Alabama Women’s Tennis Opens Play at Rice Invitational Undefeated in Singles
9/22/2017 5:55:00 PM | Women's Tennis
The Tide went 6-0 in singles play and 1-2 in doubles play
HOUSTON, Texas – Alabama women's tennis went undefeated in singles play and posted a 1-2 mark in doubles on day one of the Rice Invitational at the George R. Brown Tennis Center in Houston, Texas. The three-day event features 12 different teams.
"We had a solid day one at the Rice Invitational," head coach Jenny Mainz said. "We battled through some tough situations in singles and found a way to win. We struggled some but worked through it. I liked the way we finished matches today in singles."
The Tide opened the invitational with a perfect record in singles play on Friday defeating six opponents. Alabama's No. 37 nationally ranked singles player, junior Andie Daniell, outlasted Vanja Klaric of USF, 6-4, 6-0. In their first competition in a Crimson and White uniform, sophomores Luca Fabian and Jacqueline Pelletier both topped their opponents with Fabian taking down Evelyn Tiron of USF, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (6), and Pelletier downing Denisa Ibrahimovic of UTSA 6-3, 6-2. Senior Smith Hinton went on to defeat Ana Perez-Lopez of SMU, 6-4, 7-5, while sophomore Kimberley Gintrand outlasted Charline Anselmo of SMU, 6-4, 2-6, 6-3. Lastly, in the first collegiate match of her career, freshman Kylie Moulin overcame Alex Mjos of USF, 6-3, 7-5.
In doubles, Pelletier partnered with Moulin to top Oklahoma's Simran Sethi and Christie Brigante, 6-3, for Alabama's lone doubles win of the day. Daniell and Fabian fell to Janet Koch and Maria Toran Ribes of Kansas, 6-3, and Hinton and Grintrand were edged out by Carrie Casey and Mila Milanovic of South Houston State, 7-6 (5).
The Crimson Tide continues action at the Rice Invitational tomorrow with two rounds of doubles starting a 9 a.m. CT, followed by one round of singles.
Alabama Results:
Singles:
Andie Daniell (Alabama) def. Vanja Klaric (USF) 6-4, 6-0
Luca Fabian (Alabama) def. Evelyn Tiron (USF) 7-6 (4), 7-6 (6)
Smith Hinton (Alabama) def. Ana Perez-Lopez (SMU) 6-4, 7-5
Jacqueline Pelletier (Alabama) def. Denisa Ibrahimovic (UTSA) 6-3, 6-2
Kim Gintrand (Alabama) def. Charline Anselmo (SMU) 6-4, 2-6, 6-3
Kylie Moulin (Alabama) def. Alex Mjos (USF) 6-3, 7-5
Doubles:
Koch/Toran Ribes (Kansas) def. Daniell/Fabian (Alabama), 6-3
Pelletier/Moulin (Alabama) def. Sethi/Brigante (Oklahoma), 6-3
Casey/Milanovic (SHSU) def. Hinton/Gintrand (Alabama), 7-6
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