TUCSON, Ariz. - The Arizona Women's Tennis team proved victorious over the Memphis Tigers Friday afternoon. The Cats swept doubles matches and won four out of the five singles matches.
Emma Wilson,
Marie Van Aelst,
Camila Wesbrooks, and
Talya Zandberg were the four individuals who prevailed in each of their matches. The girls had two hard fought doubles matches while the duo of Furak/Thomas were phenomenal as they pulled out a 6-0 win.
The Wildcats continue their success at home as they open up the spring regular season with yet another win. Last season, the team won their first six home matches and will look to keep the hot hand before Saturday's doubleheader.
The team will once again compete at home in a doubleheader against NAU and New Mexico State tomorrow afternoon. Cats ride a big winning streak against each of these teams heading into tomorrow's action.
Singles
Wilson (UA) def. Bente (MEM) 6-4, 6-3
Van Aelst (UA) def. Reayer (MEM) 6-3, 4-2
Wesbrooks (UA) def. Topalovic (MEM) 6-3, 6-3
Zandberg (UA) def. Sullivan (MEM) 6-3, 6-2
Hohnhold (MEM) def. Furak (UA)
Doubles
Wilson/Heynemans (UA) def. Bente/Reayer (MEM) 7-6
Zandberg/Wesbrooks (UA) def. K. Cao/Davies (MEM) 7-6
Furak/Thomas (UA) def. Sullivan/J. Cao (MEM) 6-0
Coach's Quote
"We didn't play our best, but I'm very proud of the team and we kept our composure," said head coach Ryan Stotland. "We shouldn't be playing our best tennis right now, but we found a way to win against a very good Memphis team. It was a great start to the season."
Matches will continue tomorrow at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. MST.
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