Alabama
Alcorn State
Alabama Defeats Alcorn State, UAB in Doubleheader
2/7/2026 9:11:00 PM | Women's Tennis
The Crimson Tide remain undefeated during dual season, improving to 6-0
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama women's tennis team defeated Alcorn State, 4-0, and UAB, 5-1, in a doubleheader sweep on Saturday at the Roberta Alison Baumgardner Tennis Facility. The Crimson Tide (6-0) secured the doubles point against the Braves en route to clinching its first contest of the day before earning five singles victories against the Blazers to secure the sweep.
With its pair of wins, Alabama improved to 6-0 to start dual season for the first time since the 2021-22 campaign.
Head Coach Jonatan Berhane Comments
"We started the day very strong in our match against Alcorn State. The team did a good job of competing on each court and not letting any awkwardness linger during the match. Against UAB, we began doubles play a bit timidly, while they did a great job during doubles play. However, the girls bounced back in singles play and competed strongly. We will continue to build and improve as a team after each match we play."
Match Notes
Alcorn State
- Alabama's No. 3 doubles pairing of Addison Bowman and Amina Salibayeva swiftly downed Alcorn State's Taylor Briffa and Kathrine Grados, 6-0
- Maria Andrienko and Klara Milicevic secured the doubles point for the Crimson Tide following a 6-0 victory on court two
- Karla Bartel claimed UA's first singles victory, on court four, after defeating Oihane Villanueva Lopez in straight sets (6-0, 6-0)
- At the No. 5 spot, Salibayeva improved Alabama's lead to 3-0 following a two-set win (6-1, 6-0)
- Mary Sidelnyk clinched the Tide's first match of the day with a 6-0, 6-0 defeat over Grados on court six
UAB
- After splitting courts two and three, the doubles point was decided by the No. 1 pairing as UAB claimed the deciding victory with a 7-6 (5) tiebreak
- Alabama's No. 45 Kristina Paskauskas gave the Tide its first point against the Blazers in straight-set fashion on court one (6-1, 6-1)
- Salibayeva followed with another two-set win, downing Julia Caffarena, 6-1, 6-1 on court five
- In the No. 4 spot, Bartel earned UA's seventh straight-set victory of the day after defeating Gresi Bajri (6-3, 6-2)
- Sidelnyk (6-2, 3-6, 6-2) and Andrienko (6-4, 6-3) earned the Tide's last two wins on courts six and three, respectively
Up Next
- Alabama will hit the road for the first time this season, traveling to Minneapolis for a pair of matches on Friday, Feb. 13, and Saturday, Feb. 14
Results
Alcorn State
Singles
- #45 Kristina Paskauskas (UA) vs. Amelia Tatafu (Alcorn State) 6-2, 5-0, unfinished
- Klara Millicevic (UA) vs. Hana Bajramovic (Alcorn State) 6-1, 1-2, unfinished
- Maria Andrienko (UA) vs. Zoe Crimmel (Alcorn State) 6-0, 5-0, unfinished
- Karla Bartel (UA) def. Oihane V. Lopez (Alcorn State) 6-0, 6-0
- Amina Salibayeva (UA) def. Taylor Briffa (Alcorn State) 6-1, 6-0
- Mary Sidelynk (UA) def. Katherine Grados (Alcorn State) 6-0, 6-0
Order of Finish: 4, 5, 6
Doubles
- Kristina Paskauskas/Karla Bartel (W_UA) vs. Amelia Tatafu/Hana Bajramovic (Alcorn State) 5-1, unfinished
- Klara Millicevic/Maria Andrienko (W_UA) def. Zoe Crimmel/Oihane V. Lopez (Alcorn State) 6-0
- Addison Bowman/Amina Salibayeva (W_UA) def. Taylor Briffa/Katherine Grados (Alcorn State) 6-0
Order of Finish: 3, 2
UAB
Singles
- #45 Kristina Paskauskas (UA) def. Kristyna Damaskova (UAB) 6-1, 6-1
- Klara Millicevic (UA) vs. Klara Kajabova (UAB) 5-7, 6-2, 2-1, unfinished
- Maria Andrienko (UA) def. Nera Tesankic (UAB) 6-4, 6-3
- Karla Bartel (UA) def. Gresi Bajri (UAB) 6-3, 6-2
- Amina Salibayeva (UA) def. Julia Caffarena (UAB) 6-1, 6-1
- Mary Sidelynk (UA) def. Antonia Ende (UAB) 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
Order of Finish: 1, 5, 4, 6, 3
Doubles
- Kristyna Damaskova/Klara Kajabova (UAB) def. Kristina Paskauskas/Karla Bartel (UA) 7-6 (7-5)
- Klara Millicevic/Maria Andrienko (UA) def. Gresi Bajri/Nera Tesankic (UAB) 6-3
- Julia Caffarena/Antonia Ende (UAB) def. Addison Bowman/Amina Salibayeva (UA) 6-2
Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
4,5,6
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