Women’s Tennis Opens Fall Season By Hosting First Of Two Samford Round Robins

Friday, September 20

Birmingham, Ala.

TBD

Samford University

Samford Round Robin #1

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9.22.24 | Women's Tennis

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford women's tennis team opened its fall season by hosting the first of two Samford Round Robin tournaments this weekend at the Samford Tennis Center.

Samford was joined in the event by UAB, South Alabama and Memphis.

In singles, Samford won four of six matches from Memphis, split three matches with South Alabama and split three contests with UAB. In doubles, Samford split with Memphis, fell 2-1 to South Alabama and 3-0 to UAB.

A full list of Samford's results in this weekend's tournament is below. Samford will next host its second Samford Round Robin, Oct. 4-6.

Samford Round Robin #1 – Day 1 Results
Doubles (USA 2, SAM 1)
Lara van der Merwe/Manal Ennaciri – USA def. Emily Surcey/Sara Erenda – SAM: 7-5
Margaret Jaraczewski/Hailey Troup – SAM def. Jade Marie/Chems Doha Zeghlouli – USA: 6-2
Delien Kleinhans/Rio Maeda – USA def. Grace Keller/Bella Theodore – SAM: 6-2

Singles (SAM 4, MEM 2)
Sofiia Mykhailets – MEM def. Emily Surcey – SAM: 6-4, 6-3
Emily Meyer - MEM def. Sara Erenda – SAM: 6-2, 4-6, 10-5
Margaret Jaraczewski – SAM def. Clemence Thouard – MEM: 7-5, 6-3
Meredith Taylor – SAM def. Miriam Grosmann – MEM: 6-0, 6-2
Libby Blair – SAM def. Rebecca Frant – MEM: 5-7, 6-1, 10-4
Eleni Liakonis – SAM def. Carlota Farres – MEM: 5-7, 6-2, 10-4

Samford Round Robin #1 – Day 2
Doubles (UAB 3, SAM 0)
Vanessa Mellynchuk/Mackenzie White – UAB def. Sara Erenda/Hailey Troup – SAM: 6-2
Klara Kajabova/Gresi Bajri – UAB def. Eleni Liakonis/Grace Keller – SAM: 6-2
Nera Tesankic/Enya Ratkic – UAB def. Libby Blair/Bella Theodore – SAM: 6-4

Singles (SAM 3, USA 3)
Emily Surcey – SAM def. Manal Ennaciri – USA: 7-5, 6-2
Delien Kleinhans – USA def. Sara Erenda – SAM: 2-6, 6-1, 10-7
Margaret Jaraczewski – SAM def. Lara van der Merwe – USA: 6-2, 6-3
Jade Marie – USA def. Hailey Troup – SAM: 6-4, 6-4
Rio Maeda – USA def. Libby Blair – SAM: 6-3, 6-3
Meredith Taylor – SAM def. Cristina Tchanichev – USA: 4-6, 6-2, 13-11

Samford Round Robin #1 – Day 3 Results
Doubles (SAM 1, MEM 1)
Emily Surcey/Libby Blair – SAM def. Emily Meyer/Carlota Farres – MEM: 6-4
Clemence Thouard/Rebecca Frant – MEM def. Margaret Jaraczewski/Eleni Liakonis – SAM: 7-5

Singles (SAM 3, UAB 3)
Gresi Bajri – UAB def. Emily Surcey – SAM: 6-1, 6-0
Vanessa Mellynchuk – UAB def. Sara Erenda – SAM: 6-3, 7-5
Margaret Jaraczewski – SAM def. Klara Kajabova – UAB: 7-5, 6-3
Hailey Troup – SAM def. Mackenzie White – UAB: 3-6, 7-6, 10-5
Enya Ratkic – UAB def. Meredith Taylor – SAM: 6-3, 6-3
Eleni Liakonis – SAM def. Nera Tesankic – UAB: 3-6, 6-2, 10-7

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