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Women's Tennis

Elakili Leads Jags with Perfect Singles Performance in Tuscaloosa

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – South Alabama women's tennis finished competition in the Roberta Alison Fall Classic on Saturday, with Kenza Elakili posting a perfect 3-0 mark in the singles draw.

Elakili and Jana Rovira both went undefeated through the first two rounds of singles. Elakili defeated Niyati Kukreti of ETSU (7-5, 6-3) and Catherin Cardona-Carballosa of Samford (6-2, 6-1), earning both victories in straight sets. Rovira defeated two UAB opponents in Julia Caffarena (6-4, 4-6, 6-1) and Antonia Ende (6-0, 2-6, 6-2).

Elakila closed out singles action with another straight-set victory, winning 6-3, 6-2 against Emma Ascanio Tarife of UAB. Emma Jane Hamilton, Isabella Pisarczyk and Ava Rath also picked up wins throughout the weekend against opponents from Samford.

Hamilton/Rovira posted a strong weekend in doubles action, posting a 2-0 mark. They picked up wins against two Samford pairs in Erenda/Keller (6-2) and Fishman/Cardona-Carballosa (6-4).

The tournament marked the final fall appearance for the Jags before they return to competition in the spring.

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Players Mentioned

Kenza Elakili

Kenza Elakili

5' 7"
Junior
Ava Rath

Ava Rath

5' 2"
Senior
Jana Rovira

Jana Rovira

5' 7"
Senior
Emma Jane Hamilton

Emma Jane Hamilton

Freshman
Isabella Pisarczyk

Isabella Pisarczyk

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Kenza Elakili

Kenza Elakili

5' 7"
Junior
Ava Rath

Ava Rath

5' 2"
Senior
Jana Rovira

Jana Rovira

5' 7"
Senior
Emma Jane Hamilton

Emma Jane Hamilton

Freshman
Isabella Pisarczyk

Isabella Pisarczyk

Freshman