UA women's tennis team falls to Iowa

IOWA CITY, Iowa | The University of Alabama women’s tennis team dropped a close match to No. 45 Iowa at the Hawkeye Tennis and Recreation Complex. With the loss the Tide falls to 2-4 in dual match play.

Alabama trailed 1-0 after doubles, dropping matches at Nos. 1 and 3. At No. 2, sophomores Paulina Bigos and Alice Tunaru defeated Milica Veselinovic and Merel Beelen, 8-3, to pick up the first Tide victory of the day.

In singles, Alabama fell at No. 2 to give Iowa a 2-0 lead. Tiffany Welcher responded to the Iowa lead by downing Jacqueline Lee, 6-0, 6-2, from the No. 1 singles slot to put Alabama on the board. Paulina Bigos outlasted Beelen, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2, at the No. 3 position to knot the score at 2-2.

Svensson knotted the score for the second time at 3-3 by defeating Kelcie Klockenga, 7-5, 1-6, 7-5, from the No. 5 position. On court four, Meritt Emery overcame a 3-0 defecit in the second set to send her match to a third set. Emery eventually fell to Dorr, 2-6, 7-6, 1-6, to give Iowa the win.

Singles

1. Tiffany Welcher (UA) d. Jacqueline Lee (UI) 6-0, 6-2

2. Milica Veselinovic (UI) d. Alice Tunaru (UA) 6-3, 6-0

3. Paulina Bigos (UA) d. Merel Beelen (UI) 4-6, 6-4, 6-2

4. Alexis Dorr (UI) d. Meritt Emery (UA) 2-6, 7-6, 1-6

5. Bianca Svensson (UA) d. Kelcie Klockenga (UI) 7-5, 1-6, 7-5

6. Lynne Poggensee-Wei (UI) d. Shelley Godwin (UA) 3-6, 6-1, 4-6

Doubles

1. Lee/Dorr (UI) d. Andrea Brenes/Welcher (UA) 8-3

2. Bigos/Tunaru (UA) d. Veselinovic/Beelen (UI) 8-3

3. Kayla Berry/Poggensee-Wei (UI) d. Emery/Svensson (UA) 8-5