The Lady Hornets (10-6) jumped out quick in picking up the doubles point with 6-0 and 6-1 wins at two and three.  The momentum the Ladies gained in doubles action they were able to take into the singles action against UNA (4-5) where quick wins from Marine Cartier (6-2, 6-2), Brankica Orlovic (6-2, 6-1) and Gabriela Lackova (6-2, 6-1) gave the Lady Hornets the four points needed to secure the win.
 
ASU did pick up two more singles wins with Irina Cvijovic (6-2, 6-4) winning at five singles and Arantxia Wijngaarde winning at one singles in a super tie break (6-2, 0-6, 10-1).
 
The win also gave the women their 10^th win of the season.  It is the third consecutive season the Lady Hornets have gained double-digit wins.
 
"Good win for the ladies today," Head Coach Anuk Christiansz said.  "I thought they played together as a team and they stepped up with great effort and put together a solid effort for the win.  There are some things we need to work on to get better, but they work hard and you can see them getting better."
 
For the fourth time this season the Hornets (4-7) lost a 4-3 match, and for the fourth time this season ASU dropped the doubles point and was unable to pull out the needed four singles victories to come back.
 
It was not as if the Hornets did not have their chances.  Down 1-0 going into singles play ASU quickly took the lead over UNA (8-2) after wins from Takura Mlambo, Ronald Mataba and Patrik Civk gave ASU a 3-1 lead.
 
From there the Hornets would lose the next three singles matches, with two of those going three sets, but ASU could not pull out those three setters.
 
"We have been preaching winning the doubles point all season and we have to get better at that," Christiansz said.  "It has become a problem and we have to find a way to fix it.  We have some guys that really battled today and cramps at the end hurt a couple of the guys, but it is good to see some of the players battle hard on the court."
 
Both teams will be back in action March 18-19 during the Southwestern Athletic Conference East Round Up.  ASU will host the event this year with both team's opening play Friday March 18 against Prairie View A&M at 9 a.m.
 
Alabama State University 6, North Alabama 1
Mar 13, 2016 at Montgomery, Ala. (Olean Black Underwood Tennis Center)

Singles competition

1. Arantxia Wijngaarde (ASUW) def. Claudio Arroyo (UNAW) 6-2, 0-6, 10-1

2. Marine Cartier (ASUW) def. Olivera Ngouabeu (UNAW) 6-2, 6-2

3. Gabriela Lackova (ASUW) def. Donna Haycock (UNAW) 6-2, 6-1

4. Nele Seitz (UNAW) def. Patricia Regel (ASUW) 6-3, 6-1

5. Irina Cvijovic (ASUW) def. Claire DeGeorge (UNAW) 6-2, 6-4

6. Brankica Orlovic (ASUW) def. Morgan Jose (UNAW) 6-2, 6-1

 

Doubles competition

1. Olivera Ngouabeu/Donna Haycock (UNAW) def. Arantxia Wijngaarde/Brankica Orlovic (ASUW) 6-3

2. Gabriela Lackova/Nicole Tekelova (ASUW) def. Claudio Arroyo/Nele Seitz (UNAW) 6-0

3. Patricia Regel/Marine Cartier (ASUW) def. Avery King/Claire DeGeorge (UNAW) 6-1

 

Match Notes

North Alabama 4-5

Alabama State University 10-6

Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (2,6,3,4,5,1)

T-2:05 A-20

 
North Alabama 4, Alabama State 3
Mar 13, 2016 at Montgomery, Ala. (Olean Black Underwood Tennis Center)

Singles competition

1. Takura Mlambo (ASU) def. Guillaume Dechoz (UNA) 6-3, retired

2. Ronald Mataba (ASU) def. Miguel Garcia (UNA) 6-2, 6-2

3. Benjamin Poire (UNA) def. Jarred Thompson (ASU) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3

4. Max Druppel (UNA) def. Karlo Skvorc (ASU) 6-3, 6-3

5. Patrik Cvik (ASU) def. Taylor Ausbon (UNA) 6-2, 6-3

6. Javier Cordero (UNA) def. Szabin Pusztay (ASU) 6-2, 6-7, 7-5

 

Doubles competition

1. Patrik Cvik/Jarred Thompson (ASU) def. Guillaume Dechoz/Millington-Hermann (UNA) 6-4

2. Benjamin Poire/Max Druppel (UNA) def. Ronald Mataba/Adam Coyne (ASU) 6-2

3. Miguel Garcia/Taylor Ausbon (UNA) def. Takura Mlambo/Karlo Skvorc (ASU) 6-3

 

Match Notes

North Alabama 8-2

Alabama State 4-7

Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (1,2,5,4,3,6)

T-3:25 A-15