Alabama
Arkansas
Women's Tennis Knocks Off Arkansas, 5-2
4/10/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- The No. 11 Alabama women's tennis team defeated the visiting Arkansas Razorbacks by a final score of 5-2 on Friday night at the Alabama Tennis Stadium. Alabama jumped out to an early 1-0 lead, and clinched the match 4-1 before surrendering the second point to the Razorbacks. With the victory, Alabama improves to 15-6 on the season, including a 7-5 record against conference opponents. The loss drops the Razorbacks to 15-13, 3-9 in the SEC.
The Tide cruised to its 18th doubles victory of the season, picking up a pair of victories on courts two and three to gain an early 1-0 advantage. Danielle Spielmann and Luicelena Perez were first to finish for Alabama, securing an 8-3 win on court three to move to 10-1 on the season. Emily Zabor and Natalia Maynetto claimed the point for the Tide with an 8-5 victory on court two. No. 2 Erin Routliffe and Maya Jansen were engaged in a 7-7 tiebreaker on court one when the point was clinched.
Arkansas took the first match of singles play -- a 6-1, 6-2 victory on court four -- but Alabama would go on to win three consecutive points to clinch the match. Jansen got the momentum back in the Tide's favor with a 6-3, 6-4 victory on court three, just before Spielmann locked down a 6-2, 6-2 decision on court two to make the score 3-1 in favor of Alabama. Clinching the match for the Tide was senior Luice Perez who earned a 6-3, 7-5 victory on court six.
The two teams would play the match to conclusion, exchanging a pair of matches on courts one and five. Arkansas' No. 68 Yuliya Lysa took down Routliffe 6-4, 6-3 on court one, while Emily Zabor earned the Tide's fifth point with a 6-1, 6-3 win on court five.
The Tide will wrap up its regular season on Sunday when it host the Missouri Tigers at 1:00 p.m. CT at the Alabama Tennis Stadium. The women's tennis program will honor its two seniors, Emily Zabor and Luice Perez, as part of the Senior Day festivities.
Get all the latest information on the team by following AlabamaWTN on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. General athletic news can also be found at UA_Athletics on Twitter and Instagram and Alabama Athletics on Facebook.
Players Mentioned
