The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Blazers Win Three Flight Championships at Samford Intercollegiate
10/2/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The UAB women’s tennis team captured three flight championships Sunday to highlight competition over the weekend at the Samford Intercollegiate.
Blazers Pardis Kianoush and Marlene Herrmann turned in a perfect 3-0 record in doubles action to earn the Flight 1 championship. The duo defeated Naz Karagoz and Elena Muller of Tulane 6-1 on Friday, Anki Wind and Josephine Cao of Memphis 6-2 on Saturday and Claudia Castella and Tzu-Hui Chen of Southern Miss 6-4 on Sunday.
Kianoush won her second title of the weekend after posting a 2-1 record in singles play to be crowned Flight 1 champion. Along the way, Kianoush bested Wind 6-2, 6-2 on Saturday and Elena Roca of Southern Miss 6-2, 6-2 on Sunday.
Blazer freshman Hana Sisirak won the Flight 6 individual title with a 3-0 record capped by a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Gabrielle Robinson of Southern Miss on Sunday. Sisirak opened the tournament with a 7-5, 6-1 win over Elsa Pool of Samford on Friday before downing Annika Hepp of Samford 6-4, 6-3 Saturday on day two.
“We had a solid showing this weekend against great competition and teams we will face in the spring,” UAB head coach Mark Tjia said. “Pardis had a great weekend and Hana outclassed her flight by winning in straight sets. Overall, we had solid performances for everyone, but we definitely have material to work on in the coming weeks.”
UAB returns to the court Friday, Oct. 14 when the Blazers travel to Tuscaloosa, Ala., to take part in the USTA/ITA Southern Regional Championships from the Alabama Tennis Stadium.
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