Final Stats

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Lamar women's tennis team came up short on Sunday night in a 4-0 loss to UAB in a shorted match at the UAB Tennis courts.

UAB jumped out to an early 1-0 lead after winning the doubles point with wins on court one and court three. Caroline Faught and Paula Castro downed Katya Lapayeva and Carolina Maso, 8-3, on the first line, and Stephanie Marchena and Hanna Elfving were defeated by Catherine Ragon and Rachel Daniell, 8-6.

Two of the three decided contests in singles play were forced to go to three sets. On court two, Anna Spengler won the first against Pardis Kianovsh 6-3, but Kianovsh closed it out with 6-4 and 6-3 set victories.

Andrea Ivanovic also took the first set of her singles match, 6-3, on court three against Elaine Simon, but Simon went on to take sets two and three 6-2, 6-1, respectively. Daniell defeated Lapayeva on court one 6-3, 6-2.

One doubles and three singles matches went unfinished on the day. Maso faced off with Ragon on singles court four, Elfving took on Castro on court five and Marchena and Amy Lowther were never able to start from court six.

Ivanovic's and Splengler's doubles competition went unfinished with Kianovsh and Simon at 7-5.

The Lady Cardinals open up Southland Conference play next with a match at New Orleans on March 7 at 11 o'clock and Southeastern Louisiana on March 8 at the same time.

UAB 4, Lamar 0

Singles Competition

1. Rachel Daniell (UAB) def. Katya Lapayeva (LU), 6-3, 6-2

2. Pardis Kianovsh (UAB) def. Anna Spengler (LU), 3-6, 6-4, 6-3

3. Elaine Simon (UAB) def. Andrea Ivanovic (LU), 3-6, 6-2, 6-1

4. Carolina Maso (LU) vs. Catherine Ragon (UAB), 6-2, 1-2, unfinished

5. Hanna Elfving (LU) vs. Paula Castro (UAB), 5-5, unfinished

Doubles Competition

1. Caroline Faught/Paula Castro (UAB) def. Katya Lapayeva/Carolina Maso (LU), 8-3

2. Andrea Ivanovic/Anna Spengler (LU) def. Pardis Kianovsh /Elaine Simon (UAB), 7-5, unfinished

3. Catherine Ragon/Rachel Daniell (UAB) def. Stephanie Marchena/Hanna Elfving (LU), 8-6