Blazers Split Weekend and Defeat No. 68 Tulane

Friday, March 21

Denton, Texas

2:30 p.m.

UAB

North Texas

Blazers Split Weekend and Defeat No. 68 Tulane

3/22/2025 6:49:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score 1 Box Score 2 North Texas Box Score Tulane Box Score

DENTON, Texas – UAB women's tennis (12-6, 1-1 AAC) fell at North Texas (7-9) 4-2 on Friday, but bounced back on Saturday to defeated No. 68 Tulane (9-7) 4-3.

The last time the Blazers earned a ranked win was last season when they defeated then No. 58 Wichita State. The win over the Green Wave is the 13^th-ranked victory in UAB program history.

The Green and Gold were able to secure the doubles point against North Texas, but the Mean Green took four singles wins to earn the victory. Nera Tesankic was the only Blazer to earn a singles win on Court 6.

North Texas:
Doubles
1. Vanessa Mellynchuk/Mackenzie White (UAB) def. Lilly Schultz/Lou Chalard (UNT) 6-3
2. Stanislava Shulzhenk/Stadfany Nformi (UNT) def. Kristyna Damaskova/Nera Tesankic (UAB) 6-4
3. Maria Paz Ospina/Enya Ratkic (UAB) def. Marina Adati/Gianna Pielet (UNT) 6-3

Singles
1. Gianna Pielet (UNT) def. Vanessa Mellynchuk (UAB) 7-5, 7-5
2 Stadfany Nformi (UNT) def. Kristyna Damaskova (UAB) 6-3, 6-2
3. Stanislava Shulzhenk (UNT) def. Klara Kajabova (UAB) 6-2, 6-0
4 Lou Chalard (UNT) def. Mackenzie White (UAB) 6-4, 7-5
5. Carolina Laydner (UNT) Enya Ratkic (UAB) 7-6, 3-6, unfinished
6. Nera Tesankic (UAB) def. Marina Adati (UNT) 6-3, 6-3

Tulane started the match by claiming the doubles point with wins on Courts 1 and 2.

UAB was able to come back in singles and secure four of the six available singles points. Kristyna Damaskova recorded a straight set win on Court 2 along with Klara Kajabova and Mackenzie White on Courts 3 and 4. Enya Ratkic clinched the match with a three-set thriller on Court 5.

Tulane:
Doubles
1. Campbell Ricci and Leigh Van Zyl (TUL) def. Vanessa Mellynchuk and Mackenzie White (UAB) 6-1
2. Summer Chandler and Micah Pierce (TUL) def. Kristyna Damaskova and Nera Tesankic (UAB) 6-2
3. Natalia Fantini and Jiayun Zhu (TUL) vs. Maria Paz Ospina and Enya Ratkic (UAB) 5-6, unfinished

Singles
1. Campbell Ricci (TUL) def. Vanessa Mellynchuk (UAB) 6-2, 6-2
2. Kristyna Damaskova (UAB) def. Summer Chandler (TUL) 6-1, 6-2
3. Klara Kajabova (UAB) def. Leigh Van Zyl (TUL) 6-2, 6-3
4. Mackenzie White (UAB) def. Jiayun Zhu (TUL) 6-4, 6-2
5. Enya Ratkic (UAB) def. Micah Pierce (TUL) 7-6(4), 5-7, 7-6(8)
6. Natalia Fantini (TUL) def. Nera Tesankic (UAB) 6-0, 4-6, 7-6(1)

UP NEXT
The Blazers travel to Western Kentucky on Saturday, March 29. First Serve is set for 1 p.m. CT.

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