Women's Tennis Notches Early Wins at Blazer Battle Invitational

Friday, October 18

Birmingham, AL

9 a.m.

Southern Miss

UAB Fall Invitational

Women's Tennis Notches Early Wins at Blazer Battle Invitational

10/21/2024 8:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.-Southern Miss Women's Tennis picked up three wins on the first day of the Blazer Battle Invitational hosted by UAB this weekend at the Hoover Met Tennis Center.

The Golden Eagles were represented by juniors Hannah Chambers and Angelina Blinova, along with freshmen Gagana Mohan Kumar and Jordan Parker.

Blinova earned two wins at the competition, following her two wins last weekend at the ITA Southern Regionals Tournament. Along with Kumar, Blinova defeated Samford in doubles on Friday. The Riga, Latvia native also defeated Samford's Margaret Jaraczewksi in three sets 4-6, 6-1, 6-4.

Chambers took down Samford's Hailey Troup in two sets 6-3, 6-4, highlighting Southern Miss' final win on Friday in only the team's second fall event.

Results

Day 1 (Friday)
Nera Tesankic/Enya Ratkic (UAB) def Hannah Chambers/Jordan Parker (USM) 6-3
Angelina Blinova/Gagana Kumar (USM) def Isabella Theodore (Samford)/Ava Thomason (JSU) 6-4

Angelina Blinova USM def Margaret Jaraczewski Samford 4-6, 6-1, 6-4
Hannah Chambers USM def Hailey Troup Samford 6-3, 6-4
Grace Keller Samford def Jordan Parker USM 2-6, 6-1, 6-3
Ava Thomason JSU def Gagana Kumar USM 6-1, 7-5

Day 2 (Saturday)
Irene Artigas/Polina Ramenskaja JSU def Hannah Chambers/Jordan Parker USM 6-1
Aneka Patel/Lea Erenda JSU def Angelina Blinova/Gagana Kumar USM 6

Enya Ratkic UAB def Hannah Chambers USM 3-6, 6-2, 6-4
Maria Paz Ospina UAB def Jordan Parker USM 6-4, 2-6, 7-5
Serafima Bobrovnikova Lipscomb def Gagana Kumar USM 6-1, 6-1

Day 3 (Sunday)

Hailey Troup/Margaret Jaraczewski Samford def Hannah Chambers/Jordan Parker USM 7-5
Meredith Taylor/Eleni Liakonis Samford def Angelina Blinova/Gagana Kumar USM 6-2

Anna Syrova JSU def Angelina Blinova USM 4-6, 7-6 (7), 6-4
Polina Ramenskaja JSU def Hannah Chambers USM 4-6, 6-4, 6-0
Sonya Zhylchuk Lipscomb def Jordan Parker USM 6-0, 6-1
Zuzana Pavelekova JSU def Gagana Kumar USM 6-0, 6-1

Up Next

The Golden Eagles are preparing to compete in two more fall tournaments in November, starting with the North Florida Fall Invitational in Jacksonville, Fla. from Nov. 1-3.

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