HUNTSVILLE - The West Alabama women's tennis team ended its regular season on an eight-match winning streak by defeating Alabama Huntsville, 6-3, in a Gulf South Conference contest Saturday at Athletic Club Alabama.
The 35th-ranked Tigers head into the 2018 GSC Championships at the No. 4 seed with a 15-4 overall record, 9-3 in league play. UAH, the No. 8 seed in the tourney, is 6-13 and 4-8.
No. 19 Katia De La Garza and Julie Gonzalez-Rodriguez, along with Liliana Araucz and Evelyn Moreno, won at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles by 8-2 and 8-0 scores, respectively.
De La Garza defeated Stefanie Mehlich 6-2, 2-6, 10-4 at No. 1 singles. Evelyn Moreno beat Christina Cabanas 6-1 in the first set, only to see Cabanas retire for a win at No. 2. Andrea Tomassone was a 6-0, 6-3 winner at No. 4 over Hailey Simon and Gonzalez-Rodriguez defeated Monika Polakovic 6-2, 6-0 at No. 5.
West Alabama will open play in the conference tournament on Thursday at 1:30 at the Lagoon Park Tennis Center in Montgomery, Alabama against North Alabama.
For additional information please go to the 2018 GSC Championship Page.
Doubles competition
1.
Katia De La Garza/
Georgina Salom (UWA) def. Monika Polakovic/Hailey Simon (UAH) 8-0
2. Stefanie Mehlich/Sarah Stearman (UAH) def.
Andrea Tomassone/
Julie Gonzalez-Rodriguez (UWA) 8-4
3.
Liliana Araucz/
Evelyn Moreno (UWA) def. Cristina Cabanas/Mariana Lopez (UAH) 8-2
Singles competition
1.
Katia De La Garza (UWA) def. Stefanie Mehlich (UAH) 6-2, 2-6, 10-4
2.
Evelyn Moreno (UWA) def. Cristina Cabanas (UAH) 6-1, retired
3. Sarah Stearman (UAH) def.
Georgina Salom (UWA) 6-0, 6-2
4.
Andrea Tomassone (UWA) def. Hailey Simon (UAH) 6-0, 6-3
5.
Julie Gonzalez-Rodriguez (UWA) def. Monika Polakovic (UAH) 6-2, 6-0
6. Mariana Lopez (UAH) def.
Imperia Martinez Mora (UWA) 6-3, 6-2
