The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
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Jacksonville State
Women's Tennis Blanks Jacksonville State, 7-0
3/8/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
March 8, 2006
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ----- The UAB women's tennis team took the doubles point and swept through singles play, en route to a 7-0 victory over Jacksonville State Wednesday afternoon. The Blazers won all six singles matches in straight sets, as they improved to 6-4 on the season.
"Both teams were short handed but I'm very happy with the way we played today," said UAB head coach Mert Ertunga. "The girls took every point serious and I thought we played better, as a team. Our doubles teams played well. We played with different combinations in doubles and still managed to win the point. We have to continue to improve and prepare for Tennessee-Martin Friday."
UAB took the doubles point in convincing fashion, handily winning all three spots. In the No. 1 tilt, Blazers Gulsah Esen and Ornischa Maier-Knapp were 8-4 winners over Layla Abby and Eloah Lopes. At the No. 2 position, UAB's Annemieke Elsholz and Antonia Nugent beat Marcia Barnes and Babette Lombardo, 8-1. Blazers Seden Soyalp and Samrin Tanzeem defeated Jacksonville State's Adriana Borda and Alexandra Georgakopoulos, 8-2, in the No. 3 slot.
The Blazers continued to dominate in the singles, winning all six matches in straight sets. In the No. 1 match, UAB's Maier-Knapp tallied a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Lombardo. In No. 2 singles, Blazer Elzholz was a 6-1, 6-2 winner over Lopes. UAB's Esen blanked Abby, 6-0, 6-0, in the No. 3 spot.
The bottom half of UAB's lineup held up their end of the bargain as well. In the No. 4 tilt, Blazer Tanzeem recorded a 6-0, 6-4 win against Borda. At the No. 5 position, UAB's Nugent beat Barnes, 6-4, 6-0, while Blazer Soyalp defeated Georgakopoulos, 6-1, 6-1, in the No. 6 slot.
UAB hosts Tennessee-Martin Friday at 1 p.m., at the Brook Highland Racquet Club.
UAB 7, Jacksonville State 0
Singles
No. 1: Ornischa Maier-Knapp (UAB) def. Babette Lombardo (JSU), 6-1, 6-1
No. 2: Annemieke Elsholz (UAB) def. Eloah Lopes (JSU), 6-1, 6-2
No. 3: Gulsah Esen (UAB) def. Layla Abby (JSU), 6-0, 6-0
No. 4: Samrin Tanzeem (UAB) def. Adriana Borda (JSU), 6-0, 6-4
No. 5: Antonia Nugent (UAB) def. Marcia Barnes (JSU), 6-4, 6-0
No. 6: Seden Soyalp (UAB) def. Alexandra Georgakopoulos (JSU), 6-1, 6-1
Doubles
No. 1: Esen/Maier-Knapp (UAB) def. Abby/Lopes (JSU), 8-4
No. 2: Elsholz/Nugent (UAB) def. Barnes/Lombardo (JSU), 8-1
No. 3: Soyalp/Tanzeem (UAB) def. Borda/Georgakopoulos (JSU), 8-2
