FGCU W. Ten: Bedford Cup Recap

 The FGCU women's tennis team concluded its weekend in Miami competing at the Bedford Cup, highlighted by junior Bridget Forster winning the singles trophy on court No. 3 Sunday afternoon as the Eagles garnered the sportsmanship trophy.

FGCU kicked off the three-day tournament Friday morning and by the end of the day, the Eagles walked away with 12 total wins with nine victories coming in singles action followed by three wins in the doubles competition.

Overall wins:

Ornberg (4-1 in singles, 1-1 in doubles)

Ascúa (4-1 in singles, 1-1 in doubles)

Perez (3-1, 1-2 in doubles)

Gallegos (0-2 in singles, 1-1 in doubles)

Forster (3-0 in singles, 2-0 in doubles)

Kelly (0-2 in singles, 1-2 in doubles)

Chan (1-1 in singles, 1-1 in doubles)

Villar (2-2 in singles, 2-0 in doubles)

Juniors Maja Ornberg and Sofia Perez and senior Patricia Villar each collected two wins apiece on day one in singles.

Meanwhile, in doubles play, Ornberg teamed up with senior Julia Ascúa to claim a 6-3 win while freshman Ariana Chan and sophomore Madison Gallegos captured a 6-4 victory.

Forster and Villar worked together to claim the final doubles with a 7-5 win for the Eagles.

At the conclusion of the second day of competition in Miami, FGCU racked up four wins in singles play as Ascúa picked up two victories defeating Alexandria Mjos (USF) in three sets (6-4, 4-6, 10-7) followed by a 6-2, 7-6 (7-5) victory over Miami's Daniella Roldan.

Forster, who did falter on day one, snagged a 6-3, 6-2 win over Villar to head into day three undefeated in singles.

The final day of the Bedford Cup was highlighted by a couple of wins over A-SUN opponents as Ascúa and Forster both came out victorious Sunday afternoon.

Ascúa defeated UNF's Constanza Gorches in straight sets (6-2, 6-0) while Forster, rallying from behind, claimed the No. 3 singles draw trophy over Stetson's Alexe Viaud (4-6, 6-1, 1-0 (10-6)).

In addition, with so many Eagles being nominated by the opposing teams in the field, the committee awarded the entire FGCU team with the Bedford Cup Sportsmanship trophy. 

Day One:

Singles

1. Ulyana Shirokova (Miami) def. Sara Kelly 4-6, 6-2, 1-0 (18-16)
2. Julia Ascúa def. Afrika Smith (Bethune-Cookman) 6-2, 6-3
3. Maja Ornberg def. Natalia Serrano (UCF) 5-7, 6-2, 1-0 (10-8)
4. Sofia Perez def. Rachel Harden (Florida A&M) 6-1, 6-0
5. Selin Yaylali (USF) def. Madison Gallegos 6-4, 6-2
6. Patricia Villar def. Valentina Martin (UCF) 7-6 (7-5), 6-7 (3-7), 1-0 (11-9)
7. Haleigh Porter (Florida A&M) def. Sara Kelly, walkover
8. Maryna Veksler (FIU) def. Julia Ascúa 4-6, 6-0, 1-0 (10-4)
9. Maja Ornberg def. Michelle Ncube (Bethune-Cookman) 6-3, 6-0
10. Bridget Forster def. Megan Horwitz (Stetson) 6-0, 6-0
11. Sofia Perez def. Yuna Ito (Miami) 6-2, 5-7, 1-0 (10-8)
12. Ariana Chan def. Maria Turrillo (FIU) 6-2, 6-2
13. Vicky Geurinckx (Stetson) def. Madison Gallegos (FGCU) 6-4, 6-4
14. Patricia Villar def. Mariia Solnyshkina (FIU) 6-4, 6-4

Doubles

1. Julia Ascúa /Maja Ornberg def. Amelie Boy/Janvhi Clark (USF) 6-3
2. Ariana Chan/Madison Gallegos def. Fredericka Tucker/M. Rakotondrazafy (Florida A&M) 6-4
3. Bridget Forster/Patricia Villar def. Gabriela Ferreira/Maria Turrillo (FIU) 7-5
4. Danel Ashirova/Lucie Renault (Stetson) def. Sara Kelly/Sofia Perez, 6-4

Day Two:

Singles

1. L. Marzal Martinez (Miami) def. Maja Ornberg (FGCU) 6-4, 6-0
2. Julia Ascúa def. Alexandria Mjos (USF) 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 (10-7)
3. Sofia Perez def. Lucie Renault (Stetson) 0-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-4)
4. Bridget Forster def. Patricia Villar 6-3, 6-2
5. Alexe Viaud (Stetson) def. Ariana Chan 7-5, 6-1
6. Megan Horwitz (Stetson) def. Patricia Villar 1-6, 7-5, 1-0 (13-11)
7. Julia Ascúa def. Daniella Roldan (Miami) 6-2, 7-6 (7-5)
8. Maja Ornberg def. Domenika Turkovic (UCF) 6-1, 6-0

Doubles

1. Ksenia Kuznetsova/Rebeka Stolmar (UCF) def. Julia Ascúa /Maja Ornberg, 7-5
2. Brooke Milner/Vicky Geurinckx (Stetson) def. Ariana Chan/Madison Gallegos, 6-4
3. Patricia Villar/Bridget Forster def. Marcela Ifju/Selin Yaylali (USF) 2-1, retired
4. Sara Culbertson/Valentina Martin (UCF) def. Bridget Forster/Patricia Villar,6-2
5. Sara Kelly/Sofia Perez def. Michelle Ncube/Afrika Smith (Bethune-Cookman) 6-1

Day Three:

Singles

1. Maja Ornberg (FGCU) def. Kamila Umarova (FIU), walkover
2. Julia Ascúa (FGCU) def. Constanza Gorches (North Florida) 6-2, 6-0
3. Basak Akbas (FIU) def. Sofia Perez 5-7, 7-6 (7-2), 1-0 (10-5)
4. Bridget Forster def. Alexe Viaud (Stetson) 4-6, 6-1, 1-0 (10-6)

Doubles

1. Amelie Boy/Janvhi Clark (USF) def. Sara Kelly/Sofia Perez 6-2

UP NEXT:
FGCU will continue its fall action in the ITA Regionals this Thursday, Oct. 18 through Sunday, Oct. 21 in Atlanta, Ga.