DENTON, Texas ? The No. 53 South Alabama Lady Jaguars opened the 2007 Sun Belt Conference Championship with a 4-0 win over sixth-seeded Middle Tennessee on Friday afternoon at the Waranch Tennis Center on the campus of the University of North Texas.  With the win, the Lady Jags improve to 15-9 on the year, while the Blue Raiders finish the season at 8-13. 

The match began with USA winning the doubles point.  USA’s duo of Jelena Krivacevic and Rita Freitas posted an 8-4 win at No. 2 over Ann-Kristin Siljestrom and Stephanie Parkison.  The Jags clinched the point with a win at No. 3 by Michaela Babicova and Dijana Stanic, 8-1.

In singles, the Jags got wins at Nos. 2, 3 and 6 to clinch the match.  Freitas blanked Parkison at No. 6, while Krivacevic made quick work of Marlene Chemin at No. 3, 6-2, 6-2 and Babicova posted a straight set victory over Siljestrom for the 4-0 score.

The third-seeded Jaguars now will face the winner of the Denver vs. UALR match at 1:30 p.m. Saturday.

No. 53 South Alabama 4, Middle Tennessee 0

April 20, 2007 at Denton, Texas

Doubles

1) Adrianna Solarova/Sylvanie Spangenberg (USA) vs. Hala Sufi/Claudia Szabo (MT) 5-5, Unfinished

2) Jelena Krivacevic/Rita Freitas (USA) def. Ann-Kristin Siljestrom/Stephanie Parkison (MT) 8-4

3) Michaela Babicova/Dijana Stanic (USA) def. Marlene Chemin/Pooja Kommireddi (MT) 8-1

Singles

1) No. 55 Adrianna Solarova (USA) vs. No. 97 Hala Sufi (MT) 3-6, 3-4, Unfinished

2) Michaela Babicova (USA) def. Ann-Kristin Siljestrom (MT) 6-2, 6-2

3) Jelena Krivacevic (USA) def. Marlene Chemin (MT) 6-2, 6-2

4) Dijana Stanic (USA) vs. Claudia Szabo (MT) 6-2, 4-1, Unfinished

5) Yana Bokareva (USA) vs. Elvira Yusupova (MT) 6-7, Unfinished

6) Rita Freitas (USA) def. Stephanie Parkison (MT) 6-0, 6-0

Middle Tennessee: 8-13

South Alabama: 15-9