Erin Routliffe Named SEC Women’s Tennis Athlete of the Week
3/29/2017 11:15:00 AM | Women's Tennis
The Crimson Tide are back in action Friday, March 31, at 4 p.m. CT when it travels to Gainesville, Fla., to take on the Florida Gators
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama senior Erin Routliffe has earned her first Southeastern Conference Women's Tennis Athlete of the Week honor of the season this week, which was announced by the league office Wednesday.
The Caledon, Ontario, native is currently ranked No. 38 in singles after compiling 10 wins since beginning the dual match season, with all of her matches coming from the No. 1 position, which ranks second on the team. Routliffe has registered eight wins over nationally-ranked singles opponents and five victories over nationally-ranked doubles opponents this year. She won three of her four matches last weekend, each of which came against top-20 opponents. Routliffe helped upset 13th-ranked Kentucky with a win in straight sets in singles against No. 19-ranked Aldila Sutjiadi, marking the Tide's first SEC victory of the season.
Routliffe is ranked No. 25 in doubles play with freshman Maddie Pothoff after posting an impressive 10-3 record since the beginning of the dual match season with all matches coming from the No. 1 spot. The duo's 10 wins ranks first on the team for the most since the start of the spring season.
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.
Routliffe's results from last weekend:
SINGLES:
3/24 vs. Aldila Sutjiadi (No. 19), Kentucky (No. 13) W/6-3, 6-4
3/26 vs. Astra Sharma (No. 5), Vanderbilt (No. 8) L/4-6, 6-2, 6-0
DOUBLES
3/24 vs. Aldila Sutjiadi/Mami Adachi (No. 4), Kentucky (No. 13) W/7-6(4)
3/26 vs. Astra Sharma/Emily Smith (No. 8), Vanderbilt (No. 8) W/6-4
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