gutierrez and Adiya Young. 

From Head Coach Ryan Ruzziconi

"The team played well out of the gate in doubles play, but the heat and match fatigue caught up to them a bit in singles play. The daily improvement is there and I am excited for the future of SVSU Tennis." 

Up Next …

Saginaw Valley continues its road trip in Florida, playing at Rollins College on Saturday morning. The first serve is slated for 10:00 a.m. 

Scores v. TU 

1 - Grib defeats Miller 6-0, 6-1

2 - Williams defeats Gao 6-2, 6-1

3 - Nice defeats McLaughlin 6-3, 6-2

4 – Iordanova defeats Gutierrez 6-1, 3-6, 10-4

5 – Harrelson defeats Neves 6-2, 6-1

6 – Palmgren defeats Johnson 6-1, 6-0

1 – Grib/Williams defeats Miller/McLaughlin 6-1

2 – Dorsey/Harrelson defeats Gao/Neves 6-4

3 – Nice/Brooks defeats Young/Gutierrez 6-3