Alabama
Rice Invitational
Alabama Women’s Tennis Wraps Up Action at Rice Invitational
9/24/2017 6:09:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Pelletier and Hinton grab singles flight titles after three days of competition
HOUSTON, Texas – Alabama women's tennis concluded action at the Rice Invitational on Sunday at the George R. Brown Tennis Center in Houston, Texas.
"I felt like our team made some positive progress this weekend," head coach Jenny Mainz said. "We gained invaluable match play and competed well overall. This was an excellent measuring stick to evaluate where we are and things we need to work on moving forward. We have lots of positives to build on working toward Regionals in October."
"I was pleased with our fitness level as it undoubtedly helped pull us through multiple matches in the Houston heat and humidity," Mainz continued. "Credit to our strength coach, Ashton McLeod, and our athletic training staff of Katie Wheeler and Macy Franklin for their commitment in preparing our team."
Sophomore Jacqueline Pelletier and senior Smith Hinton were perfect in singles and won their respective flights after three days of competition. In her first invitational competing for the Crimson Tide, Pelletier took down Anna Wichert of UTA , 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-2, for the Flight 4 title and Hinton downed Jessica Cortes of USF, 2-6, 6-3, 6-0 for the Flight 3 crown.
Despite falling in the second round of singles play on Saturday, No. 37 junior Andie Daniell bounced back to win her final match of the invitational in straight sets over No. 45 Lindsey Hodge of Rice, 6-4, 6-1.
The Tide went 3-3 in singles play on Sunday to register a 12-6 overall record in singles after three days of competition.
Up Next, Andie Daniell will travel to Los Angeles, Calif. to compete in the ITA All-American Championship Sept. 30-Oct. 8 and the Crimson Tide will head to Auburn, Ala. for the ITA Southern Regional Championships Oct. 19-23.
Alabama Results:
Singles:
No. 37 Andie Daniell (Alabama) def. No. 45 Lindsey Hodge (Rice) 6-4, 6-1
Anzhelika Shapovalova (SMU) def. Luca Fabian (Alabama) 4-6, 7-6 (5), 11-9
Smith Hinton (Alabama) def. Jessica Cortes (USF) 2-6, 6-3, 6-0
Jacqueline Pelletier (Alabama) def. Anna Wichert (UTA) 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-2
Christie Brigante (Oklahoma) def. Kim Gintrand 6-1 ret
Ana Bowtell (Rice) def. Kylie Moulin (Alabama) 7-5, 6-4
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