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…