MOBILE, Ala. ? The University of South Alabama women’s tennis team opened up the 2008 spring portion of its schedule Sunday afternoon with a dominant 6-1 victory over Southeastern Louisiana at the Bruce David Lubel Memorial Tennis Courts.
The Jaguar women (1-0) will continue its current homestand, when they host North Florida Friday afternoon at 1:30 p.m. The match will be part of a rare men’s and women’s simultaneous match with the Ospreys. The Lady Lions fall to 0-1 with the loss.
USA came out and grabbed the early 1-0 match lead, picking up wins at the Nos. 2 and 3 positions. South Alabama’s team of Jelena Krivacevic and Erica Krisan got things started with an 8-3 win at the No. 3 spot. Krivacevic and Krisan trailed 3-2 early on in the match, but reeled off the final six games, to defeat SELU’s Bonnie Phillips and Jana Simurkova. At the No. 2 position, USA’s Adrianna Solarova and Sylvanie Spangenberg also rallied from an early deficit to clinch the point for the Jags with an 8-6 victory over the Lady Lions team of Emilija Arnaudovska/Iva Velkovska.
The lone loss for USA in the doubles portion of the match came at the No. 1 spot where the Jags’ 28th-ranked doubles team of Michaela Babicova and Katie Welch were upset 8-7 and 7-3 in the tiebreaker by Southeastern Louisiana’s Nina Knavs and Breda Kovac.
In singles competition, South Alabama quickly sealed the match victory, picking up straight set wins at the Nos. 6, 2 and 4 spots. Babicova, ranked 44th in the nation, highlighted the day with a dominant 6-0, 6-0 performance at the No. 2 spot. USA went on to take two of the final three singles matches en route to the 6-1 win.
Tennis Match Results
Southeastern Louisiana vs. University of South Alabama
02/03/08 at Mobile, Ala.
No. 53 University of South Alabama 6, Southeastern Louisiana 1
Singles competition
1. Emilija Arnaudovska (SLU) def. Adrianna Solarova (USAW) 6-2, 6-0
2. #44 Michaela Babicova (USAW) def. Iva Velkovska (SLU) 6-0, 6-0
3. Erica Krisan (USAW) def. Breda Kovac (SLU) 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (7-5)
4. Katie Welch (USAW) def. Jana Simurkova (SLU) 6-0, 6-4
5. Sylvanie Spangenberg (USAW) def. Bonnie Phillips (SLU) 7-5, 6-4
6. Jelena Krivacevic (USAW) def. Nina Knavs (SLU) 6-2, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Nina Knavs/Breda Kovac (SLU) def. #28 Katie Welch/Michaela Babicova (USAW) 8-7 (7-3)
2. Adrianna Solarova/Sylvanie Spangenberg (USAW) def. Emilija Arnaudovska/Iva Velkovska (SLU) 8-6
3. Erica Krisan/Jelena Krivacevic (USAW) def. Bonnie Phillips/Jana Simurkova (SLU) 8-3
Match Notes:
Southeastern Louisiana 0-1
University of South Alabama 1-0; National ranking No. 53
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (6,2,4,1,5,3)
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