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MOBILE, Ala. – The Samford women's tennis team dropped a 4-1 decision at South Alabama Saturday afternoon.
 
Samford started the match out strong, earning the doubles point with wins on the No. 1 and No. 3 doubles courts. At No. 1, Roos van der Zwaan and Ellie Gerlach defeated Alina Zolotareva and Milka Pasanen, 6-3. On the No. 3 doubles court, Arianna Beltrame and Grace Jennings earned a 6-4 victory over Yu Fujioka and Maxine Palmen to give Samford a 1-0 lead.
 
South Alabama, however, claimed singles victories on the No. 1, No. 3, No. 4 and No. 5 courts to pick up the 4-1 win. The singles matches at No. 2 and No. 6 were not finished.
 
Samford falls to 3-6 with the loss. South Alabama improves to 7-1 with the win.
 
Samford will return to action on Saturday, March 3, when the Bulldogs host Eastern Kentucky. The match is scheduled to start at 2 p.m. at the Samford Tennis Center.
 
South Alabama 4, Samford 1
 
SINGLES
1. #90 Stiteler, Alexandria (USA) def. Roos van der Zwaan (SAM) 6-3, 6-2
2. Pasanen, Milka (USA) vs. Ellie Gerlach (SAM) 5-7, 5-6, unfinished
3. Zolotareva, Alina (USA) def. Holly Horsfall (SAM) 6-2, 6-1
4. Fujioka, Yu (USA) def. Elsa Pool (SAM) 6-3, 6-4
5. Palmen, Maxine (USA) def. Arianna Beltrame (SAM) 7-5, 6-3
6. Martins, Patricia (USA) vs. Grace Jennings (SAM) 6-3, 6-7 (4-7), 0-1, unfinished
 
DOUBLES
1. Roos van der Zwaan/Ellie Gerlach (SAM) def. Zolotareva, Alina/Pasanen, Milka (USA) 6-3
2. Stiteler, Alexandria/Martins, Patricia (USA) def. Holly Horsfall/Elsa Pool (SAM) 6-3
3. Arianna Beltrame/Grace Jennings (SAM) def. Fujioka, Yu/Palmen, Maxine (USA) 6-4