TAMPA, Fla., Sept. 28, 2026\u00a0\u2013\u00a0South Florida women’s tennis wrapped up competition at the Bedford Cup on Sunday, with eight programs from across Florida competing in the three-day tournament hosted by the Bulls.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The weekend marked the first action for Bulls transfers Zoe Lazar<\/a> and Paulina Montiel<\/a>, as both newcomers made their South Florida debuts.\u00a0<\/p>\n Lazar highlighted the weekend for South Florida, capturing the Division C Singles Championship and going undefeated in singles play.<\/p>\n Friday, Sept. 25 Josefine Falster<\/a> and Francesca Miglio<\/a> dropped both\u00a0doubles matches, while Montiel and Kelly Loana Vargas<\/a> split their two matches, falling to North Florida before beating Florida Gulf Coast.\u00a0<\/p>\n In singles, Lazar opened the weekend with a straight-set win over Stetson’s Alissia Aleksandra Kivi, 6-1, 6-1. Marcon went 2-0, defeating FIU’s Mia Sarcev, 6-0, 6-2, and North Florida.\u00a0<\/p>\n Montiel earned a three-set victory against Florida Atlantic’s Malwina Rowinska, taking the second set, 6-4, before securing the deciding tiebreak, 10-4.<\/p>\n Saturday, Sept. 26 Lazar continued her singles run with two victories, advancing past North Florida’s Emma Kette before defeating Florida Atlantic’s Malika Amirgalieva in three sets, 3-6, 6-2, 11-9, to reach Sunday’s singles championship.\u00a0<\/p>\n Falster collected two three-set victories against opponents from Florida State and UCF. She defeated Florida State’s Laura Putz, 4-6, 6-4, 10-4, then beat UCF’s Jade Psonka, 4-6, 6-1, 10-8.<\/p>\n Miglio earned a three-set victory against FIU’s Victoria Papadopoulou, 6-7, 6-2, 10-5. Vargas Gonzalez added a straight-set win over Florida A&M’s Arien Thomas, 6-3, 6-2.<\/p>\n Sunday, Sept. 27 Falster advanced by walkover against FIU’s Jelena Vico before closing the weekend with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over North Florida’s Aubrey Effler.<\/p>\n Miglio added her second singles victory of the weekend, defeating FIU’s Aleksandra Simeva in three sets, 3-6, 6-2, 10-7. Montiel and Vargas Gonzalez also concluded singles competition Sunday. About Women’s Tennis
\nOn the opening day of the Bedford Cup, Lazar and Margherita Marcon<\/a> earned two doubles victories, defeating North Florida’s Sydney Stark and Jessica Gunter, 7-5, before adding another 7-5 win against Florida Gulf Coast’s June Bjork and Nora Svensson.<\/p>\n
\nIn doubles, Montiel and Vargas Gonzalez earned a 6-4 victory over North Florida’s Emma Kette and Aubrey Effler. Lazar and Marcon battled in the doubles semifinals but ultimately fell to Florida State.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\nLazar capped her weekend with a victory in the Division C singles championship, defeating Florida Atlantic’s Alexia Patru 6-4, 4-6, 6-1. Lazar went undefeated in singles action, finishing the Bedford Cup with a perfect 4-0 record.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\nSouth Florida returns to action Oct. 8-11 at the ITA Regionals in Miami, Fla.<\/p>\n
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