Saturday, February 24
Murfreesboro, Tenn.
10 AM
Tulane University
5
vs
2
Chattanooga
Photo by: Parker Waters
Women's Tennis Defeats Chattanooga, 5-2
Feb 24, 2018 | Women's Tennis
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - The Tulane women's tennis team got back to its winning ways and picked up its fourth victory in its last five matches by defeating Chattanooga, 5-2, on Saturday afternoon in a non-conference, neutral site match at Middle Tennessee State University.
Tulane (7-4) got an early lift when Sade Atkinson and Elena Muller were victorious at No. 1 doubles, 6-2, while Laura Fabrizi and Ivone Alvaro won by the same score at the No. 2 spot in the lineup to clinch the first team point of the match. The win by Fabrizi and Alvaro was the duo's fifth in a row, improving their record to 7-2 overall this spring.
Muller kept the rally going when she cruised to a 6-2, 6-1 win at No. 3 singles - the highest she's played in the lineup this season. Sade Atkinson also collected a straight set win on court two, 6-4, 6-2, while Christina Sisti earned a victory when her opponent retired in the third set. Sisti dropped the first frame, 6-1, but countered with a 6-3 triumph in the second before holding a 4-1 lead in the third set when the match concluded.
Freshman Alex Alegre also bounced back from a lost first set by taking the final two, 6-4 and 7-5, respectively to notched the Green Wave's fifth and final team point.
Tulane will finish the weekend with a road match on Sunday, February 25 against Middle Tennessee. First serve is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. (CT).
Tulane 5, Chattanooga 2
Singles competition
1. Samantha Caswell (CHATT) def. Laura Fabrizi (TLN) 6-4, 6-0
2. Sade Atkinson (TLN) def. Delaney Edwards (CHATT) 6-4, 6-2
3. Elena Muller (TLN) def. Caroline Hall (CHATT) 6-2, 6-1
4. Christina Sisti (TLN) def. Tamri Chalaganidze (CHATT) 1-6, 6-3, 4-1, retired
5. Emma Van Hee (CHATT) def. Daniela La Fuente (TLN) 6-3, 4-6, 7-5
6. Alex Alegre (TLN) def. Bogdana Zaporozhets (CHATT) 3-6, 6-4, 7-5
Doubles competition
1. Sade Atkinson/Elena Muller (TLN) def. Samantha Caswell/Bogdana Zaporozhets (CHATT) 6-2
2. Laura Fabrizi/Ivone Alvaro (TLN) def. Delaney Edwards/Emma Van Hee (CHATT) 6-2
3. Annie Tarwater/Caroline Hall (CHATT) def. Christina Sisti/Alex Alegre (TLN) 6-1
Tulane (7-4) got an early lift when Sade Atkinson and Elena Muller were victorious at No. 1 doubles, 6-2, while Laura Fabrizi and Ivone Alvaro won by the same score at the No. 2 spot in the lineup to clinch the first team point of the match. The win by Fabrizi and Alvaro was the duo's fifth in a row, improving their record to 7-2 overall this spring.
Muller kept the rally going when she cruised to a 6-2, 6-1 win at No. 3 singles - the highest she's played in the lineup this season. Sade Atkinson also collected a straight set win on court two, 6-4, 6-2, while Christina Sisti earned a victory when her opponent retired in the third set. Sisti dropped the first frame, 6-1, but countered with a 6-3 triumph in the second before holding a 4-1 lead in the third set when the match concluded.
Freshman Alex Alegre also bounced back from a lost first set by taking the final two, 6-4 and 7-5, respectively to notched the Green Wave's fifth and final team point.
Tulane will finish the weekend with a road match on Sunday, February 25 against Middle Tennessee. First serve is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. (CT).
Tulane 5, Chattanooga 2
Singles competition
1. Samantha Caswell (CHATT) def. Laura Fabrizi (TLN) 6-4, 6-0
2. Sade Atkinson (TLN) def. Delaney Edwards (CHATT) 6-4, 6-2
3. Elena Muller (TLN) def. Caroline Hall (CHATT) 6-2, 6-1
4. Christina Sisti (TLN) def. Tamri Chalaganidze (CHATT) 1-6, 6-3, 4-1, retired
5. Emma Van Hee (CHATT) def. Daniela La Fuente (TLN) 6-3, 4-6, 7-5
6. Alex Alegre (TLN) def. Bogdana Zaporozhets (CHATT) 3-6, 6-4, 7-5
Doubles competition
1. Sade Atkinson/Elena Muller (TLN) def. Samantha Caswell/Bogdana Zaporozhets (CHATT) 6-2
2. Laura Fabrizi/Ivone Alvaro (TLN) def. Delaney Edwards/Emma Van Hee (CHATT) 6-2
3. Annie Tarwater/Caroline Hall (CHATT) def. Christina Sisti/Alex Alegre (TLN) 6-1
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