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Alabama Women’s Tennis Sweeps Tulsa, Yale in Final Day of Blue Gray Tennis Classic
2/25/2023 9:47:00 PM | Women's Tennis
The Crimson Tide defeated Tulsa, 4-2, before topping Yale, 4-1, on the final day of competition
MONTGOMERY, Ala. –– The Alabama women's tennis team (7-3) concluded the final day of competition on Saturday at the Blue Gray National Tennis Classic. The Crimson Tide ended the event on a high note by defeating both Tulsa and Yale.
After playing doubles on Friday, the Crimson Tide entered Saturday's match against Tulsa (7-5) sporting a 1-0 lead and went on to secure the 4-2 win in singles play. To close out the day Alabama posted a 4-1 victory against Yale (6-5).
Due to a rain delay, singles matches were played first during the third round of competition. If the match score was tied, 3-3, then doubles would be played to decide the match.
Against Tulsa
- Owning a 1-0 lead to begin the day, Alabama's Klara Milicevic secured UA's first singles point of the day with a straight set 6-4, 6-2 victory over Tulsa's Amy Leather on court five
- Ola Pitak followed with a 5-7, 6-2, 6-2 victory over Lily Hutchings on court three to give UA the lead
- The Golden Hurricane trailed close behind with wins on courts two and four but Loudmilla Bencheikh went 6-3, 6-7, 6-4 against Laia Conde Monfort on court one to clinch the match
Against Yale
- Yale would gain an early advantage after taking the first point of the match off a retirement on court two
- However, Bencheikh would even the score with a 7-6, 6-1 win at the top of the ladder
- Pitak posted a 6-4, 6-1 victory on court three to secure the lead for Alabama
- On court four, Anna Parkhomenko bettered Yale's Sophia Zaslow 6-2, 6-3 for the Crimson Tide's third singles point of the night
- Alabama clinched the match on court six after a retirement from Yale's Jamie Kim
Next Up
- Alabama is back on the road, opening Southeastern Conference action against Auburn on Sunday, March 5, at noon CT
Results Against Tulsa
Doubles: (Played Friday)
1 | Petra Sedlackova / Anna Parkhomenko (UA) def. Maria Berlanga / Lily Hutchings (TULSA) 7-5
2 | Laia Conde Monfort / Ana Naranjo Martinez (TULSA) vs. Anne Marie Hiser / Loudmilla Bencheikh (UA) 6-5, unfinished
3 | Kasia Pitak / Ola Pitak (UA) def. Amy Leather / Myroslava Zelenchuk (TULSA) 7-5
Singles:
1 | Loudmilla Bencheikh (UA) def. Laia Conde Monfort (TULSA) 3-6, 7-6, 6-4
2 | Maria Berlanga Bandera (TULSA) def. Petra Sedlackova (UA) 6-3, 6-4
3 | Ola Pitak (UA) def. Lily Hutchings (TULSA) 5-7, 6-2, 6-2
4 | Myroslava Zelenchuk (TULSA) def. Anna Parkhomenko (UA) 6-1, 6-3
5 | Klara Milicevic (UA) def. Amy Leather (TULSA) 6-4, 6-2
6 | Ana Naranjo Martinez (TULSA) vs. Anne Marie Hiser (UA) 7-5, 2-6, 5-4, unfinished
Order of finish (2,5,4,3,1)
Results Against Yale
Singles:
1 | Loudmilla Bencheikh (UA) def. Rhea Shrivistava (YALE) 7-6, 6-1
2 | Ann Wright Guerry (YALE) def. Petra Sedlackova (UA) 6-3, retired
3 | Ola Pitak (UA) def. Vivian Cheng (YALE) 6-4, 6-1
4 | Anna Parkhomenko (UA) def. Sophia Zaslow (YALE) 6-2, 6-3
5 | Klara Milicevic (UA) vs. Rebecca Lynn (YALE) 4-6, 6-2, 2-1, unfinished
6 | Rebeka Kern (UA) def. Jamie Kim (YALE) 2-6, 6-4, retired
Order of finish (2,1,3,4,6)
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,1
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
2,5,4,3,1
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