Friday, February 25
Montgomery, Ala.
9:30 a.m. CT
Alabama
4
vs
2
Yale
No. 26 Alabama Splits Final Day of Blue Gray National Tennis Classic
2/26/2022 11:40:00 PM | Women's Tennis
The Crimson Tide defeated Yale, 4-2, before falling to Arizona, 4-3, on the final day of competition
Montgomery, Ala. –– The No. 26 Alabama women's tennis team (10-2) split the final day of competition at the Blue Gray National Tennis Classic Saturday. After playing doubles on Friday, the Crimson Tide battled back from a 1-0 deficit to take a 4-2 win against Yale (4-6) to open the day before falling 4-3 to Arizona (7-2).
Recapping Singles Against Yale
- Alabama entered the match trailing Yale, 1-0, after the Bulldogs captured the doubles point Friday night
- Anne Marie Hiser clinched the first win of the day with a straight set 6-2, 6-3 victory over Rhea Shrivastava at court five
- Ola Pitak followed with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Caroline Dunleavy on court two to give UA the lead as Petra Sedlackova's 6-3, 6-4 win over Jessie Gong on court three moved Alabama out to 3-1
- The Bulldogs recorded a three-set win on court one but Kasia Pitak went 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 against Vivian Cheng on court six for the win
Against Arizona
- Alabama started strong, winning the doubles point as Loudmilla Bencheikh and Hiser posted a 6-2, win at No. 1 against Kayla Wilkins and Kirsten Prelle
- Arizona responded with a win at No. 3 but a 6-4 victory from Ola Pitak and Kasia Pitak against Khim Iglupas and Parker Fry on court two secured the opening point for the Tide
- The Wildcats flipped the advantage, taking wins on courts six, two and five, respectively, to move ahead 3-1
- Bencheikh battled to a three-set victory against Kayla Wilkins, going 6-2, 6-7(2), 6-4 at the top of the ladder
- Sedlackova even the score at 3-3 with a 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 win over Midori Castillo-Meza at court three, however the Wildcats would win a three-set battle on court four for the match
Next
- Alabama returns home, opening Southeastern Conference action against Kentucky March 4 at 5 p.m. CT.
- The team will also host Vanderbilt that weekend as the Commodores play in Tuscaloosa March 6 at 1 p.m. CT
Results Against Yale
Doubles: (Played Friday)
- Chelsea Kung/Jessie Gong (Y) def. #33 Loudmilla Bencheikh/Anne Marie Hiser (UA) 6-3
- Ola Pitak/Kasia Pitak (UA) def. Kathy Wang/Caroline Dunleavy (Y) 6-1
- Mirabelle Brettkelly/Rhea Shrivastava (Y) def. Petra Sedlackova/Sydney Orefice (UA) 6-2
Order of Finish (3,2,1)
Singles:
- Chelsea Kung (Y) def. Loudmilla Bencheikh (UA) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
- Ola Pitak (UA) def. Caroline Dunleavy (Y) 6-2, 6-3
- #124 Petra Sedlackova (UA) def. Jessie Gong (Y) 6-3, 6-4
- Anna Parkhomenko (UA) vs. Mariabelle Brettkelly (Y) 6-2, 2-6, 5-4, unfinished
- Anne Marie Hiser (UA) def. Rhea Shrivastava (Y) 6-2, 6-3
- Kasia Pitak (UA) def. Vivian Cheng (Y) 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
Order of Finish (5,2,3,1,6)
Results Against Arizona
Doubles:
- #33 Loudmilla Bencheikh/Anne Marie Hiser (UA) def. Kayla Wilkins Kirsten Prelle (Ariz) 6-2
- Ola Pitak/Kasia Pitak (UA) def. Khim Iglupas/Parker Fry (Ariz) 6-4
- Belen Nevenhoven/ Midori Castillo-Meza (Ariz) def. Petra Sedlackova/Sydney Orefice (UA) 6-3
Order of Finish (1,2,3)
Singles:
- Loudmilla Bencheikh (UA) def. Kayla Wilkins (Ariz) 2-6, 7-6 (2), 6-4
- Salma Ziouti (Ariz) def. Ola Pitak (UA) 6-2, 6-3
- #124 Petra Sedlackova def. Midori Castillo-Meza (Ariz) 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
- Parker Fry (Ariz) def. Anna Parkhomenko (UA) 6-4, 2-6, 6-3
- Khim Iglupas (Ariz) def. Anne Marie Hiser (UA) 6-4, 7-6 (4)
- Belen Nevenhoven (Ariz) def. Kasia Pitak (UA) 7-5, 6-2
Order of Finish (6,2,5,1,3,4)
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(4-6) to open the day before being edged 4-3 by Arizona (7-2).
Recapping Singles Against Yale
- Alabama entered the match trailing Yale 1-0 after the Bulldogs captured the doubles point Friday night
- Anne Marie Hiser clinched the first win of the day with a straight set, 6-2, 6-3 victory over Rhea Shrivastava at court five
- Ola Pitak followed with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Caroline Dunleavy on court two give UA the lead as Petra Sedlackova's 6-3, 6-4 win over Jessie Gong on court three moved Alabama out to 3-1
- The Bulldogs recorded a three-set win on court one but Kasia Pitak went 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 against Vivian Cheng on court six for the win
Against Arizona
- Alabama started strong, winning the doubles point as Loudmilla Bencheikh and Hiser posted a 6-2, win at No. 1 against Kayla Wilkins and Kirsten Prelle
- Arizona responded with a win at No. 3 but a 6-4 victory from Ola Pitak and Kasia Pitak against Khim Iglupas and Parker Fry court two won the opening point for the Tide
- The Wildcats flipped the advantage, taking wins on courts six, two and five, respectively, to move ahead 3-1
- Bencheikh battled to a three-set victory against Kayla Wilkins, going 6-2, 6-7(2), 6-4 at the top of the ladder
- Sedlackova even the score at 3-3 with a 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 over Midori Castillo-Meza at court three, however the Wildcats would win a three-set battle on court four for the match
Next
- Alabama returns home, opening Southeastern Conference action against Kentucky March 4 at 5 p.m. CT.
- The team will also host Vanderbilt that weekend as the Commodores play in Tuscaloosa March 6 at 1 p.m. CT
Results Against Yale
Doubles: (Played Friday)
- Chelsea Kung/Jessie Gong (Y) def. #33 Loudmilla Bencheikh/Anne Marie Hiser (UA) 6-3
- Ola Pitak/Kasia Pitak (UA) def. Kathy Wang/Caroline Dunleavy (Y) 6-1
- Mirabelle Brettkelly/Rhea Shrivastava (Y) def. Petra Sedlackova/Sydney Orefice (UA) 6-2
Order of Finish (3,2,1)
Singles:
- Chelsea Kung (Y) def. Loudmilla Bencheikh (UA) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
- Ola Pitak (UA) def. Caroline Dunleavy (Y) 6-2, 6-3
- #124 Petra Sedlackova (UA) def. Jessie Gong (Y) 6-3, 6-4
- Anna Parkhomenko (UA) vs. Mariabelle Brettkelly (Y) 6-2, 2-6, 5-4, unfinished
- Anne Marie Hiser (UA) def. Rhea Shrivastava (Y) 6-2, 6-3
- Kasia Pitak (UA) def. Vivian Cheng (Y) 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
Order of Finish (5,2,3,1,6)
Results Against Arizona
Doubles:
- #33 Loudmilla Bencheikh/Anne Marie Hiser (UA) def. Kayla Wilkins Kirsten Prelle (Ariz) 6-2
- Ola Pitak/Kasia Pitak (UA) def. Khim Iglupas/Parker Fry (Ariz) 6-4
- Belen Nevenhoven/ Midori Castillo-Meza (Ariz) def. Petra Sedlackova/Sydney Orefice (UA) 6-3
Order of Finish (1,2,3)
Singles:
- Loudmilla Bencheikh (UA) def. Kayla Wilkins (Ariz) 2-6, 7-6 (2), 6-4
- Salma Ziouti (Ariz) def. Ola Pitak (UA) 6-2, 6-3
- #124 Petra Sedlackova def. Midori Castillo-Meza (Ariz) 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
- Parker Fry (Ariz) def. Anna Parkhomenko (UA) 6-4, 2-6, 6-3
- Khim Iglupas (Ariz) def. Anne Marie Hiser (UA) 6-4, 7-6 (4)
- Belen Nevenhoven (Ariz) def. Kasia Pitak (UA) 7-5, 6-2
Order of Finish (6,2,5,1,3,4)
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2,1
#1 Singles Match
123
Chelsea Kung / 0 [Y]
366
634
#2 Singles Match
12
Caroline Dunleavy / 0 [Y]
23
66
#3 Singles Match
12
Jessie Gong / 0 [Y]
34
66
#4 Singles Match
1234
Mirabelle Brettkelly / 0 [Y]
4640
625UF
#5 Singles Match
12
Rhea Shrivastava / 0 [Y]
23
66
#6 Singles Match
123
Vivian Cheng / 0 [Y]
364
636
Order of Finish:
5,2,3,1,6
Players Mentioned
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