TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Seminoles.com) โ Decorated redshirt senior Petra Hule of Florida State Womenโs Tennis saw her tremendous singles career come to a close on Monday evening, falling to Texasโ Kylie Collins, 2-6, 5-7, in the round of 64 at the NCAA Singles Championship in Champaign, Ill.
The ๐ฝ๐ต๐ฒ๐ป๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฎ๐น singles career of Petra Hule comes to a close.She falls to Kylie Collins of Texas: 2-6, 5-7.She continues doubles play on Tuesday with Anna Arkadianou #OneTribe pic.twitter.com/z781jTf6Kv— FSU Women's Tennis (@FSU_WTennis) May 24, 2022
Hule still has the NCAA Doubles Championship to compete in beginning on Tuesday, where she joins teammate Anna Arkadianou as they face Janice Tjen and Savannah Broadus of Pepperdine.
"๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ฏ! ๐ช'๐ด๐ถ๐ต!" @pettyhule gets pumped after taking a 3-1 lead in the 2nd set #OneTribe pic.twitter.com/jxtXnpvEqy— FSU Women's Tennis (@FSU_WTennis) May 24, 2022
Collins sustained several long rallies to pull off the upset over No. 3 seeded Hule, who finishes the spring year with a 22-2 record in singles competition. After dropping the first set, Hule took a 4-1 lead in the second frame before Collins mounted her comeback.
Generating unforced errors by her opponent will be ๐ for Petra Hule!Collins 4 | Hule 2 | Set 1 #OneTribe pic.twitter.com/tcs8jDJkQf— FSU Women's Tennis (@FSU_WTennis) May 23, 2022
Hule, a native of Adelaide, Australia, finishes her singles career with 96 victories to rank seventh all-time at Florida State. Combined with her 106 doubles wins, Hule owns 202 career victories as a Seminole, the second-most all-time behind only Andrea Garciaโs 206 wins.
Hule does have an opportunity to make history on Tuesday, as her 106 career doubles victories are tied for the most at Florida State along with Garcia.
Hule finishes the 2021-22 year at 28-7 in singles competition.