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Women's Tennis Cruises Past Iowa State and UT Martin on Saturday
2/8/2020 7:15:00 PM | Women's Tennis
The Crimson Tide defeated the Cyclones 5-2, before shutting out the Skyhawks, 4-0
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama women's tennis team swept another Saturday doubleheader with a 5-2 victory over Iowa State, followed by a 4-0 shutout against UT Martin. With the victories, the Crimson Tide moves to 8-1 on the 2020 season.
With two singles wins on the day, senior Alba Cortina Pou improved to a perfect team-best 8-0 in dual match play.
From Coach Mainz
"After Thursday's match against Michigan State I thought we really had to come out and have a convincing match," said head coach Jenny Mainz. "We needed to play better and more aggressive doubles and run our plays more authoritatively and make more first serves. I thought we got off to a good start, we played better doubles which was encouraging and I thought we finished well this afternoon with UT Martin."
Doubles (vs. Iowa State)
The Tide earned the doubles point to start with 6-3 victories from senior Alba Cortina Pou and freshman Sasha Gorchanyuk on court two, along with seniors Jacqueline Pelletier and Luca Fabian on court three.
Singles (vs. Iowa State)
Selim quickly doubled the Alabama advantage with her 6-0, 6-1 thrashing of Margarita Timakova. Later on, Cortina Pou earned her seventh straight win of 2020 after besting Christin Hsieh, 6-3, 6-1. Following a loss on court four, the Tide clinched the match with Ito dropping Thasaporn Naklo, 6-3, 6-3, at the No. 1 spot.
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The remaining two matches were played out with freshman Isabella Harvison earning a two-set win, while Gorchanyuk fell in a third set tiebreaker.
Doubles (vs. UT Martin)
Alabama cruised in doubles competition against the Skyhawks with Selim and senior Luca Fabian blanking Streif/Albersmeier, 6-0. Shortly after, Cortina Pou and freshman Ares Teixido moved past Aubin/Sakurai, 6-1, to put UA up 1-0.
Singles (vs. UT Martin)
The Tide continued its momentum into singles action with Cortina Pou moving to 8-0 on the season after her 6-1, 6-0, win against Jule Streif. Fabian earned an individual victory when she put away Jillian Niedzialowski, 6-0, 6-3, on court six. To close out the match, Teixido bounced back with a 6-3, 6-2, win.
Up Next
The Crimson Tide will travel to Tampa, Fla., to take on USF next Sunday, Feb. 16 at 11 a.m. CT.
Alabama Results
Doubles Results vs. Iowa State
- No. 56 Harvison/Ito vs. Hsieh/Naklo, 5-4, unfinished
- Cortina Pou/Gorchanyuk def. Chang/Cancini, 6-3
- Fabian/Pelletier def. Timakova/Kezuka, 6-3
Order of Finish: 2, 3
Singles Results vs. Iowa State
- Moka Ito def. Thasaporn Naklo, 6-3, 6-3
- Isabella Harvison def. Maty Cancini, 7-6(1), 6-3
- Alba Cortina Pou def. Christin Hsieh, 6-3, 6-1
- Ting-Pei Chang def. Ares Teixido, 6-2, 6-4
- Chie Kezuka def. Sasha Gorchanyuk, 6-4, 2-6, 1-0 (10-6)
- Ann Selim def. Margarita Timakova, 6-0, 6-1
Order of Finish: 6, 3, 4, 1, 2, 5
Doubles Results vs. UT Martin
- Ito/Gorchanyuk vs. Pratt/Campbell, 3-2, unfinished
- Cortina Pou/Teixido def. Aubin/Sakurai, 6-1
- Selim/Fabian def. Streif/Albersmeier, 6-0
Order of Finish: 3, 2
Singles Results vs. UT Martin
- Moka Ito vs. Daphne Pratt, 6-1, 3-2, unf.
- Alba Cortina Pou def. Jule Streif, 6-1, 6-0
- Ares Teixido def. Aziza Albersmeier, 6-3, 6-2
- Ann Selim vs. Mizuki Sakurai, 6-0, 4-3, unf.
- Jacqueline Pelletier vs. Sina Albersmeier, 6-4, 2-1, unf.
- Luca Fabian def. Jillian Niedzialowski, 6-0, 6-3
Order of Finish: 2, 6, 3
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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:
6,3,4,1,2,5
Players Mentioned
