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Roberta Allison Invitational
UAB Wins Three Draws at Roberta Allison Invitational
10/28/2018 2:21:00β―PM | Women's Tennis
BIRMINGHAM β Competing in its final fall tournament in Alabama, the UAB women's tennis team won three draws across doubles and singles at the Roberta Allison Invitational in Tuscaloosa.
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Hana Sisirak and Jana Hecking each won their singles draws, while Dominika Hrabolva and Hecking won the back draw in doubles.
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"We took three players and came home with two flight titles, so it was a solid outing for us," head coach Mark Tjia said. "More importantly it was good for a couple of girls who have been battling injuries to see some action. They can take some confidence from the way they handled themselves this weekend."
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Hecking opened the weekend with a big 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 (10-8) win over DePaul's Milica Tesic before cruising to a 6-3, 6-1 win over UT-Martin's Andrea Plantada. She clinched the Shelley Godwin draw on Saturday, battling to a 3-6, 7-6(2), 6-4 victory over Memphis' Katherine Cao.
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The No. 2 seed in the Pat Morgan singles draw, Sisirak won her bracket in straight sets. She opened the competition with wins over Lewis' Aleksandra Sredojevic (6-1, 6-2) and UT-Martin's Mizuke Sakurai (6-3, 6-2) before claiming the title with a 7-5, 6-2 victory over South Alabama's Leslie Soto Bustamante, who entered as the top seed in the draw.
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Hrabalova earned a single victory in consolation, winning 6-2, 6-1 over Jemima Potter of UT-Martin.
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In doubles play, Hrabalova and Hecking claimed the back-draw title in in the Mari Muller bracket. Falling in their opening match to the four-seed pair from WMU, the Blazer duo toppled teammate Sisirak and UT-Martin's Mizuki, 6-3, before winning 6-1 over South Florida's Pellicer and Clark.
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UAB wraps up its fall season on the weekend of November 2 when it travels to Bradenton, Florida, to compete in the Lakewood Ranch Dick Vitale Clay Court. More information on the even can be found here.
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For more information on UAB women's tennis, follow the Blazers on Twitter (@UAB_WTN) and Instagram (UAB_WTN).
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For more on all Blazer sports teams follow the official social media accounts of UAB Athletics on Twitter (@UAB_Athletics), on Facebook (Facebook.com/UAB.Blazers), on Instagram (@uab_athletics).
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Hana Sisirak and Jana Hecking each won their singles draws, while Dominika Hrabolva and Hecking won the back draw in doubles.
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"We took three players and came home with two flight titles, so it was a solid outing for us," head coach Mark Tjia said. "More importantly it was good for a couple of girls who have been battling injuries to see some action. They can take some confidence from the way they handled themselves this weekend."
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Hecking opened the weekend with a big 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 (10-8) win over DePaul's Milica Tesic before cruising to a 6-3, 6-1 win over UT-Martin's Andrea Plantada. She clinched the Shelley Godwin draw on Saturday, battling to a 3-6, 7-6(2), 6-4 victory over Memphis' Katherine Cao.
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The No. 2 seed in the Pat Morgan singles draw, Sisirak won her bracket in straight sets. She opened the competition with wins over Lewis' Aleksandra Sredojevic (6-1, 6-2) and UT-Martin's Mizuke Sakurai (6-3, 6-2) before claiming the title with a 7-5, 6-2 victory over South Alabama's Leslie Soto Bustamante, who entered as the top seed in the draw.
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Hrabalova earned a single victory in consolation, winning 6-2, 6-1 over Jemima Potter of UT-Martin.
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In doubles play, Hrabalova and Hecking claimed the back-draw title in in the Mari Muller bracket. Falling in their opening match to the four-seed pair from WMU, the Blazer duo toppled teammate Sisirak and UT-Martin's Mizuki, 6-3, before winning 6-1 over South Florida's Pellicer and Clark.
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UAB wraps up its fall season on the weekend of November 2 when it travels to Bradenton, Florida, to compete in the Lakewood Ranch Dick Vitale Clay Court. More information on the even can be found here.
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For more information on UAB women's tennis, follow the Blazers on Twitter (@UAB_WTN) and Instagram (UAB_WTN).
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For more on all Blazer sports teams follow the official social media accounts of UAB Athletics on Twitter (@UAB_Athletics), on Facebook (Facebook.com/UAB.Blazers), on Instagram (@uab_athletics).
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