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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The Samford University women's tennis team extended its 2014 home winning streak to five-consecutive matches Wednesday as the Bulldogs earned a dominant 6-1 triumph against the UAB Blazers in a cross-town rivalry match held at the Samford Tennis Center.
With the victory,
Samford (5-1) remained undefeated at home this season and improved to 5-0 when competing at the Samford Tennis Center. The Bulldogs' lone loss of the 2014 campaign occurred at No. 21-ranked Auburn.
UAB (4-5), which was coming off a doubleheader sweep of Jacksonville State and North Alabama on Friday, had its two-match winning streak snapped Wednesday.
Samford quickly tallied the first point of the match in doubles play by registering 8-3 and 8-1 triumphs on courts No. 2 and No. 3, respectively. The Bulldogs' combinations of
Stephanie N'tcha and
Jessica Northcutt, as well as
Yasmeen Ebada and
Emily Mallory both remained undefeated this year and improved to 2-0 in dual-match play.
In Wednesday's singles action, Samford's Ebada, Northcutt and Mallory all tallied quick straight-set victories to solidify the Bulldogs' overall team win at 4-0.
From that point on, Samford's
Kristin Lewis and N'tcha both tacked on three-set wins to ultimately record the Bulldogs' final 6-1 triumph. With her win on court No. 1, Lewis improved to 3-3 in dual-match play this season, while N'tcha upper her record on the year to a perfect 5-0.
Also remaining undefeated in singles play this season were Ebada and Mallory. Ebada moved to 5-0 when playing on court No. 3 in dual-match action, while Mallory improved to 4-0 on court No. 5.
Samford currently owns a dominant 27-6 record in singles play this season, as well as an equally stellar 13-3 mark in the doubles competition.
The Samford University women's tennis team will next be in action Saturday at 11 a.m. (CST) as the Bulldogs kick off SoCon play on the road against the Appalachian State Mountaineers in a key league matchup to be held in Boone, N.C.
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