The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Sunday, April 8
Hattiesburg, Miss.
11:00 AM
UAB
2
at
5
Southern Miss
UAB Falls to Southern Miss, 5-2
4/8/2018 6:11:00β―PM | Women's Tennis
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. β The UAB women's tennis team dropped a tough decision on Sunday afternoon, falling to Conference USA foe Southern Miss, 5-2, at the Southern Miss Tennis Facility.
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UAB (12-11, 1-2) finishes the 2017-18 campaign with a 4-5 road record, its most road wins since winning four matches away from Birmingham during the 2009-10 season.
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After dropping the doubles point and the opening singles match to go down 2-0 early, junior Alexandra Shchipakina pulled a match back for the Blazers with a 7-6, 6-3 victory on Court 1.
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From there, Southern Miss rattled off three-straight singles wins on Courts 3, 6 and 4, including a 7-6, 6-2 win on Court 6 by Claudia Castella, to clinch the overall victory for the Golden Eagles.
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Marlene Herrmann provided the Green and Gold with their final victory of the afternoon, toppling Rikeetha Pereira of Southern Miss, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 in the No. 2 spot. Herrmann is now 14-4 in singles play and 13-4 playing at No. 2.
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UAB now turns its attention to the Conference USA Tournament, which will begin on April 19 in Norfolk, Va.
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For more information on UAB women's tennis, follow the Blazers on Twitter (@UAB_WTN) and Instagram (UAB_WTN).
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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 (12-11, 1-2) finishes the 2017-18 campaign with a 4-5 road record, its most road wins since winning four matches away from Birmingham during the 2009-10 season.
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After dropping the doubles point and the opening singles match to go down 2-0 early, junior Alexandra Shchipakina pulled a match back for the Blazers with a 7-6, 6-3 victory on Court 1.
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From there, Southern Miss rattled off three-straight singles wins on Courts 3, 6 and 4, including a 7-6, 6-2 win on Court 6 by Claudia Castella, to clinch the overall victory for the Golden Eagles.
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Marlene Herrmann provided the Green and Gold with their final victory of the afternoon, toppling Rikeetha Pereira of Southern Miss, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 in the No. 2 spot. Herrmann is now 14-4 in singles play and 13-4 playing at No. 2.
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UAB now turns its attention to the Conference USA Tournament, which will begin on April 19 in Norfolk, Va.
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For more information on UAB women's tennis, follow the Blazers on Twitter (@UAB_WTN) and Instagram (UAB_WTN).
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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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