Alabama Closes Homestand Against Memphis, Minnesota

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. –– The Alabama women's tennis team (7-0) concludes a five-match homestand this weekend hosting Memphis and Minnesota at the Alabama Tennis Stadium. The Crimson Tide competes against the Tigers (7-2, 1-0 AAC) on Friday (Feb. 18) at 5 p.m. CT before going head-to-head against the Gophers (10-1) at 11 a.m. CT on Sunday.

Match Info

Against Memphis:
Date – Friday, Feb. 18
Time – 5 p.m. CT
Location – Alabama Tennis Stadium

Against Minnesota:
Date – Sunday, Feb. 20
Time – 11 a.m. CT
Location – Alabama Tennis Stadium

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.

The Start to the Season

Loudmilla Bencheikh and Anne Marie Hiser pace the Tide, ranking 17^th in doubles play, as Bencheikh ranks 101^st in singles
Alabama captured its seventh win of the year in a 4-0 victory against TCU on Sunday at the Roberta Alison Baumgardner Tennis Facility
The win was head coach Jenny Mainz's 300^th while at the helm of the Crimson Tide program
Prior to Sunday's match against the Horned Frogs, UA recorded a 6-1 decision over Houston Friday
Petra Sedlackova and Hiser are both 6-0 on the season at the No. 3 and No. 5 spot, respectively, while Anna Parkhomenko is 6-1 while playing at No. 4
In doubles play, Bencheikh and Hiser hold a 14-3 record at the top spot, while Ola Pitak and Kasia Pitak are 10-2 playing at No. 3

Memphis

Alabama will face the Tigers for the 22nd time, as UA holds an 18-3 lead in the series and is on a 13-match winning streak
The two programs last met in 2021, with Alabama taking a 4-3 win
Memphis holds a 7-2 record heading into Friday's match
The Tigers are coming off a recent 4-1 loss to Nebraska, snapping a four-match winning streak
The pairing of Aran Teixdo Garcia and Emily Meyer holds a 6-1 record, with a 5-1 record at the No. 2 spot
Meyer is undefeated in singles play with a 6-0 record, as Teixido Garcia is 6-1

Minnesota

Sunday's match will be the third meeting between the Tide and Gophers
The two teams last met in 2003 with Alabama sweeping Minnesota in the match, 7-0
Minnesota enters with a 10-1 record, with its lone loss coming from a 4-0 defeat by Utah in the team's last outing
Minnesota will face Memphis prior to its match against Alabama as the Gophers and Tigers battle in an 11 a.m. neutral site contest Saturday
Anfisa Danilchenko holds a perfect 8-0 record in singles action, as Vasia Karvouni is 8-2 and Maria Rizzolo is 8-1
Emilee Duong and Rachel Hanford pace the team in doubles action with a 7-1 record as Rizzolo and Dalila Said hold a 6-0 record

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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