Clemson Downs South Alabama, 6-1, In Thursday Women’s Tennis Action

March 1, 2007

CLEMSON, SC – The 13th-ranked Clemson women’s tennis team swept all three doubles matches and clinched the doubles point for the eighth time this season en route to a 6-1 victory over #75 South Alabama at the Clemson Indoor Tennis Center on Thursday afternoon. The Tigers improved to 8-2 on the year, while the Jaguars fell to 4-6 overall.

Clemson’s 55th-ranked team of Ani Mijacika and Federica van Adrichem won easily over Adrianna Solarova and Sylvanie Spangenberg at the number one doubles position, 8-1, to better their season record to 6-2. At the flight two match-up, Carol Salge and Estefania Balda edged South Alabama’s duo of Michaela Babicova and Dijana Stanic, 8-6, while the Tiger tandem of Maria Brito and Alexandra Luc, ranked #32 in the Fila/ITA Tennis doubles poll, defeated Rita Frietas and Jelena Krivacevic at number three by an 8-5 margin. They improved to 11-3 overall with an 8-1 record during the dual season.

In singles action, Mijacika posted her 12th victory of the year, winning in straight sets over Yana Bokareva (6-1, 6-1) at the flight two position. Balda then defeated Krivacevic at number three by a 6-3, 6-2 margin, while van Adrichem claimed a 6-0, 6-3 decision against Stanic at flight four. Alexandra Luc recorded the number six victory as South Alabama defaulted the match.

Salge, who has been battling an injury in the spring season, suffered the only loss of the afternoon for Clemson, falling to Babicova at flight one, 6-3, 6-3.

The Tigers will be back in action on Saturday afternoon as they open their ACC season against sixth-ranked Georgia Tech. The teams are scheduled to begin play at 2:30 pm at the Hoke Sloan Tennis Center.

#13 Clemson 6, #75 South Alabama – 1 Doubles 1. #55 Mijacika/van Adrichem (CU) def. Adrianna Solarova/Spangenberg (USA), 8-1 2. Salge/Balda (CU) def. Babicova/Stanic (USA), 8-6 3. #32 Brito/Luc (CU) def. Rita Frietas/Krivacevic (USA), 8-5 Singles 1. Michaela Babicova (USA) def. #44 Carol Salge (CU), 6-3, 6-3 2. #47 Ani Mijacika (CU) def. Yana Bokareva (USA), 6-1, 6-1 3. #84 Estefania Balda (CU) def. Jelena Krivacevic (USA), 6-3, 6-2 4. #91 Federica van Adrichem (CU) def. Dijana Stanic (USA), 6-0, 6-3 5. Ina Hadziselimovic (CU) def. Sylvanie Spangenberg (USA), 6-3, 7-5 6. Alexandra Luc (CU) won by forfeit USA defaulted #6 singles