Women's Tennis Falls at Samford, South Alabama

Wednesday, February 15

Birmingham, Ala.

Noon

Jacksonville State University

Samford University

2/16/2017 9:00:00 PM | Women's Tennis

MOBILE, Ala. – The Jacksonville State women's tennis team caught a couple of midweek snags the past couple of days, falling in back-to-back road matches at Samford and South Alabama.

JSU fell 7-0 at Samford and 5-0 at South Alabama. Both the Bulldogs and Jaguars picked up their fifth wins of the season, while the Gamecocks dropped to 3-5 for the year.

"Those were a tough couple of matches," head coach Andres Amores said. "But we have to play those matches if we want to improve. Competing against this challenging non-conference schedule will really pay off once we reach Ohio Valley play."

Jacksonville State 0, Samford 7
The Gamecocks were unable to put points on the board Wednesday in Birmingham. Samford posted seven, including the double's point, to earn the midweek victory. Genevie Ulanday and Diana Monsalve put up a hard fight in the doubles No. 1 slot, while freshman Alba Conejero forced her match at No. 4 to three sets.

Doubles Results – Samford 1
Gerlach/Jennings def. Ulanday/Monsalve • 7-5
Hepp/Pool def. Marsala/Buechner • 6-2
Wood/Beltrame def. Conejero/No Player • Default

Singles Results – JSU 0, Samford 6
Wood def. Ulanday • 6-4, 6-4
Gerlach def. Marsala • 6-3, 6-3
Pool def. Monsalve • 6-3, 6-3
Beltrame def. Conejero • 4-6, 6-3, 10-6
Hepp def. Buechner • 6-1, 6-1
Jennings • Default

Jacksonville State 0, South Alabama 5
South Alabama topped JSU 5-0 in Mobile on Thursday to push the Gamecocks' skid to four matches. Despite a strong effort from the freshman duo of Conjero and Malin Buechner in doubles, the Jaguars tossed their second shutout of the year.

Doubles Results – South Alabama 1
Valkova/Martins def. Ulanday/Monsalve • 6-0
Stiteler/Zolotareva def. Conejero /Buechner • 7-6
Bustamante/ Mutuskova • Default

Singles Results – JSU 0, South Alabama 4
Ulanday vs. Stiteler • DNF
Valkova def. Marsala • 3-2, retired
Mutuskova def. Monsalve • 6-1, 6-0
Martins def. Conejero • 6-0, 6-1
Buechner vs. Bustamante • DNF
Zolotareva • Default

The Gamecocks go back to work Feb. 23 as they visit Kennesaw State for a 1 p.m. contest. Their next home match is scheduled for Feb. 25 against Chattanooga. The meeting with the Mocs is scheduled for 11 a.m. at the JSU Tennis Courts.

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