BOX SCORE (PDF)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford women's tennis team fell at home to the Memphis Tigers by a score of 4-1 Sunday afternoon at the Samford Tennis Center.
With the loss, Samford falls to 9-6 on the season. Memphis improves to 15-5 with the win.
Memphis won the doubles point, taking the matches on the No. 1 and No. 2 courts. Samford won on the No. 3 doubles court where
Samantha Nanere and
Sofia Zaprianov defeated Dolavee Tumthong and Miriam Grosmann, 6-2.
In singles,
Rouxanne Janse Van Rensburg defeated Aran Teixido Garcia, 6-3, 6-2 on the No. 1 court. Memphis, however, picked up wins on the No. 2, No. 3 and No. 5 courts to earn the 4-1 win. The singles matches at No. 4 and No. 6 were not finished.
Samford will host Western Carolina on Friday, April 1. The match is set for a 1 p.m. start from the Samford Tennis Center.
Memphis 4, Samford 1
Singles Competition
1.
Rouxanne Janse Van Rensburg (SAM-W) def. Aran Teixido Garcia (MEM) 6-3, 6-2
2. Camila Romero (MEM) def.
Samantha Nanere (SAM-W) 6-2, 6-2
3. Emily Meyer (MEM) def.
Alexis Lopez (SAM-W) 6-3, 6-1
4.
Ally Hayduk (SAM-W) vs. Alisha Reayer (MEM) 3-6, 3-4, unfinished
5. Monique Woog (MEM) def.
Sofia Zaprianov (SAM-W) 6-4, 6-4
6.
Lindsay Song (SAM-W) vs. Miriam Grosmann (MEM) 6-4, 5-4, unfinished
Doubles Competition
1. Aran Teixido Garcia/Emily Meyer (MEM) def.
Rouxanne Janse Van Rensburg/
Alexis Lopez (SAM-W) 6-4
2. Camila Soares/Monique Woog (MEM) def.
Lindsay Song/
Olivia Jablonski (SAM-W) 6-0
3.
Samantha Nanere/
Sofia Zaprianov (SAM-W) def. Dolavee Tumthong/Miriam Grosmann (MEM) 6-2
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