Alabama
Georgia State
Alabama Sweeps Doubleheader Against Georgia State and UT Martin
2/8/2019 8:57:00 PM | Women's Tennis
The Crimson Tide defeated the Panthers, 4-3, and the Skyhawks, 6-0
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama swept its doubleheader against Georgia State, 4-3 and UT Martin, 6-0, on Friday inside the Roberta Alison Baumgardner Indoor Tennis Facility. With the two victories, the Crimson Tide improves to 6-0 on the year.
"I thought we faced a really tough Georgia State team this afternoon," head coach Jenny Mainz stated. "They won their conference last year, they're gritty and they compete hard. We won the match 4-0, but in the three remaining matches, two of them were forced to a third set. I thought it was a very competitive match from the start and I think we need to be tested like that."
"I told the team after the first match that it's okay to struggle and we just have to keep fighting through it and stay the course and keep playing our game. We can make adjustments we need to make and I thought it was a good day overall and I like the way we're playing doubles."
In the first match of the day, the Tide dominated in doubles action by winning on courts two and three by a score of 6-2, to go up 1-0.
In singles play, UA kept the momentum going when sophomore Moka Ito cruised to a 6-2, 6-1, victory on court two. The Tide extended the advantage to 3-0 when junior Ann Selim bested Lara Vovk on court five, 6-2, 6-2.
Minutes later, junior Alba Cortina Pou clinched the match for Alabama after she defeated Andreea Stanescu, 6-2, 6-1, on court four. The two sides played out the last three matches, with the Panthers winning all three to make the final 4-3.
In the second match of the day, the Tide was once again victorious in doubles play after picking up wins on courts one and two to take the 1-0 advantage.
Back-to-back victories for Selim and Cortina Pou pushed the UA lead to 3-0, while No. 47 senior Andie Daniell clinched the match at 4-0 after her 6-2, 6-1 victory on court one. The final two matches were played out with junior Kimberley Gintrand earning a 6-3, 6-2, win on court six and junior Luca Fabian taking care of business on court five with a 6-2, 6-3, win.
Next up for Alabama is another doubleheader on Sunday, Feb. 10 against Kennesaw State at 10 a.m. CT and Lipscomb at 4 p.m. CT inside the Roberta Alison Baumgardner Indoor Tennis Facility. The matches will be streamed live on RollTide.com.
Alabama Results
(vs. Georgia State)
Doubles
- Daniell/Ito vs. Stanescu/Ramirez, 5-2, unf.
- Cortina Pou/Fabian def. Chivu/Muminovic, 6-2
- Gintrand/Selim def. Grosheva/Vovk, 6-2
Order of Finish: 2, 3
Singles
- Eva Chivu def. No. 47 Andie Daniell, 1-6, 7-6(5), 1-0 (12-10)
- Moka Ito def. Damira Muminovic, 6-2, 6-1
- Daniela Ramirez def. Jacqueline Pelletier, 6-3, 7-5
- Alba Cortina Pou def. Andreea Stanescu, 6-2, 6-1
- Ann Selim def. Lara Vovk, 6-2, 6-2
- Anastasia Grosheva def. Luca Fabian, 6-3, 4-6, 1-0 (13-11)
Order of Finish: 2, 5, 4, 1, 6, 3
(vs. UT Martin)
Doubles
- Daniell/Ito def. Jumamukhambetova/Potter, 6-3
- Cortina Pou/Fabian def. Pratt/Sakurai, 6-4
- Gintrand/Selim vs. Streif/Campbell, 5-4, unf.
Order of Finish: 1, 2
Singles
- No. 47 Andie Daniell def. Asel Jumamukhambetova, 6-2, 6-1
- Moka Ito vs. Jemima Potter, 6-4, 3-2, unf.
- Alba Cortina Pou def. Daphne Pratt, 6-3, 6-1
- Ann Selim def. Amelia Campbell, 6-0, 6-2
- Luca Fabian def. Mizuki Sakurai, 6-2, 6-3
- Kimberley Gintrand def. Jule Streif, 6-3, 6-2
Order of Finish: 4, 3, 1, 6, 5
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
2,5,4,1,6,3
Players Mentioned
