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Samford (2-2) upped its record at home to 2-0 this season. The Bulldogs' only losses of the 2015 campaign have come against No. 10 Georgia and No. 63 Wake Forest. Samford's home winning streak is now 17 matches long and dates all the way back to March 23, 2013.
In Saturday's home contest against
UAB (1-3), the Bulldogs jumped out to an early 1-0 lead by taking the doubles point.
Samford's combination of
Jessica Northcutt and
Yasmeen Ebada cruised to a 6-1 victory on court No. 2, while the Bulldogs' pairing of
Stephanie N'tcha and
Carita Moolman clinched the early point with a 6-4 triumph over the Blazers' Pardis Kianoush and Paula Castro, 6-1. Samford tandem of Northcutt and Ebada now boast a solid 3-1 record on the season.
In singles play, all six matches were settled in straight sets.
Samford proved to be victorious on courts No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 and No. 6, while UAB earned wins on courts No. 4 and No. 5.
The Bulldogs' relative dominance in singles play allowed them to secure Saturday's 5-2 victory over the Blazers. N'tcha earned a 7-6, 6-3 win on court No. 1, while Ebada battled to a 6-3, 7-6 triumph in the No. 2 singles contest and Northcutt breezed to a 6-2, 6-2 win on court No. 3.
With her victory, Northcutt improved to 2-1 in singles play this season.
On court No. 6, Samford's Moolman remained undefeated in singles with a lopsided 6-0, 6-2 triumph over UAB's Castro. Moolman, the Bulldogs' talented junior from Aranos, Namibia, is now a perfect 2-0 in singles play this year.
The No. 71-ranked Samford University women's tennis team will next be in action Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. (CST) as the Bulldogs welcome the Jacksonville State Gamecocks to the Samford Tennis Center for another pivotal in-state matchup.
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