TALLAHASSEE – The No. 65 Florida State women’s tennis team (12-6, 3-5 ACC) fell to No. 28 Stanford (13-4, 6-2) 4-1 on Sunday afternoon at the FSU Indoor Tennis Courts.

The afternoon began with highly competitive matches across all three doubles courts. Maelie Monfils and Laura Putz claimed the first match of the day, defeating Chidimma Okpara and Morgan Shaffer 6-3 on Court 3. Putz and Monfils notched their fourth ACC victory and improved to 5-1 overall on the season.

Stanford earned a Court 2 victory, leaving Court 1 to determine the doubles point. No. 89-ranked Eva Shaw and Maria Juliana Parra Romero began the match with a 2-0 lead against No. 22-ranked Connie Ma and Valerie Glozman. The Cardinal pair went on to win the next five games, taking a 5-2 advantage. Shaw and Parra Romero won the next two games, but Stanford clinched the doubles point to earn a 6-4 victory and the team point.

Stanford earned singles victories on Courts 1 and 2 to take a 3-0 lead. Kristyna Lavickova earned a victory on Court 3, defeating No. 79-ranked Valencia Xu 6-0, 6-4 to put the Seminoles on the board. The win marked Lavickova’s first ranked victory of the season. On Court 6, Putz took the first set 6-2 and held a 3-2 lead in the second set when the match ended after the Cardinals clinched a victory on Court 4. 

Florida State will host its final two regular-season home matches next weekend, starting on Friday at 4 p.m. against No. 11 NC State, followed by a match on Sunday against No. 40 Wake Forest at noon. Friday’s match will honor Seminole Heritage, with Senior Day to take place on Sunday. Admission is free at all Florida State home tennis matches. 

Live stats and video will be available on Seminoles.com.

Match Results

#28 Stanford 4, #65 Florida State 1

Singles Competition: 

1. #6 Valerie Glozman (STAN) def. #112 Eva Shaw (FSU) 6-2, 6-2 

2. #16 Connie Ma (STAN) def. Millie Bissett (FSU) 6-1, 6-1 

3. Kristyna Lavickova (FSU) def. #79 Valencia Xu (STAN) 6-0, 6-4 

4. Caroline Driscoll (STAN) def. Mary Boyce Deatherage (FSU) 6-4, 6-0 

5. Maria Juliana Parra Romero (FSU) vs. Chidimma Okpara (STAN) 4-6, 2-1, unfinished 

6. Laura Putz (FSU) vs. Morgan Shaffer (STAN) 6-2, 3-2, unfinished

Doubles Competition:

1. #22 Valerie Glozman/Connie Ma (STAN) def. #89 Maria Parra Romero/Eva Shaw (FSU) 6-4 

2. Valencia Xu/Caroline Driscoll (STAN) def. Millie Bissett/Kristyna Lavickova (FSU) 6-4 

3. Maelie Monfils/Laura Putz (FSU) def. Chidimma Okpara/Morgan Shaffer (STAN) 6-3

Florida State (12-6) | Stanford (13-4)

Order of Finish: Doubles (3, 2, 1); Singles (2, 1, 3, 4)



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