03/13/06–
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
USA WOMEN'S
TENNIS PICKS UP 5-2 VICTORY OVER SUN BELT FOE TROY
Box
Score
CONTACT:
Kevin Beasley
TROY,
Ala.
- The 66th-ranked South Alabama women's tennis team (7-4,
1-0 SBC) picked up a 5-2 victory over Sun Belt foe Troy, ranked
No. 71 by the ITA, on Monday at the Lunsford Tennis Complex.
USA came out
and set the tone with a dominant performance in the doubles portion
of the match. The teams of Maria Zivcicova/Sylvanie Spanenberg and
Dijana Stanic/Jelena Krivacevics each picked up 8-2 victories at
the Nos. 2 and 3 positions. Adrianna Solarova and Klara Jarova completed
the Jaguar sweep with an 8-5 win over Claudia Strauss and Tsitsi
Masviba (Troy) at the No. 1 spot.
In singles action,
Solarova, Michaela Babicova, Jarova and Spanenberg all earned victories
for USA to clinch the match. Solarova defeated Rawia Elsisi (TU)
in three sets (6-4, 4-6, 6-0) at the No. 1 position, while the other
three Jag women also captured three set victories at the Nos. 4,
5 and 6 spots.
South Alabama
will next return home for a nine-match home stand. The Jags will
begin the home stretch when they take on No. 18 Virginia Commonwealth
on Wednesday (March 15) at the Bruce David Lubel Memorial Tennis
Courts.
No. 66 South
Alabama 5, No. 71 Troy 2
No. 1 Adrianna
Solarova, South Alabama def. Rawia Elsisi, Troy 6-4, 4-6, 6-0
No. 2 Tsitsi Masviba, Troy def. Maria Zivcicova, South Alabama 4-6,
5-3 (won by default)
No. 3 Claudia Strauss, Troy def. Dijana Stanic, South Alabama 4-6,
6-3, 6-1
No. 4 Michaela Babicova, South Alabama def. Annabelle Bares, Troy
1-6, 6-2, 6-4
No. 5 Klara Jarova, South Alabama def. Suzanne Jones, Troy 6-4,
0-6, 6-4
No. 6 Sylvanie Spanenberg, South Alabama def. Caroline Jouanin,
Troy 7-5, 5-7, 6-2
Doubles
No. 1 Adrianna Solarova/Klara Jarova, South Alabama def. Claudia
Strauss/Tsitsi Masviba, Troy 8-5
No. 2 Maria Zivcicova/Sylvanie Spanenberg, South Alabama def. Rawia
Elsisi/Suzanne Jones, Troy 8-2
No. 3 Dijana Stanic/Jelena Krivacevics, South Alabama def. Nicole
Shaw/Annabelle Bares, Troy 8-2
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