University of Richmond
SOUTH ALABAMA
South Alabama Tops Wo Men's Tennis At Home
04/06/2014 | Women's Tennis
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. – The Richmond women's tennis team fell to the South Alabama Jaguars, 4-0, Saturday at the Westwood Tennis Center.
"South Alabama is a very strong team and it shows with their 14-1 record," commented Richmond head coach Mark Wesselink. "Despite the loss, I liked to seeing that we could compete at this level."
After falling behind a match in doubles, play the Spiders evened the score winning at the No. 1 spot. Melissa Kandinata and Anna Abadias Morales recorded the 8-4 victory, but Richmond then fell on court three to put the Jaguars up 1-0.
South Alabama then went on and secured three-straight singles matches to record the 4-0 victory.
The Spiders will return to the court tomorrow, April 6 at George Washington. Start time is scheduled for 1 p.m.
Match Results
Apr 05, 2014
Richmond, Va. (Westwood Tennis Center)
South Alabama 4, Richmond 0
Singles competition
1. Valkova, Laura (USA) def. Anna Abadias Morales (RICH) 6-0, 6-1
2. Kandinata, Melissa (RICH) vs. Newton, Emily (USA) 5-7, 0-3, unfinished
3. Mitta, Monica (USA) def. Sims, Elizabeth (RICH) 6-3, 6-0
4. Boys, Brittany (RICH) vs. Matuskova, Laura (USA) 7-5, 2-0, unfinished
5. Salas, Katya (RICH) vs. Martin, Mary Angela (USA) 6-1, 6-2
6. Sanchez, Paula (USA) def. Williams, Kelsey (RICH) 4-6, 2-2, unfinished
Doubles competition
1. Kandinata, Melissa/Abadias Morales, A. (RICH) def. Newton, Emily/Meszarosova, Mich. (USA) 8-4
2. Valkova, Laura/Mitta, Monica (USA) def. Boys, Brittany/Salas, Katya (RICH) 8-3
3. Sanchez, Paula/Matuskova, Laura (USA) def. Sims, Elizabeth/Lamachia, Denny (RICH) 8-7 (9-7)
Match Notes
South Alabama 14-1
Richmond 6-9
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (1,3,6)
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