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Blazers Fall to South Alabama, 4-0
3/31/2018 5:26:00 PM | Women's Tennis
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – 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.
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.
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.
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.
Nikola Kohoutova clinched the match for South Alabama with a 6-3, 6-2 decision over Dominika Hrabalova on Court 6.
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.
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).
UAB at South Alabama
Bruce David Lubel Memorial Tennis Courts
Mobile, Ala.
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
Order of Finish: 3,1,6
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
Order of Finish: 3,1
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.
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.
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.
Nikola Kohoutova clinched the match for South Alabama with a 6-3, 6-2 decision over Dominika Hrabalova on Court 6.
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.
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).
UAB at South Alabama
Bruce David Lubel Memorial Tennis Courts
Mobile, Ala.
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
Order of Finish: 3,1,6
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
Order of Finish: 3,1
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,1
Order of Finish:
3,1,6
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