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Alabama Women’s Tennis Sweeps Tulsa, Yale in Final Day of Blue Gray Tennis Classic

Alabama Women’s Tennis Sweeps Tulsa, Yale in Final Day of Blue Gray Tennis Classic


MONTGOMERY, Ala. –– The Alabama women’s tennis team (7-3) concluded the final day of competition on Saturday at the Blue Gray National Tennis Classic. The Crimson Tide ended the event on a high note by defeating both Tulsa and Yale.

After playing doubles on Friday, the Crimson Tide entered Saturday’s match against Tulsa (7-5) sporting a 1-0 lead and went on to secure the 4-2 win in singles play. To close out the day Alabama posted a 4-1 victory against Yale (6-5).

Due to a rain delay, singles matches were played first during the third round of competition. If the match score was tied, 3-3, then doubles would be played to decide the match.

Against Tulsa

  • Owning a 1-0 lead to begin the day, Alabama’s Klara Milicevic secured UA’s first singles point of the day with a straight set 6-4, 6-2 victory over Tulsa’s Amy Leather on court five
  • Ola Pitak followed with a 5-7, 6-2, 6-2 victory over Lily Hutchings on court three to give UA the lead
  • The Golden Hurricane trailed close behind with wins on courts two and four but Loudmilla Bencheikh went 6-3, 6-7, 6-4 against Laia Conde Monfort on court one to clinch the match

Against Yale

  • Yale would gain an early advantage after taking the first point of the match off a retirement on court two
  • However, Bencheikh would even the score with a 7-6, 6-1 win at the top of the ladder
  • Pitak posted a 6-4, 6-1 victory on court three to secure the lead for Alabama
  • On court four, Anna Parkhomenko bettered Yale’s Sophia Zaslow 6-2, 6-3 for the Crimson Tide’s third singles point of the night
  • Alabama clinched the match on court six after a retirement from Yale’s Jamie Kim

Next Up

  • Alabama is back on the road, opening Southeastern Conference action against Auburn on Sunday, March 5, at noon CT

Results Against Tulsa

Doubles: (Played Friday)

1 | Petra Sedlackova / Anna Parkhomenko (UA) def. Maria Berlanga / Lily Hutchings (TULSA) 7-5

2 | Laia Conde Monfort / Ana Naranjo Martinez (TULSA) vs. Anne Marie Hiser / Loudmilla Bencheikh (UA) 6-5, unfinished

3 | Kasia Pitak / Ola Pitak (UA) def. Amy Leather / Myroslava Zelenchuk (TULSA) 7-5

Singles:

1 | Loudmilla Bencheikh (UA) def. Laia Conde Monfort (TULSA) 3-6, 7-6, 6-4

2 | Maria Berlanga Bandera (TULSA) def. Petra Sedlackova (UA) 6-3, 6-4

3 | Ola Pitak (UA) def. Lily Hutchings (TULSA) 5-7, 6-2, 6-2

4 | Myroslava Zelenchuk (TULSA) def. Anna Parkhomenko (UA) 6-1, 6-3

5 | Klara Milicevic (UA) def. Amy Leather…

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