Friday, February 13
JACKSONVILLE
1 PM
Jacksonville State University
3
vs
4
Samford
Photo by: Luke Mallette/Jax State
Women’s Tennis Drops Battle with Samford
2/13/2026 6:52:00 PM | Women's Tennis
JACKSONVILLE—Jax State fell to 3-3 on the season after dropping a hard-fought battle with Samford, 4-3.
The teams split the first two doubles courts with the Gamecocks a winner in the top flight with Polina Ramenskaja and Aneka Patel teaming up for a 6-4 win, and Samford winning 6-4 at Line 2. Angeles Rodriguez-Rizo and Sae Kaneko had a 6-5 lead after a crucial break at Line 3, but the match was tied 6-6 after a double fault. Samford won the tiebreaker 7-2 to take a 1-0 lead in the match.
The teams split the six singles matches with Ramenskaja winning 6-2, 6-1 at Line 1 and Patel winning a wild match at Line 4, bouncing back from a 6-1 first set loss with a 6-1 win of her own and a 7-5 win in the third. Isabella Sambola was responsible for the third point with a 7-6, 4-6, 6-3 win.
The Gamecocks will be back in action on Wednesday when they host Alabama A&M at 11 a.m.
The teams split the first two doubles courts with the Gamecocks a winner in the top flight with Polina Ramenskaja and Aneka Patel teaming up for a 6-4 win, and Samford winning 6-4 at Line 2. Angeles Rodriguez-Rizo and Sae Kaneko had a 6-5 lead after a crucial break at Line 3, but the match was tied 6-6 after a double fault. Samford won the tiebreaker 7-2 to take a 1-0 lead in the match.
The teams split the six singles matches with Ramenskaja winning 6-2, 6-1 at Line 1 and Patel winning a wild match at Line 4, bouncing back from a 6-1 first set loss with a 6-1 win of her own and a 7-5 win in the third. Isabella Sambola was responsible for the third point with a 7-6, 4-6, 6-3 win.
The Gamecocks will be back in action on Wednesday when they host Alabama A&M at 11 a.m.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2,3
#1 Singles Match
12
Lea Erenda / 0 [SAMW]
12
66
#2 Singles Match
123
Sara Erenda / 0 [SAMW]
666
371
#3 Singles Match
12
Eleni Liakonis / 0 [SAMW]
66
32
#4 Singles Match
123
Laila Fishman / 0 [SAMW]
615
167
#5 Singles Match
123
Hailey Troup / 0 [SAMW]
663
746
#6 Singles Match
12
Cathy Cardona-Carbal / 0 [SAMW]
66
43
Order of Finish:
1,2,3,4,5,6
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