TROY, Ala. | Despite winning a pair of matches in singles play, Alabama State fell to Troy 5-2 on Saturday afternoon at the Lunsford Tennis Complex.
Madalena Andrade picked up a victory at No. 2 singles for Alabama State (0-3) in straight sets over Troy's Hagar Ramadan-Amin 7-6 (7-3), 6-1. She was joined in the win column by
Carmelle Vial with a win at No. 3 singles over Valeriia Avdeeva in three sets 6-1, 6-7 (2-7), 10-7.
Although she fell in singles play,
Bea Acena stretched her match at No. 4 singles to three sets after teaming with Andrade to pick up a 7-5 victory at No. 2 doubles.
Alabama State vs Troy Trojans
2/3/24 at Troy, Ala.
(Lunsford Tennis Complex)
Troy Trojans 5, Alabama State 2
Singles competition
1 Kristina Kukaras (TROY) def.
Lizaveta Demchenko (ALSTW) 6-0, 6-0
2.
Madalena Andrade (ALSTW) def. Hagar Ramadan-Amin (TROY) 7-6 (7-3), 6-1
3.
Carmelle Vial (ALSTW) def. Valeriia Avdeeva (TROY) 6-1, 6-7 (2-7), 10-7
4. Maria Guirguis (TROY) def.
Bea Acena (ALSTW) 6-2, 4-6, 11-9
5. Leena Metwally (TROY) def.
Ena Arnautovic (ALSTW) 6-1, 6-1
6. Gabrielle Leslie (TROY) def.
Melisa Mekic (ALSTW) 6-0, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. Kukaras/Guirguis (TROY) def. Demchenko/Arnautovic (ALSTW) 6-3
2. Andrade/Acena (ALSTW) def. Metwally/Avdeeva (TROY) 7-5
3. Ramadan-Amin/Olivia Elliott (TROY) def.
Timothee Legaud/Vial (ALSTW) 6-4
Match Notes:
Alabama State 0-3
Troy Trojans 2-0
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (1,6,5,4,2,3)
Up Next
Alabama State returns to action on Wednesday, Feb. 7 at 1 p.m. at the Olean Black Underwood Tennis Center. Admission is free to all home tennis matches.
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