No. 3 Notre Dame tames USF
USF put up a fight with one of the nation’s best, but No. 3 Notre Dame was too much to handle.
The Bulls (2-8) could not upset the Fighting Irish and fell 5-2 at the USF Varsity Tennis Courts on Wednesday.
“It was a really tough match,” said Bulls coach Agustin Moreno. “(Notre Dame) came in here very fit and it is no question that they are one of the best teams in the country.”
USF sophomore Irene Rehberger improved her individual record to 3-1 with a defeat of No. 33 Kelcy Tefft in the top singles position.
USF senior Iciri Rai also saw victory, defeating No. 114 Kristen Rafael in straight sets,
6-2 and 7-5.
“Coming in, I knew it was going to be a tough match,” Rai said. “My mental attitude helped me get the win today.”
It was doubles, however, where the Bulls fell in all three matches before losing
four of six singles to Notre Dame (13-1). USF assistant coach Luisa Obando said it was good for the team to get experience from such a highly ranked team.
“It was a great match,” she said. “All of the girls played extremely well. This just shows how deep of a conference the Big East really is.”
USF will be back in action Friday at the USF Varsity Tennis Courts against Penn State
(2-9). The Bulls then play four matches at home over spring break against Syracuse
(8-3), Wisconsin (5-7), Kentucky (9-1) and South Carolina (6-4).
More Stories
Meet the Team
Oracle EditorProfile
USF gives it away in Memphis 34-33
At the half, a 14-point lead meant USF was on track to win its first conference game in over a calendar year. That energy was kept up even with under five minutes to go when the Bulls were up 33-20. Then USF watched as its lead went from comfortable, to slim, to nonexistent in the […]
Club teams missing competition, friendship due to COVID-19
Under normal circumstances, Grant Nolder, president of the USF flag football team would be preparing for the club’s biggest competition of the year, the Swamp Bowl. The annual tournament, hosted at UF, typically takes place during the fall semester and features some of the best club flag football teams in the country. Winners of the […]
Bulls battle with ECU in OT win
Coach Brian Gregory said Tuesday the Bulls didn’t play complete, 40-minute games in their two losses last week. It’s debatable if they did Wednesday night against East Carolina (11-18, 5-11) at the Yuengling Center, but it was more than enough to put up a 73-68 overtime win. “It’s funny. There were stretches where we played […]
First SG scholarship rewards student leaders
Student Government (SG) launched the first-of-its-kind, merit-based scholarship to students Nov. 5 on USF’s Tampa campus. As a part of Student Body President Britney Deas and Student Body Vice President Travis McCloskey’s platform, Bull S.H.I.F.T., — Success, Health, Innovation, Finance and Tradition — the SG’s Student Leadership Scholarship consists of two merit-based scholarships which will […]
On-campus Jabil institute sparks anticipation from students
A plan drafted on a bar napkin two years ago has now become the USF Jabil Innovation Institute, a multi-million dollar institute combining the College of Engineering and the Muma College of Business. Senior Vice President of Advancement and CEO of the USF Foundation Joel Momberg and Jabil CEO Mark Mondello jotted the idea down […]