Alabama Women's Tennis Defeats UAB, 6-0
3/25/2003 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
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The 23rd ranked University of Alabama women's tennis team won 6-0 over UAB on Saturday in Tuscaloosa. The Crimson Tide moved to 14-3 on the season with the victory.
Alabama jumped off to a quick start by winning all three doubles matches. At number one doubles, Bama's Robin Stephenson and Stefanie Leung combined for an 8-6 win over UAB's Natascha Immele and Nadia Dellarciprete.
The Crimson Tide would then go on to claim five singles matches. The number four singles match was stopped with neither team receiving the point.
UA's Sophie Cremers won 6-1, 6-1 over UAB's Immele at number one singles to remain undefeated (17-0) in singles dual match play on the season. All six of Alabama's freshmen contributed to the Crimson Tide victory in either singles or doubles.
"I was proud of the team," UA head coach Jenny Mainz said. "They did a good job of staying focused. They came out and took care of business."
Alabama returns to SEC play on Friday in Gainesville, Florida, when the Tide will face Florida at 5 p.m. Bama then heads to Columbia, South Carolina, to take on South Carolina on Sunday at 1 p.m. The Crimson Tide is currently 4-2 in conference play.
No. 23 Alabama- 6 UAB- 0
Doubles
1. Stephenson/Stefanie Leung (UA) def. Immele/Dellarciprete (UAB) 8-5
2. Cremers/Ashley Bentley (UA) def. Maier-Knapp/de Boer (UAB) 8-5
3. Koppelle/Minor (UA) def. Hoch/Ernst (UAB) 8-5
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2
Singles
1. Sophie Cremers (UA) def. Natascha Immele (UAB) 6-1, 6-1
2. Robin Stephenson (UA) def. Femke de Boer (UAB) 6-1, 6-2
3. Marie-France Lord-Andrade (UA) def. Yvonne Ernst (UAB) 6-1, 6-1
4. Nathalie Koppelle (UA) vs. Ornischa Maier-Knapp (UAB) 6-7, 1-1 DNF
5. Melissa Minor (UA) def. Julia Hoch (UAB) 6-3, 6-1
6. Natalie McElveen (UA) def. Nadia Dellarciprete (UAB) 6-2, 6-1*
*clinched match
Order of Finish: 3, 2, 6, 1, 5, 4
