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Women’s Tennis Tops Lipscomb, 4-2, on Saturday
3/6/2021 5:34:00 PM | Women's Tennis
BIRMINGHAM - The UAB women's tennis team defeated Lipscomb, 4-2, on Saturday afternoon at George Ward Park.
The Blazers (6-5, 0-0 C-USA) claimed the doubles point on courts two and three, as Jana Hecking/Sydney Clarke overacame Anja Trbeznik/Emma Zakordoniec, 6-4, and Annalisa Smith/Megan Bertrands bested Maddox Bandy/Perri Howard, 6-2, respectively.
Going into singles play up 1-0, the Green and Gold won on courts two, four and five to clinch the match. On court two, ITA National Player of the Week Dominika Hrabalova topped Zakordoniec, 1-6, 6-1, 6-3. Court four saw Megan Bertrands defeat Trbeznik, 6-1, 6-1, while Smith was victorious on court five, winning against Liza Diachenko, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2.
Lipscomb's (3-4, 0-0 ASUN) two points were the result of singles wins on courts three and six, while the match on court one was unfinished.
The Blazers are now 4-1 in matches played at home in the Magic City.
UAB returns to the courts on Sunday as the Blazers play host to Tulane (8-3, 0-0 AAC) at George Ward Park. First serve is scheduled for noon.
For more information about the UAB women's tennis team, follow the Blazers on Twitter and Instagram (@UAB_WTN).
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
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