South Coast Times

The Alabama women's tennis program (3-1) concluded its time on the west coast with a 6-1 win over UC San Diego (2-2) at the Northview Tennis Courts.

After taking the doubles point with wins on courts one and two, Alabama captured back-to-back singles victories for a 3-0 lead in the match. UC San Diego recorded its lone point on court six, but Loudmilla Bencheikh clinched the decided point with a win on court one.

The Match

• Bencheikh and Ola Pitak won six-straight games against Grace Gamal and Ella Pachl on court two for the first doubles victory
• Petra Sedlackova and Anna Parkhomenko followed with a 6-3 victory on court one over Kelly Leung and Naomi Nguyen to secure UA the doubles point 
• Klara Milicevic went 6-0, 6-1 against Sophie Pearson on court five for the Tide's first singles win
• Sedlackova moved Alabama out to a 3-0 lead with a 6-0, 6-4 win on court two against Pachl
• The Tritons captured their lone point on court six to cut Alabama's lead to 3-1
• However, the Tide would clinch the match with a 6-1, 7-5 victory from Bencheikh on court one just moments later
• Anna Parkhomenko and Pitak added wins on courts four and three, respectively
• Parkhomenko topped Nguyen 6-2, 6-2, while Pitak defeated Gamal 6-4, 7-5 for the final point of the match

Up Next

• Alabama will close a three-game road stretch on Feb. 4 as the team travels to TCU

Results

Doubles

1. Petra Sedlackova / Anna Parkhomenko (UA) def. Kelly Leung / Naomi Nguyen (UCSD) 6-3
2. Ola Pitak / Loudmilla Bencheikh (UA) def. Grace Gamal / Ella Pachl (UCSD) 6-0
3. Katelyn Vu / Rachel Wagner (UCSD) Kasia Pitak/Rebeka Kern (UA) 6-4

Order of finish (2,1,3)

Singles

1. Loudmilla Bencheikh (UA) def. Kelly Leung (UCSD) 6-1, 7-5
2. No. 75 Petra Sedlackova (UA) def. Ella Pachl (UCSD) 6-0, 6-4
3. Ola Pitak (UA) def. Grace Gamal (UCSD) 6-4, 7-5
4. Anna Parkhomenko (UA) def. Naomi Nguyen (UCSD) 6-2, 6-2
5. Klara Milicevic (UA) def. Sophie Pearson (UCSD) 6-0, 6-1
6. Katelyn Vu (UCSD) def. Kasia Pitak (UA) 6-4, 6-4

Order of finish (5,2,6,1,4,3)

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