Alabama Women’s Tennis Falls to No. 20 South Carolina, 4-2

Sunday, February 21

Tuscaloosa, Ala.

1 p.m. CT

Alabama

South Carolina

Alabama Women’s Tennis Falls to No. 20 South Carolina, 4-2

2/21/2021 5:29:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score

The Crimson Tide battled back after going down 0-2, to tie the match at 2-2, and battled throughout before losing 4-2

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama women's tennis team pushed No. 20 South Carolina early and tied the match at 2-2 before losing a tough-fought match 4-2 Sunday afternoon at the Alabama Tennis Facility. Alabama is now 9-3 on the season, while South Carolina is 4-5.

After dropping the doubles point and No. 5 singles to the Gamecocks to go down 0-2, Alabama rallied with straight-set wins from Alba Cortina Pou at No. 4 and Sydney Riley at No. 6 Moka Ito stretched No. 34-ranked Mia Horvit to three sets, while Sasha Gorchanyuk forced No. 30 Megan Davies to extra games in both her sets.

Head Coach Jenny Mainz Said

"I'm proud of our team for their effort and their fight today. We demonstrated a lot of competitive character with the way we battled back after losing the doubles point. We had a great response winning four first sets in singles. We are right there ready to make that breakthrough. I'm confident this team will continue to play together and get better with each match. There are a lot of positives to build on moving forward to next weekend. There are more opportunities ahead."

#20 South Carolina 4, Alabama 2

Singles

No. 1 #34 Mia Horvit (SC) def. Moka Ito (UA) 3-6, 6-2, 6-2
No. 2 #30 Megan Davies (SC) def. Sasha Gorchanyuk (UA) 7-5, 7-6 (7-4)
No. 3 Anna Parkhomenko (UA) vs. #93 Emma Shelton (SC) 7-5, 5-7, 1-0, unfinished
No. 4 Alba Cortina Pou (UA) def. Silvia Chinellato (SC) 6-0, 6-4
No. 5 Allie Gretkowski (SC) def. Anne Marie Hiser (UA) 6-4, 6-3
No. 6 Sydney Riley (UA) def. Gabriela Martinez (SC) 6-2, 6-3

Doubles

No. 1 #29 Megan Davies/Mia Horvit (SC) def. Moka Ito/Sydney Riley (UA) 6-1
No. 2 Alba Cortina Pou/Sasha Gorchanyuk (UA) vs. #20 Emma Shelton/Silvia Chinellato (SC) 3-4, unfinished
No. 3 Allie Gretkowski/Ana Cruz (SC) def. Anna Parkhomenko/Anne Marie Hiser (UA) 6-1

Up Next

After opening Southeastern Conference competition at home, the Crimon Tide takes to the road next weekend, facing Kentucky on Friday and Vanderbilt on Sunday

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