The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Saturday, March 20
Hattiesburg, Miss.
11:00 AM
UAB
4
vs
2
LA Tech
UAB Women's Tennis Defeats LA Tech 4-2
3/21/2021 8:27:00 AM | Women's Tennis
HATTIESBURG, Miss. - After dropping the singles point, UAB came back to win four of the five decided singles points in its 4-2 victory over Louisiana Tech on Saturday.
Jana Hecking and Sydney Clarke picked up a win on Court 2 in doubles, but it was the Lady Techsters who came with the point.
The Blazers (9-6, 1-1 C-USA) evened the score after Adela Wasserbauerova's 6-2, 6-4 win on Court 2 and took the lead on Megan Bertrands 6-0, 6-0 shutout on Court 5. Tech tied the match 2-2 after winning on Court 1. Dominika Hrabalova put UAB back in the lead on Court 3 after a 7-5, 6-2 win. The clincher came from Clarke on Court 4 with a 7-6, 6-3 victory.
Annalisa Smith split her first two sets and was tied 1-1 in the third set when the match was decided.
UAB is back on the road next weekend when they face WKU (2-10, 1-2 C-USA) in Bouwling Green, Ky. on March 27. The next home match is April 10 against Middle Tennessee.
MATCH NOTES
Jana Hecking and Sydney Clarke picked up a win on Court 2 in doubles, but it was the Lady Techsters who came with the point.
The Blazers (9-6, 1-1 C-USA) evened the score after Adela Wasserbauerova's 6-2, 6-4 win on Court 2 and took the lead on Megan Bertrands 6-0, 6-0 shutout on Court 5. Tech tied the match 2-2 after winning on Court 1. Dominika Hrabalova put UAB back in the lead on Court 3 after a 7-5, 6-2 win. The clincher came from Clarke on Court 4 with a 7-6, 6-3 victory.
Annalisa Smith split her first two sets and was tied 1-1 in the third set when the match was decided.
UAB is back on the road next weekend when they face WKU (2-10, 1-2 C-USA) in Bouwling Green, Ky. on March 27. The next home match is April 10 against Middle Tennessee.
MATCH NOTES
- This marks the first time since 2006 that UAB has defeated LA Tech
- In that match, only singles was played
- Hrabalova has won eight straight singles decisions dating back to Feb. 14
- Smith has won seven straight singles decisions dating back to Feb. 18
- Bertrands has won six straight singles matches dating back to Feb. 24
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2,1
#1 Singles Match
12
34
Leonie Schuknecht / 0 [TECH]
66
#2 Singles Match
12
66
Anastasiia Salenko / 0 [TECH]
24
#3 Singles Match
12
76
Ilana Tetruashvili / 0 [TECH]
52
#4 Singles Match
12
76
Alexia Romero / 0 [TECH]
63
#5 Singles Match
12
66
Madalena Amil / 0 [TECH]
00
#6 Singles Match
1234
4610
Claudia Oravcova / 0 [TECH]
631UF
Order of Finish:
2,5,1,3,4
Players Mentioned
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