The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Saturday, March 31
Mobile, Ala.
11:00 AM
UAB
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at
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South Alabama
Blazers Fall to South Alabama, 4-0
3/31/2018 5:26:00β―PM | Women's Tennis
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. β The UAB women's tennis team saw its six-match winning streak snapped on Saturday as the Blazers fell to in-state foe South Alabama, 4-0, at the Bruce David Lubel Memorial Tennis Courts.
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UAB's (12-10, 1-1) Marlene Herrmann and Hana Sisirak were in prime position to win their respective matches against the Jaguars before the match went final, as Herrmann led 6-4, 2-0 on Court 2 and Sisirak was a point away from victory at 6-1, 5-3 on Court 5.
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South Alabama got things going early in doubles play as a pair of 6-3 victories by the Jaguars on Courts 1 and 3 saw them take the early 1-0 lead.
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From there, the Jags' Yu Fujioka put the home team up 2-0 with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Sophie Dodds before 99th-ranked Alexandria Stiteler took down Alex Shchipakina, 6-3, 6-3 on the top court to put USA ahead, 3-0.
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Nikola Kohoutova clinched the match for South Alabama with a 6-3, 6-2 decision over Dominika Hrabalova on Court 6.
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UAB returns to action on April 8 when it closes out the regular season on the road at Southern Miss. First serve is slated for 11 a.m.
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For more information on UAB women's tennis, follow the Blazers on Twitter (@UAB_WTN) and Instagram (UAB_WTN). For more on all Blazer sports teams follow the official social media accounts of UAB Athletics on Twitter (@UAB_Athletics), on Facebook (Facebook.com/UAB.Blazers), on Instagram (@uab_athletics).
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UAB at South Alabama
Bruce David Lubel Memorial Tennis Courts
Mobile, Ala.
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Singles
1. #99 Stiteler, Alexandria (USA) def. SHCHIPAKINA, Alex (UAB) 6-3, 6-3
2. Zolotareva, Alina (USA) vs. HERRMANN, Marlene (UAB) 4-6, 0-2, unfinished
3. Fujioka, Yu (USA) def. DODDS, Sophie (UAB) 6-2, 6-3
4. Palmen, Maxine (USA) vs. BERTRANDS, Megan (UAB) 6-4, 4-1, unfinished
5. Martins, Patricia (USA) vs. SISIRAK, Hana (UAB) 1-6, 3-5, unfinished
6. Kohoutova, Nikola (USA) def. HRABALOVA, Dominika (UAB) 6-3, 6-2
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Order of Finish: 3,1,6
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Doubles
1. Martins, Patricia/Pasanen, Milka (USA) def. HERRMANN, Marlene/GRZYWOCZ, Sonia (UAB) 6-3
2. Stiteler, Alexandria/Fujioka, Yu (USA) vs. SHCHIPAKINA, Alex/DODDS, Sophie (UAB) 5-4, unfinished
3. Zolotareva, Alina/Kohoutova, Nikola (USA) def. HRABALOVA, Dominika/BERTRANDS, Megan (UAB) 6-3
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Order of Finish: 3,1
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UAB's (12-10, 1-1) Marlene Herrmann and Hana Sisirak were in prime position to win their respective matches against the Jaguars before the match went final, as Herrmann led 6-4, 2-0 on Court 2 and Sisirak was a point away from victory at 6-1, 5-3 on Court 5.
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South Alabama got things going early in doubles play as a pair of 6-3 victories by the Jaguars on Courts 1 and 3 saw them take the early 1-0 lead.
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From there, the Jags' Yu Fujioka put the home team up 2-0 with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Sophie Dodds before 99th-ranked Alexandria Stiteler took down Alex Shchipakina, 6-3, 6-3 on the top court to put USA ahead, 3-0.
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Nikola Kohoutova clinched the match for South Alabama with a 6-3, 6-2 decision over Dominika Hrabalova on Court 6.
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UAB returns to action on April 8 when it closes out the regular season on the road at Southern Miss. First serve is slated for 11 a.m.
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For more information on UAB women's tennis, follow the Blazers on Twitter (@UAB_WTN) and Instagram (UAB_WTN). For more on all Blazer sports teams follow the official social media accounts of UAB Athletics on Twitter (@UAB_Athletics), on Facebook (Facebook.com/UAB.Blazers), on Instagram (@uab_athletics).
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UAB at South Alabama
Bruce David Lubel Memorial Tennis Courts
Mobile, Ala.
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Singles
1. #99 Stiteler, Alexandria (USA) def. SHCHIPAKINA, Alex (UAB) 6-3, 6-3
2. Zolotareva, Alina (USA) vs. HERRMANN, Marlene (UAB) 4-6, 0-2, unfinished
3. Fujioka, Yu (USA) def. DODDS, Sophie (UAB) 6-2, 6-3
4. Palmen, Maxine (USA) vs. BERTRANDS, Megan (UAB) 6-4, 4-1, unfinished
5. Martins, Patricia (USA) vs. SISIRAK, Hana (UAB) 1-6, 3-5, unfinished
6. Kohoutova, Nikola (USA) def. HRABALOVA, Dominika (UAB) 6-3, 6-2
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Order of Finish: 3,1,6
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Doubles
1. Martins, Patricia/Pasanen, Milka (USA) def. HERRMANN, Marlene/GRZYWOCZ, Sonia (UAB) 6-3
2. Stiteler, Alexandria/Fujioka, Yu (USA) vs. SHCHIPAKINA, Alex/DODDS, Sophie (UAB) 5-4, unfinished
3. Zolotareva, Alina/Kohoutova, Nikola (USA) def. HRABALOVA, Dominika/BERTRANDS, Megan (UAB) 6-3
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Order of Finish: 3,1
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,1
#1 Singles Match
12
33
Stiteler, Alexandria / 0 (99/-) [USA]
66
#2 Singles Match
123
620
Zolotareva, Alina / 0 [USA]
40UF
#3 Singles Match
12
23
Fujioka, Yu / 0 [USA]
66
#4 Singles Match
123
410
Palmen, Maxine / 0 [USA]
64UF
#5 Singles Match
123
650
Martins, Patricia / 0 [USA]
13UF
#6 Singles Match
12
32
Kohoutova, Nikola / 0 [USA]
66
Order of Finish:
3,1,6
Players Mentioned
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