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UAB Defeats Temple 4-2 in the First Round of AAC Championships
4/17/2024 6:19:00 PM | Women's Tennis
DALLAS, Texas – The UAB women's tennis team defeated Temple 4-2 in the first round of the AAC Championships on Wednesday afternoon.
The Blazers won a nail bitter doubles point with the last two matches going into tiebreakers. Klara Kajabova and Maggie White clinched the point for UAB.
Kajabova earned a 6-4, 6-0 win on Court 2 to claim the first singles point. Annalisa Smith won the second singles point for the Blazers with a dominate 6-4, 6-0 victory.
Adela Wasserbauerova came from behind to win a three-set match on Court 1 to clinch the match for UAB.
UAB advances to the second round and will take on No. 6 seed Florida Atlantic on Thursday, April 18 at 6 p.m. CT.
Doubles
1. Samantha Nanere / Maiko Uchijima (TEM) def. Mackenzie White / Vanessa Mellynchuk (UAB) 7-6 [2]
2. Adela Wasserbauerova / Sydney Clarke (UAB) def. Evie Wei / Jessie Zheng (TEM) 6-4
3. Klara Kajabova / Maggie White (UAB) def. Mari Christoforidou / Frasser Kawaratani (TEM) 7-6 [4]
Singles
1. Adela Wasserbauerova (UAB) def. Frasser Kawaratani (TEM) 3-6, 6-2, 6-4
2. Klara Kajabova (UAB) def. Sena Takebe (TEM) 6-4, 6-0
3. Maiko Uchijima (TEM) def. Mackenzie White (UAB) 6-2, 7-6 [3]
4. Jessie Zheng (TEM) def. Sydney Clarke (UAB) 6-3, 7-5
5. Vanessa Mellynchuk (UAB) vs. Vineetha Mummadi (TEM) 6-7 [0], 4-4 unfinished
6. Annalisa Smith (UAB) def. Mari Christoforidou (TEM) 6-2, 2-6, 6-2
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1,3
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3,4,6,1
Players Mentioned
