Friday, February 11
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
5 p.m. CT
Alabama
vs
Houston
Photo by: Crimson Tide Photos / UA Athletics
Alabama Welcomes Houston, TCU In Weekend Matches
2/10/2022 3:57:00 PM | Women's Tennis
The Crimson Tide opens the weekend against Houston on Friday at 5 p.m., before playing TCU in a noon match on Sunday
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. –– After a successful match on the road, the Alabama women's tennis team (5-0) returns home to host Houston (2-3) on Friday at 5 p.m. CT and TCU on Sunday at noon CT.
The Match
Houston:
Date: Friday, Feb. 11
Time: 5 p.m. CT
Tulsa:
Date: Sunday, Feb. 13
Time: Noon CT
How to Follow
- Links to live scoring and video streams will be available at RollTide.com. Updates will be provided on the team's Twitter account, @AlabamaWTN.
Promotions
- The first 50 fans in attendance at Friday's match against Houston will receive free Chick-fil-A
- Alabama will hold its annual Power of Pink match on Friday against TCU as part of the initiative started by former UA gymnastics coach Sarah Patterson to help raise awareness in the fight against breast cancer
The Crimson Tide
- Loudmilla Bencheikh leads the team ranking 32nd in doubles action with partner Anne Marie Hiser while also ranking 101st in singles
- Alabama is on a five-match winning streak to open the season, and is coming off its first road win after playing four matches at home to start the year
- The Tide edged Tulane on the road to take a 4-3 victory over the Green Wave
- Petra Sedlackova holds a perfect 5-0 singles record in dual matches in addition to going 12-2 on the year
- In doubles play, partners Ola Pitak and Kasia Pitak are undefeated in dual play with a 5-0 record, while Bencheikh and Hiser hold a 3-0 record
About Houston
- Alabama leads the all-time series against Houston 8-5
- The two teams last met in 2008 with UA sweeping the Cougars 7-0
- Houston enters the weekend with a 2-3 record
- Friday's match will be the first in 10 days for the Cougars, who last faced TCU after their match against Colorado was canceled
- Houston fell 4-0 in the midweek loss to TCU
Looking at TCU
- Alabama is 6-1 all-time against TCU with the Horned Frogs posting a 6-1 victory in the last meeting in 2017
- TCU holds a 6-1 record heading into the weekend
- The Horned Frogs are coming off a pair of wins, defeating Houston 4-0 before taking a 4-2 win over North Texas
- The team's lone loss was at Wisconsin as the Badgers recorded a 5-2 decision
Get all the latest information on the team by following AlabamaWTN on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. General athletic news can also be found at UA_Athletics on Twitter and Instagram and Alabama Athletics on Facebook.
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