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Women’s Tennis Picks Up 4-0 Win at Alabama A&M
3/2/2025 6:35:00 PM | Women's Tennis
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – UAB women's tennis (9-4) picked up a 4-0 win at Alabama A&M (0-6) on Sunday afternoon.
The Blazers earned the doubles point to start the match. Vanessa Mellynchuk and Mackenzie White claimed a 6-1 win on Court 1. Kristyna Damaskova teamed up with Nera Tesankic to earn a 6-0 victory on Court 2.
Doubles
1. Vanessa Mellynchuk/Mackenzie White (UAB) def. Valentine Abide Talaki/Alicia Owegi (AAMU) 6-1
2. Kristyna Damaskova/Nera Tesankic (UAB) def. Gabrielle Henderson/Sofia Sotelo Raya (AAMU) 6-0
3. Maria Paz Ospina/Enya Ratkic (UAB) vs. Naomi Blanks/Ntokozo Zungu (AAMU) 4-2, unfinished
UAB claimed the first three available singles wins to earn the 4-0 win. Damaskova, White and Enya Ratkic were the three Blazers to secure the Green and Golds victory. UAB has now won five consecutive matches.
Singles
1. Vanessa Mellynchuk (UAB) vs. Ntokozo Zungu (AAMU) 6-4, 5-3, unfinished
2. Kristyna Damaskova (UAB) def. Alicia Owegi (AAMU) 6-2, 6-2
3. Klara Kajabova (UAB) vs. Valentine Abide Talaki (AAMU) 7-5, 3-2, unfinished
4. Mackenzie White (UAB) def. Gabrielle Henderson (AAMU) 6-3, 6-2
5. Enya Ratkic (UAB) def. Sofia Sotelo Raya (AAMU) 6-2, 6-2
6. Nera Tesankic (UAB) vs. Naomi Blanks (AAMU) 7-6(7), 3-0, unfinished
UP NEXT
The Blazers host Lipscomb on Wednesday, March 5 at the Hoover Met Tennis Center. First serve is set for 12 p.m. CT.
THE 2025 GIVING YEAR BEGINS…
As we launch into the 2025 giving year, we encourage you to further your support across UAB Athletics and help the Blazers reach new heights in the American Athletic Conference. For more information on ways to show your generosity to Blazer student athletes through the Blazer Scholarship Fund, capital initiatives, and sport specific giving go to blazerboosters.com or call us at (205) 996-9969.
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The Blazers earned the doubles point to start the match. Vanessa Mellynchuk and Mackenzie White claimed a 6-1 win on Court 1. Kristyna Damaskova teamed up with Nera Tesankic to earn a 6-0 victory on Court 2.
Doubles
1. Vanessa Mellynchuk/Mackenzie White (UAB) def. Valentine Abide Talaki/Alicia Owegi (AAMU) 6-1
2. Kristyna Damaskova/Nera Tesankic (UAB) def. Gabrielle Henderson/Sofia Sotelo Raya (AAMU) 6-0
3. Maria Paz Ospina/Enya Ratkic (UAB) vs. Naomi Blanks/Ntokozo Zungu (AAMU) 4-2, unfinished
UAB claimed the first three available singles wins to earn the 4-0 win. Damaskova, White and Enya Ratkic were the three Blazers to secure the Green and Golds victory. UAB has now won five consecutive matches.
Singles
1. Vanessa Mellynchuk (UAB) vs. Ntokozo Zungu (AAMU) 6-4, 5-3, unfinished
2. Kristyna Damaskova (UAB) def. Alicia Owegi (AAMU) 6-2, 6-2
3. Klara Kajabova (UAB) vs. Valentine Abide Talaki (AAMU) 7-5, 3-2, unfinished
4. Mackenzie White (UAB) def. Gabrielle Henderson (AAMU) 6-3, 6-2
5. Enya Ratkic (UAB) def. Sofia Sotelo Raya (AAMU) 6-2, 6-2
6. Nera Tesankic (UAB) vs. Naomi Blanks (AAMU) 7-6(7), 3-0, unfinished
UP NEXT
The Blazers host Lipscomb on Wednesday, March 5 at the Hoover Met Tennis Center. First serve is set for 12 p.m. CT.
THE 2025 GIVING YEAR BEGINS…
As we launch into the 2025 giving year, we encourage you to further your support across UAB Athletics and help the Blazers reach new heights in the American Athletic Conference. For more information on ways to show your generosity to Blazer student athletes through the Blazer Scholarship Fund, capital initiatives, and sport specific giving go to blazerboosters.com or call us at (205) 996-9969.
FOLLOW THE BLAZERS
For more information about the UAB women's tennis team, be sure to follow them on Twitter and Instagram @UAB_WTN.
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