The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Women's Tennis Falls to No. 52 Mississippi State
2/15/2002 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Feb. 15, 2002
BIRMINGHAM - The UAB women's tennis team fell 5-2 to 52nd-ranked Mississippi State Friday afternoon at the Brook Highland Racquet Club.
With the loss, the Blazers fall to 0-3 on the season, while the Bulldogs improve to 4-3.
Senior Monika Schmid and sophomore Femke deBoer defeated MSU's Carole Soubis and Elaine Fagan 9-7at the No. 1 doubles spot, but it wasn't enough for the Blazers as the Bulldogs captured the wins in the No. 2 and No. 3 spots to take the doubles point.
The Blazers only won two of the singles matches, coming at the No. 1 and No. 2 spots. Schmid defeated Soubis 6-2, 6-2 in the No. 1 position, while junior Natascha Immele defeated Camila Sagae 7-6, 6-2 at the No. 2 position.
MSU captured four wins at the bottom of the line-up to lift them to victory.
UAB will try to battle back tomorrow as they host Central Florida in an 11 a.m. match at the Brook Highland Racquet Club.
Match Results
Doubles:
1) Monika/Femke def C. Soubis/E. Fagan 9/7
2) C. Sagae/M. Rekasi def. Natascha/Sjouke 8/2
3) Y. Ueda/J. Switala def. Nadia/Yvonne 8/6
Singles:
1) Monika Schmid def. Carole Soubis (MSU) 6/2 6/2
2) Natascha Immele def. Camila Sagae (MSU) 7/6 6/2
3) Yumi Ueda (MSU) def. Sjouke Liem 6/1 6/2
4) Magdalena Rekasi (MSU) def. Femke deBoer 6/2 7/5
5) Elaine Fagan (MSU) def. Yvonne Ernst 6/1 6/2
6) Justyna Switala (MSU) def. Nadia Dellarciprete 6/2 7/5
MSU (4-3) 5, UAB (0-3) 2
