The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Thursday, September 20
Milwaukee, Wisc.
ALL DAY
UAB
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Milwaukee Classic
Herrmann, Shchipakina Impress at Milwaukee Classic
9/23/2018 6:27:00β―PM | Women's Tennis
BIRMINGHAM β Senior Alexandra Shchipakina and junior Marlene Herrmann played lights out tennis over the last four days in Wisconsin, coming away with a handful of impressive victories at the Milwaukee Classic.
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Herrmann wrapped up the weekend with two wins in singles play, while the pair claimed a dominant win in doubles action over a duo from Michigan State.
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"This was a great opportunity to face some of the best players in the nation and we definitely gained from the experience," head coach Mark Tjia said. "We got a couple tough wins in singles, beat a very tough Michigan State doubles team, and had the fourth-seeded Syracuse doubles team on the ropes. They put on a first class tournament and I think the players really enjoyed themselves. It's now up to us to apply the lessons learned for this upcoming weekend at Samford."
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After dropping her opening match of the weekend, Herrmann went to work in the consolation draw, earning victories over Colorado State's Emily Luetschwage (6-4, 6-4) and Cincinnati's Ioana Guna due to injury.
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The junior found herself in a tight battle in the final eight of the consolation draw, but eventually feel in a thriller to Lauren Lemonds of Michigan State, 7-6, 6-2, 1-0.
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Shchipakina had two tough matches on the weekend, falling to an opponent from Wisconsin before bowing out in the back draw of singles play to Utah State's Alexandra Pisareva, 6-2, 6-3.
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The tandem also earned an impressive win in doubles, toppling Michigan State's Lemonds and Samantha Memije, 8-4 in the opening round. Following the first-round win, the Blazers took Syracuse's fourth-seeded pair of Sofya Golubovskaya and Guzal Yusupova down to the wire, but ultimately dropped the match, 8-5.
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UAB returns to action next weekend when it travels across town to compete at the Samford Hidden Duals.
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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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Herrmann wrapped up the weekend with two wins in singles play, while the pair claimed a dominant win in doubles action over a duo from Michigan State.
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"This was a great opportunity to face some of the best players in the nation and we definitely gained from the experience," head coach Mark Tjia said. "We got a couple tough wins in singles, beat a very tough Michigan State doubles team, and had the fourth-seeded Syracuse doubles team on the ropes. They put on a first class tournament and I think the players really enjoyed themselves. It's now up to us to apply the lessons learned for this upcoming weekend at Samford."
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After dropping her opening match of the weekend, Herrmann went to work in the consolation draw, earning victories over Colorado State's Emily Luetschwage (6-4, 6-4) and Cincinnati's Ioana Guna due to injury.
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The junior found herself in a tight battle in the final eight of the consolation draw, but eventually feel in a thriller to Lauren Lemonds of Michigan State, 7-6, 6-2, 1-0.
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Shchipakina had two tough matches on the weekend, falling to an opponent from Wisconsin before bowing out in the back draw of singles play to Utah State's Alexandra Pisareva, 6-2, 6-3.
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The tandem also earned an impressive win in doubles, toppling Michigan State's Lemonds and Samantha Memije, 8-4 in the opening round. Following the first-round win, the Blazers took Syracuse's fourth-seeded pair of Sofya Golubovskaya and Guzal Yusupova down to the wire, but ultimately dropped the match, 8-5.
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UAB returns to action next weekend when it travels across town to compete at the Samford Hidden Duals.
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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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