Alabama Women’s Tennis Downs South Florida Thursday Afternoon, 5-2

Thursday, January 28

Tuscaloosa, Ala.

11 a.m. CT

Alabama

South Florida

Alabama Women’s Tennis Downs South Florida Thursday Afternoon, 5-2

1/28/2021 5:00:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score

The Crimson Tide picked up the doubles point for the third match in a row, before going on to win four of six singles matches to score its third dual-match win in a row

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama women's tennis got the weekend off to an early start Thursday afternoon, downing South Florida by a score of 5-2. The Crimson Tide is now 3-0 on the young season, while the Bulls drop to 0-2.

After taking the doubles point with wins at Nos. 2 and 3, Anne Marie Hiser earned the Tide's first singles win at No. 5. Anna Parkhomenko then won at No. 4, before the Bulls won at No. 6, Moka Ito then put the match away with a victory at No. 1. Alabama picked up its final point of the day at No. 2 singles, where Alba Cortina Pou earned the win.

Ito, Cortina Pou, and Parkhomenko are 3-0 in dual match singles competition, with Ito and Cortina Pou tallying all three wins in straight sets.

Head Coach Jenny Mainz Said

"The girls competed hard today and got better. We played a solid doubles point and took that momentum into our singles matches. Our goal is to improve with each match and continue gaining confidence. Today Bama took a step forward."

Assistant Coach Jonatan Berhane Said

"The girls competed well today as a team and we are proud of them. They had good body language, good attitude and they fought hard for every point and that is what we expect from them every time they step on a tennis court."

Alabama 5, South Florida 2

Doubles

No. 1 Sydney Riley/Anne Marie Hiser (UA) def. Amelie Boy/Alexandria Mjos (USF) 5-3
No. 2 Alba Cortina Pou/Sasha Gorchanyuk (UA) def. Grace Schumacher/Margriet Timmermans (USF) 6-2
No. 3 Moka Ito/Anna Parkhomenko (UA) def. Grace Eland/Evelyne Tiron (USF) 6-3

Singles

No. 1 Moka Ito (UA) def. Amelie Boy (USF) 6-1, 6-3
No. 2 Alba Cortina Pou (UA) def. Evelyne Tiron (USF) 6-3, 6-4
No. 3 Grace Schumacher (USF) def. Sasha Gorchanyuk (UA) 6-4, 6-4
No. 4 Anna Parkhomenko (UA) def. Alexandria Mjos (USF) 6-2, 6-1
No. 5 Anne Marie Hiser (UA) def. Grace Eland (USF) 6-3, 6-0
No. 6 Margriet Timmermans (USF) def. Sydney Riley (UA) 6-2, 6-2

Up Next

Alabama returns to action on Saturday, Jan. 30 with a double header
The Crimson Tide will face Kennesaw State at 12 p.m. and Alabama State at 4 p.m.
Both matches are slated to streamed live, with links available on RollTide.com

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