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Alabama Women’s Tennis Comes Up Short Against Vanderbilt on Sunday Afternoon
3/26/2017 4:26:00 PM | Women's Tennis
The Crimson Tide travels to Gainesville, Fla., on Friday, March 31, to take on Florida at 4 p.m. CT
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The 45th-ranked Alabama women's tennis team lost a 6-1 decision to the eighth-ranked Vanderbilt Commodores at the Alabama Tennis Stadium on Sunday afternoon. With the loss, the Crimson Tide falls to a 7-11 overall record including a 1-7 mark in Southeastern Conference play, while the Commodores improve to 11-5 and 6-1 in league play.
Vanderbilt registered the first doubles victory of the contest, as Sydney Campbell and Emma Kurtz defeated senior Joanna Savva and sophomore Andie Daniell in a 6-3 decision on court two. The Tide replied, as Alabama's No. 25 ranked doubles tandem in senior Erin Routliffe and freshman Maddie Pothoff upset Vanderbilt's No. 8 ranked doubles team in Emily Smith and Astra Sharma, 6-4, on court one. With the doubles point on the line, Fernanda Contreras and Christina Rosca won a 7-5 decision on court three over senior Danielle Spielmann and freshman Juliana Valero giving the Commodores a 1-0 match advantage headed into singles play.
The Commodores carried that momentum into singles, as Vanderbilt won in straight sets on courts five and six to take an early 3-0 match lead. Georgina Sellyn topped Valero (No. 5), 6-1, 6-2, before Contreras defeated freshman Kimberley Gintrand (No. 6) in a 6-1, 6-1 decision to extend Vanderbilt's match advantage to 3-0. Alabama responded, as Spielmann (No. 3) won in straight sets over Vanderbilt's No. 93 ranked singles player Rosca, 6-3, 6-1, trimming the Commodores' match lead to 3-1. The Commodores clinched the match victory with a win in straight sets on court four, as Georgina Sellyn overcame junior Smith Hinton (No. 4) 6-4, 6-4. Vanderbilt continued to build on its match lead as its No. 5 ranked singles player Sharma outlasted Alabama's No. 38 ranked singles player Routliffe (No. 1), 4-6, 6-2, 6-0, stretching the Commodores' match advantage to 5-1. Vanderbilt's No. 12 ranked singles player Campbell went on to outlast Daniell (No. 2), 5-7, 6-1, 7-5, resulting in the final match score.
The Tide will be back in action on Friday, March 31, when it travels to Gainesville, Fla., to take on the Florida Gators in a match that is set to start at 4 p.m. CT.
No. 45 Alabama 1, No. 8 Vanderbilt 6
SINGLES
1. No. 5 Astra Sharma (Vanderbilt) def. No. 38 Erin Routliffe (Alabama) 4-6, 6-2,
2. No. 12 Sydney Campbell (Vanderbilt) def. Andie Daniell (Alabama) 5-7, 6-1, 7-5
3. Danielle Spielmann (Alabama) def. No. 93 Christina Rosca (Vanderbilt) 6-3, 6-1
4. Emma Kurtz (Vanderbilt) def. Smith Hinton (Alabama) 6-4, 6-4
5. Georgina Sellyn (Vanderbilt) def. Juliana Valero (Alabama) 6-1, 6-2
6. Fernanda Contreras (Vanderbilt) def. Kimberley Gintrand (Alabama) 6-1, 6-1
Order of finish: 5,6,3,4,1,2
DOUBLES
1. No. 25 Erin Routliffe/Maddie Pothoff (Alabama) def. No. 8 Emily Smith/Astra Sharma (Vanderbilt) 6-4
2. Sydney Campbell/Emma Kurtz (Alabama) def. Andie Daniell/Joanna Savva (Alabama) 6-3
3. Fernanda Contreras/Christina Rosca (Vanderbilt) def. Danielle Spielmann/Juliana Valero (Alabama) 7-5
Order of finish: 2,13
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