Lindsey Picks up SEC Freshman of the Week Honors
2/3/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Feb. 3, 2009
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Taylor Lindsey began her dual-match career in the crimson and white with a bang as she was selected Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week on Tuesday by the league office. This is her first weekly honor and seventh overall for the Alabama women's tennis program.
"Taylor put forth a gutsy performance on Sunday to clinch against Georgia State," said head coach Jenny Mainz. "She did an excellent job of remaining poised and composed under pressure as well as handling the momentum shifts extremely well. Her opponent was persistent and hung on challenging Taylor to finish. I felt confident that Taylor was fit to respond to this test and did an impressive job of executing. This experience will prove especially helpful down the road."
Lindsey played in a trio of matches last weekend against Tulane and Georgia State appearing twice in doubles and once in singles. She, and partner Paulina Bigos, cruised past the Green Wave duo of Caroline Gerber and Jessica Lange 8-1 in the No. 2 doubles position Friday. The Crimson Tide pair came back Sunday with another stellar showing at No. 2 with an 8-2 victory over the Panthers' Dariana Kozmina and Kiara Powell. Lindsey saved her best performance for last as she clinched the team win for Alabama against Georgia State with a 6-4, 6-7(6), 7-5 marathon win at the No. 6 singles position. Just when it looked like the Panthers' Martina Ondrackova was going to walk away with the win, Lindsey dominated the last three games to take the set 7-5. With her three victories last weekend, the Birmingham native improves to 3-0 in doubles matches and 2-0 in singles play.
Lindsey, and the rest of the Tide, returns to the court Saturday, Feb. 7 when it hosts Oklahoma at 11:00 a.m. (CST).
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