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South Alabama Tops Women’s Tennis
3/24/2018 9:52:00 PM | Tennis (W)
CONWAY, South Carolina- Troy women's tennis (3-10) dropped its neutral conference match to South Alabama (12-1) 5-2 at Stevens Tennis Complex in Conway, S.C.
The Jaguars swept the doubles matches defeating Troy 6-2 on court one and 6-3 on court three to take the initial point.
South Alabama continued its momentum with a 6-1, 6-1 win on court six in singles play against freshman Maria Casas Blas, and No. 99 Alexandria Stiteler pulled out a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Sanae Ohta on court one. South Alabama also picked up a win on court two, taking a 4-0 lead over the Trojans.
Troy rallied back as Nancy Karaky defeated Maxine Palmen in a third set tiebreaker, 3-6, 6-2, 10-2 on court three for Troy's first point of the match, and freshman Matea Mihaljevic followed with a 7-6 (8-6), 6-4 win.
Troy's rally fell short as South Alabama took the next two victories as the Trojans slipped to 3-10 on the season.
FULL RESULTS
Singles
1. #99 Stiteler, Alexandria (USA) def. Ohta,Sanae (TROY) 6-1, 6-2
2. Fujioka, Yu (USA) def. Xue,Jiayuan (TROY) 7-5, 6-4
3. Karaky,Nancy (TROY) def. Palmen, Maxine (USA) 3-6, 6-2, 10-2
4. Mihaljevic,Matea (TROY) def. Pasanen, Milka (USA) 7-6 (8-6), 6-4
5. Martins, Patricia (USA) def. Hsieh,Pei Ju (TROY) 5-7, 6-3, 10-4
6. Kohoutova, Nikola (USA) def. Blas,Maria Casas (TROY) 6-1, 6-1
Doubles
1. Pasanen, Milka/Martins, Patricia (USA) def. Ohta,Sanae/Karaky,Nancy (TROY) 6-2
2. Stiteler, Alexandria/Fujioka, Yu (USA) vs. Xue,Jiayuan/Hsieh,Pei Ju (TROY) 4-4, unfinished
3. Kohoutova, Nikola/Zolotareva, Alina (USA) def. Blas,Maria Casas/Mihaljevic,Matea (TROY) 6-3
The Jaguars swept the doubles matches defeating Troy 6-2 on court one and 6-3 on court three to take the initial point.
South Alabama continued its momentum with a 6-1, 6-1 win on court six in singles play against freshman Maria Casas Blas, and No. 99 Alexandria Stiteler pulled out a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Sanae Ohta on court one. South Alabama also picked up a win on court two, taking a 4-0 lead over the Trojans.
Troy rallied back as Nancy Karaky defeated Maxine Palmen in a third set tiebreaker, 3-6, 6-2, 10-2 on court three for Troy's first point of the match, and freshman Matea Mihaljevic followed with a 7-6 (8-6), 6-4 win.
Troy's rally fell short as South Alabama took the next two victories as the Trojans slipped to 3-10 on the season.
FULL RESULTS
Singles
1. #99 Stiteler, Alexandria (USA) def. Ohta,Sanae (TROY) 6-1, 6-2
2. Fujioka, Yu (USA) def. Xue,Jiayuan (TROY) 7-5, 6-4
3. Karaky,Nancy (TROY) def. Palmen, Maxine (USA) 3-6, 6-2, 10-2
4. Mihaljevic,Matea (TROY) def. Pasanen, Milka (USA) 7-6 (8-6), 6-4
5. Martins, Patricia (USA) def. Hsieh,Pei Ju (TROY) 5-7, 6-3, 10-4
6. Kohoutova, Nikola (USA) def. Blas,Maria Casas (TROY) 6-1, 6-1
Doubles
1. Pasanen, Milka/Martins, Patricia (USA) def. Ohta,Sanae/Karaky,Nancy (TROY) 6-2
2. Stiteler, Alexandria/Fujioka, Yu (USA) vs. Xue,Jiayuan/Hsieh,Pei Ju (TROY) 4-4, unfinished
3. Kohoutova, Nikola/Zolotareva, Alina (USA) def. Blas,Maria Casas/Mihaljevic,Matea (TROY) 6-3
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3
Order of Finish:
6,1,2,3,4,5
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