TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama women’s tennis team (4-0) remained undefeated following a dominant 4-0 victory over Georgia State (0-2) on Saturday at the Roberta Alison Baumgardner Tennis Facility.

The Crimson Tide quickly took a 1-0 advantage after claiming the doubles point before carrying the momentum into singles where Addison Bowman would clinch the match for UA on court four.

“We started off a bit cautiously in doubles, but the players did a good job maintaining the right intensity and energy for singles play. We are improving as a team with each match.”

Match Notes

• Alabama opened the match by securing the doubles point with wins on courts one and three
• The UA doubles duo of Kristina Paskauskas and Karla Bartel defeated Georgia State’s Maria Paredes and Zeynep Erbakan, 6-1, on court one
• To secure the point for the Crimson Tide, Addison Bowman and Amina Salibayeva downed Mia Petrovic and Defne Erbakan on court three, 6-1
• Alabama clinched the match with singles victories on courts two, four and five, while matches on courts one, three and six remained unfinished
• Klara Milicevic collected a win on court two after GSU’s Sara Radojevic retired, with Milicevic leading 6-0, 4-0
• Salibayeva earned a dominant straight-set victory, 6-0, 6-0, over Mia Petrovic
• Bowman sealed the match for the Tide on court four, downing Sveva Bernardi, 6-0, 6-1

Up Next

• Alabama will return to the courts after two weeks off on Saturday, Feb. 7, for a doubleheader against Alcorn State and UAB

Results

Singles

1. #41 Kristina Paskauskas (UA) vs. Maria Paredes (GSU) 6-1, 2-1, unfinished
2. Klara Millicevic (UA) def. Sara Radojevic (GSU) 6-0, 4-0, retired
3. Karla Bartel (UA) vs. Zeynep Erbakan (GSU) 6-1, 0-3, unfinished
4. Addison Bowman (UA) def. Sveva Bernardi (GSU) 6-0, 6-1
5. Amina Salibayeva (UA) def. Mia Petrovic (GSU) 6-0, 6-0
6. Mary Sidelynk (UA) vs. Defne Erbakan (GSU) 6-1, 4-1, unfinished

Order of Finish: 2, 5, 4

Doubles

1. Kristina Paskauskas/Karla Bartel (UA) def. Maria Paredes/Zeynep Erbakan (GSU) 6-1
2. Maria Andrienko/Mary Sidelynk (UA) vs. Sara Radojevic/Sveva Bernardi (GSU) 4-2, unfinished
3. Addison Bowman/Amina Salibayeva (UA) def. Mia Petrovic/Defne Erbakan (GSU) 6-1

Order of Finish: 1, 3