Vic Allen wins in thriller to advance to round of 32 in NCAA Singles Tournament
STILLWATER, Okla. – Florida State's Vic Allen defeated Anastasiya Komar 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (5) in the round of 64 in the NCAA Singles Championship on Monday.
Allen started the match off strong, as she claimed the first set 6-4 to take the early lead on Komar's home court.
When the match was tied 2-2 in the second set, Komar responded by winning four straight games to even the match.
Allen climbed out of a 3-1 deficit in the third set and tied the set at 4-4. Komar followed by winning the next game and was ahead 5-4 on match point. Allen battled and won four straight points to tie the match at 5-5. Allen and Komar both claimed a game, sending the match into a third-set tiebreaker.
In the tiebreaker, Allen was down 4-1 and won six out of the last seven points to secure the 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (5) victory. The victory increased her season singles win total to 16, which includes seven wins over ranked opponents.
Allen advances to the round of 32 and will face the 67th-ranked Annabell Xu of Virginia on Tuesday. She also begins her doubles championship run with Millie Bissett. Following singles, the duo will face the No. 19 Taisiya Pachkaleva and Sabina Zeynalova of Texas.
Senior Ellie Schoppe fell to No. 16 Dasha Vidmanova in a hard-fought, three-set match. Schoppe kicked off the match with a 7-5 first-set victory to take the lead. Vidmanova went on to take the second and third set to claim the 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 win.
NCAA Women's Tennis Singles Championship Round of 64:
#21 Vic Allen (FSU) def. #18 Anastasiya Komar (OSU) 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (5)#16 Dasha Vidmanova (UGA) def. #35 Ellie Schoppe 5-7, 6-4, 6-4
This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: FSU tennis star moves on to round of 32 of NCAA Singles Championship
