Alabama Women’s Tennis Falls at No. 3 Georgia, 4-0

Thursday, April 8

Athens, Ga.

4 p.m. CT

Alabama

Georgia

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Alabama Women’s Tennis Falls at No. 3 Georgia, 4-0

4/8/2021 7:33:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score

Crimson Tide freshman Anna Parkhomenko was up 6-2, 4-1 at No. 3 singles against No. 12-ranked Meg Kowalski when the Bulldogs clinched the match

ATHENS, Ga. – No. 40-ranked Alabama women's tennis fell to No. 3 Georgia, 4-0, Thursday afternoon at the Magill Tennis Center in Athens, Ga. The Crimson Tide goes to 12-10 on the season, while UGA is now 15-1.

Alabama was ahead in the second sets at No. 3, No. 4 and No. 5 singles when the Bulldogs earned its fourth point, clinching the match. Anna Parkhomenko was ahead of No. 12-ranked Meg Kowakski by a score of 6-2, 4-1 at No. 3 singles. Anne Marie Hiser held a 3-1 lead in her second set against No. 61 Morgan Coppoc at No. 4 after stretching the Bulldog to a tiebreaker in the first set. After falling 6-4 in the first set, Sydney Riley was out in front of No. 96 Marta Gonzalez 5-4 in their second set.

#3 Georgia 4, #40 Alabama 0

Singles

No. 1 #1 Katarina Jokic (UGA) def. #94 Loudmilla Bencheikh (UA) 7-5, 6-3
No. 2 #59 Lea Ma (UGA) def. Alba Cortina Pou (UA) 6-2, 6-0
No. 3 Anna Parkhomenko (UA) vs. #12 Meg Kowalski (UGA) 6-2, 4-1, unfinished
No. 4 Anne Marie Hiser (UA) vs. #61 Morgan Coppoc (UGA) 6-7, 3-1, unfinished
No. 5 Sydney Riley (UA) vs. #96 Marta Gonzalez (UGA) 4-6, 5-4, unfinished
No. 6 Elena Christofi (UGA) def. Sasha Gorchanyuk (UA) 6-1, 6-0

Doubles

No. 1 #3 Katarina Jokic/Ariana Arseneault (UGA) def. #49 Moka Ito/Loudmilla Bencheikh (UA) 6-1
No. 2 Elena Christofi/Morgan Coppoc (UGA) vs. Anne Marie Hiser/Sydney Riley (UA) 4-3, unfinished
No. 3 Lea Ma/Meg Kowalski (UGA) def. Alba Cortina Pou/Anna Parkhomenko (UA) 6-1

Up Next

Alabama takes on No. 16 Tennessee Saturday at 11 a.m. CT in Knoxville, Tenn., at Barksdale Stadium
Tennessee sports a 13-6 mark coming into Saturday's match
Following Saturday's match, Alabama returns to Tuscaloosa and the Alabama Tennis Stadium, which will serve as the home of the Women's SEC Tennis Championships, April 19-23

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