Crimson Tide Too Much for Green Wave

Saturday, February 18

Tuscaloosa, AL

12:00 P.M.

Tulane University

Alabama

Charlotte Russell

Feb 18, 2023 | Women's Tennis

TUSCALOOSA, AL – Adelaide Lavery and Charlotte Russell recorded singles victories on Saturday for Tulane, but host Alabama proved too strong for the visitors and posted a 5-2 defeat at the Alabama Tennis Stadium.

Lavery knocked off nationally-ranked (114th) Petra Sedlackova 7-5, 6-4 at No. 2 singles, while Russell won 7-6 (5), 6-7 (5), 10-6 over UA's Anna Parkhomenko at No. 4.

The Crimson Tide took the Nos. 2 and 3 doubles matches 6-1 to clinch the doubles point and followed that with singles victories at 1, 3, 5 and 6. The No. 1 doubles match, featuring the Olive and Blue's Russell and Lahari Yelamanchili, went unfinished.

Alabama improved to 5-2 overall, while the Green Wave dropped to 3-4.

Tulane will return home next weekend to host LSU on Friday (2 p.m.) and Louisiana on Sunday (1 p.m.).

Singles
1. Loudmilla Bencheikh (UA) def. Lahari Yelamanchili (TLN) 7-5, 7-6 (8-6)
2. Adelaide Lavery (TLN) def. #114 Petra Sedlackova (UA) 7-5, 6-4
3. Ola Pitak (UA) def. Kristen Borland (TLN) 6-1, 2-6, 6-3
4. Charlotte Russell (TLN) def. Anna Parkhomenko (UA) 6-7 (5-7), 7-6 (7-5), 10-6
5. Klara Milicevic (UA) def. Jiayun Zhu (TLN) 6-3, 6-4
6. Anne Marie Hiser (UA) def. Brooke Theis (TLN) 6-1, 6-1

Doubles
1. Petra Sedlackova/Anna Parkhomenko (UA) vs. Lahari Yelamanchili/Charlotte Russell (TLN) 5-4, unfinished
2. Anne Marie Hiser/Loudmilla Bencheikh (UA) def. Adelaide Lavery/Jiayun Zhu (TLN) 6-1
3. Ola Pitak/Kasia Pitak (UA) def. Kristen Borland/Cora Barber (TLN) 6-1