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North Texas Downs UAB Women's Tennis, 5-2
3/26/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
DENTON, Texas -- UAB's women's tennis team continued its road trip through Texas this week with a 5-2 loss to North Texas on Wednesday at the Waranch Tennis Complex.
UAB's two wins on the day came at the fourth and fifth singles spots, where Elaine Simon took down NT's Alexis Thoma, 5-7, 6-3, 11-9 at the fourth court and Blazer Amy Lowther defeated North Texas' Kamilla Galieva, 6-2, 7-6 (6) at the fifth position.
The day began in doubles, where North Texas took wins at the first and third courts to claim the point. Kseniya Bardabush and Franziska Sprinkmeye (NT) defeated Paula Castro and Caroline Faught (UAB) 8-3, before Ana Sofia Cordero and Agustina Valenzuela (NT) downed UAB's team of Rachel Daniell and Lowther, 8-3, at the third spot.
North Texas then took wins at the first, second, third and sixth singles positions to claim the 5-2 win against the Blazers.
Next up, UAB faces SMU at 3 p.m. CT in Dallas, Texas.
Tennis Match Results
UAB vs North Texas
March 25, 2015 at Denton, Texas
(Waranch Tennis Complex)
North Texas 5, UAB 2
Singles Results
1. Kseniya Bardabush (NT) def. Pardis Kianoush (UAB) 6-2, 6-4
2. Anastasiya Shestakov (NT) def. Rachel Daniell (UAB) 7-6, 6-3
3. Agustina Valenzuela (NT) def. Paula Castro (UAB) 6-2, 6-2
4. Elaine Simon (UAB) def. Alexis Thoma (NT) 5-7, 6-3, 11-9
5. Amy Lowther (UAB) def. Kamilla Galieva (NT) 6-2, 7-6 (8-6)
6. Franziska Sprinkmeye (NT) def. Catherine Ragon (UAB) 7-5, 6-0
Doubles Results
1. Kseniya Bardabush/Franziska Sprinkmeye (NT) def. Paula Castro/Caroline Faught (UAB) 8-3
2. Anastasiya Shestakov/Alexis Thoma (NT) vs. Pardis Kianoush/Elaine Simon (UAB) 6-3, unfinished
3. Ana Sofia Cordero/Agustina Valenzuela (NT) def. Rachel Daniell/Amy Lowther (UAB) 8-3
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