Women's Tennis Earns Pair Of Titles At Roberta Alison Fall Classic

Friday, October 27

Tuscaloosa, Ala.

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Samford University

Roberta Allison Fall Invitational

Women's Tennis Earns Pair Of Titles At Roberta Alison Fall Classic

10.28.17 | Women's Tennis

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Samford women's tennis team had a strong showing at the Roberta Alison Fall Classic, hosted by the University of Alabama this weekend. Samford claimed a pair of draw titles in the event, one in doubles and one in singles.

In doubles, Holly Horsfall and Elsa Pool went 3-0 to take the Marouschkan Van Dijk Draw. The pair earned wins over Olha Burak and Mizuki Sakurai of UT Martin (7-5), Emma Love and Anna McCoy from Indiana (6-4) and Katherine Chao and Lina Hohnhold from Memphis (6-4).

Horsfall also won the Jim Tressler Draw, going 3-0 in the tournament. Horsfall picked up wins over Sakurai of UTM (6-4, 6-1), Sofia Kurtz from Tulane (6-4, 6-2) and Hohnhold from Memphis (6-7, 6-4, 10-5).

A full list of Samford's results is listed below. Samford will return to action on Nov. 3-4 when the Bulldogs compete in the Charleston Fall Hidden Dual.

SAMFORD RESULTS

DOUBLES
LINDA BOEDECKER DRAW
Alvaro/Fabrizi (TUL) def. Gerlach/van der Zwaan (SAM), 6-4
Gerlach/van der Zwaan (SAM) def. Cortina-Pou/Fabian (UA), 6-3
Poluta/Wagland (Tex.) def. Gerlach/van der Zwaan (SAM), 6-1

BAILI CAMINO DRAW
Hinton/Pelletier (UA) def. Beltrame/de Villiers (SAM), 6-3
Beltrame/de Villiers (SAM) def. Grzywocz/Herrmann (UAB), 7-6 (6)
McKamey/Zavaratnaya (IND) def. Beltrame/de Villiers (SAM), 6-1

MAROUSCHKAN VAN DIJK DRAW
Horsfall/Pool (SAM) def. Burak/Sakurai (UTM), 7-5
Horsfall/Pool (SAM) def. Love/McCoy (IND), 6-4
Horsfall/Pool (SAM) def. K. Chao/Hohnhold (MEM), 6-4

SINGLES
HEATHER GEROS DRAW
Tate Schroeder (CLEM) def. Roos van der Zwaan (SAM), 6-3, 2-6, 10-6
Roos van der Zwaan (SAM) def. Alina Zolctareva (USA), 7-6, 6-2
Roos Van der Zwaan (SAM) def. Elena Muller (TUL), 6-0, 4-6, 10-7

STEFANIE LEUNG DRAW
Ellie Gerlach (SAM) def. Jacqueline Pelletier (UA), 7-5, 6-3
Daniela Ruiz (CLEM) def. Ellie Gerlach (SAM), 6-4, 6-2
Olga Zavarotnaya (Indiana) def. Ellie Gerlach (SAM), 7-6 (4), 1-6, 10-3

STACEY DODD DRAW
Arianna Beltrame (SAM) def. Nora Mindiyarova (Lewis), 7-5, 6-2
Arianna Beltrame (SAM) def. Laura Bente (MEM), 7-5, 5-7, 10-4
Nancy Karaky (Troy) def. Arianna Beltrame (SAM), 6-2, 6-2

CANTILLON BRASINGTON DRAW
Elsa Pool (SAM) def. Olha Burak (UTM), 4-6, 6-0, 10-5
Elsa Pool (SAM) def. Sophie Dodds (UAB), 6-3, 6-4
Matea Mihaljevic (Troy) def, Elsa Pool (SAM), 4-6, 6-2, 10-5

JIM TRESSLER DRAW
Holly Horsfall (SAM) def. Mizuki Sakurai (UTM), 6-4, 6-1
Holly Horsfall (SAM) def. Sofia Kurtz (TUL), 6-4, 6-2
Holly Horsfall (SAM) def. Lina Hohnhold (MEM), 6-7, 6-4, 10-5

KAREN GAISER DRAW
Nadine de Villiers (SAM) def. Josephine Cao (MEM), 2-6, 7-6, 11-9
Nadine de Villiers (SAM) def. Jule Streif (UTM), 6-1, 6-3
Simone Parn (Lewis) def. Nadine de Villiers (SAM), 6-2, 5-7, 10-7)