Sunday, 03/07/2010

Freshman Alexa Guarachi wins eighth consecutive singles match

 

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The 50th-ranked Alabama women’s tennis team dropped a 5-2 decision Sunday to No. 11 Tennessee moving the Crimson Tide to 6-5 overall and 0-2 in the Southeastern Conference. With the win, the Lady Volunteers improve to 7-4 on the season and 2-0 against league opponents.

 

Alabama found itself down 1-0 after losing the doubles point but was awarded a point to start singles as Tennessee was forced to forfeit the No. 6 spot. Freshman Alexa Guarachi gave the Tide its other win in the match with a 6-3, 7-5 victory over Lady Vol junior, and 47th-ranked, Maria Sorbello.

 

Alabama returns to action Friday, March 12 when it hosts South Carolina. Opening serve is slated for 3:00 p.m. (CST).

 

RESULTS

Doubles

1. Sorbello/Whoriskey (UT) def. No. 47 McLane/Guarachi (UA) 8-3

2. No. 33 Alda/Zubor (UT) def. Bigos/Tunaru (UA) 8-0

3. Foehse/Emery (UA) win by forfeit

Order of Finish: 3,1,2

 

Singles

1. No. 10 Caitlin Whoriskey (UT) def. Courtney McLane (UA) 6-1, 6-0

2. No. 78 Alexa Guarachi (UA) def. No. 47 Maria Sorbello (UT) 6-2, 7-5

3. Rosalia Alda (UT) def. Meritt Emery (UA) 6-0, 6-0

4. Zsófia Zubor (UT) def. Paulina Bigos (UA) 6-1, 7-5

5. Katie Lee (UT) def. Antonia Foehse (UA) 6-7(4), 6-3, 1-0(5)

6. Alice Tunaru (UA) win by forfeit

Order of Finish: 6,3,1,4*,2,5