Chang’s individual victory was her first since Feb. 14 against Princeton.
“Sophie wasn’t playing her best, but she managed to find a way,” Crimson coach Traci Green said. “All semester we’ve been working on trying to find a way, and today she found a way and also got a victory for the team.”
Freshman Kristin Norton, after a sound defeat at the hands of Andrea Yacaman in the first set, returned the favor in the next two, winning the match, 1-6, 6-3, 6-2.
But it was the Central Florida fans who made the match particularly memorable.
“Norton had a really tough match, particularly with the fans—she faced a lot of different characters off the court, but she did a good job of rising up and not acting too emotionally,” Rosekrans said.
“The people kept telling us to go back to the library,” Gridley said, laughing. “Kristin got really, really pissed and just started winning.”
Norton, playing with Tachibana, also won in the No. 2 doubles match, defeating their Knight opponents, 8-3.
“I was really proud of the way we came together,” Rosekrans said. “We showed a lot of heart and...pretty much dominat[ed], so it was a really successful day.”