Alabama Women’s Tennis Opens SEC Challenge #1 with a Pair of Victories
10/9/2020 5:59:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Isabella Harvison notched a singles win, while Alba Cortina Pou and Anna Parkhomenko opened the season with a doubles victory
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama women's tennis team notched a pair of wins on day one of the SEC Challenge #1 in Tuscaloosa, Ala., Friday. The three-day tournament features players from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky and Mississippi State in both singles and doubles matches.
Sophomore Isabella Harvison picked up a win in singles, while senior Alba Cortina Pou and freshman Anna Parkhomenko opened the season with a doubles victory.
SINGLES
- Isabella Harvison (Alabama) def. Marlee Zein (Florida) 7-6(4), 6-2
- Sara Dahlstrom (Florida) def. Anna Parkhomenko (Alabama) 6-2, 6-0
- Alexandra Mikhailuk (Mississippi State) def. Alba Cortina Pou (Alabama) 7-5, 6-3
- Valeria Nikolaev (Mississippi State) def. Vanesa Nikolovova (Alabama) 7-5, 7-5
- Lilian Poling (Mississippi State) def. Anne Marie Hiser (Alabama) 6-2, 3-6, 7-6(4)
- Marta Falceto (Mississippi State) def. Sasha Gorchanyuk (Alabama) 6-4, 6-1
- Sydney Berlin (Florida) def. Sydney Riley (Alabama) 1-6, 6-4, 6-3
- Tamara Racine (Mississippi State) def. Moka Ito (Alabama) 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-0
DOUBLES
- Alba Cortina Pou/Anna Parkhomenko (Alabama) def. Marta Falceto/Alexandra Mikhailuk (Mississippi State) 6-4
- Sara Dahlstrom/Sydney Berlin (Florida) def. Moka Ito/Sasha Gorchanyuk (Alabama) 6-1
- Marlee Zein/McCartney Kessler (Florida) def. Isabella Harvison/Vanesa Nikolovova (Alabama) 6-1
- Tamara Racine/Lilian Poling (Mississippi State) def. Sydney Riley/Anne Marie Hiser (Alabama) 6-4
UP NEXT
- Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky and Mississippi State return to action on Saturday for day two of the SEC Challenge #1 starting at 10 a.m. CT.
- Due to health and safety considerations in addition to the current guidelines, attendance at Alabama tennis home competitions is limited to guests of student-athletes and each team's coaching staff if the matches are played outdoors. If matches are played indoors, there will be no spectators allowed.
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