Oct. 5, 2012
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The University of Kentucky women’s tennis team wrapped up the Roberta Alison Fall Classic Saturday afternoon with a performance that has UK head coach Carlos Drada excited about his team’s upcoming spring season.
“This weekend was a great assessment for our team,” Drada said. “We were able to win some great matches and were in a position to win four flights today. We know what we need to address and we will work until we accomplish our goals. I expect this season to be our best yet.”
Sophomore Stephanie Fox led Kentucky, winning the Green Draw after defeating Linn Timmermann of Georgia State 6-2, 6-2. Fox won her opening match Friday afternoon 6-2, 6-2 before winning her semifinal match 6-2, 6-1.
Nadia Ravita and Edmee Morin-Kougoucheff both finished second in their respective draws with Revita falling in three sets. Morin-Kougoucheff fell in the championship of the Pink Draw to Nayara Moraes of Middle Tennessee.
The tandem of Kirsten Lewis and Ravita fell short of winning the Teal Draw but won two matches in the process. The duo lost in the championship match 8-5 following an 8-2 win in the first round and an 8-6 semifinal win over Northwestern.
Kentucky will return to action Oct. 18 at the ITA Regionals in Lafayette Ind., before finishing the fall at the Knoxville Hidden Dual Oct. 26.
Roberta Alison Fall Classic
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Oct. 5-6, 2012
Singles – Third Round
Beatrice Gumulya (Clemson) def. Nadia Ravita (Kentucky) 2-6, 6-3, 6-0
Kirsten Lewis (Kentucky) def. Jessica Northcutt (Samford) 6-0, 6-0
Isabel Fernandez (UAB) def. Jessica Stiles (Kentucky) 6-3, 6-0
Masa Grgan (Georgia State) def. Caitlin McGraw (Kentucky) 6-2, 6-2
Khristina Blajkevitch (Kentucky) def. Megan Gornet (Vanderbilt) 6-4, 6-1
Stephanie Fox (Kentucky) def. Linn Timmermann (Georgia State) 6-2, 6-2
Nayara Moraes (Middle Tennessee) def. Edmee Morin-Kougoucheff (Kentucky) 4-6, 6-4, 3-1, ret.
Sarah Gail Niebur (Samford) def. Grace Trimble (Kentucky) 3-6, 6-0, 6-1
Singles – Second Round
Nadia Ravita (Kentucky) def. Jasmine Minor (Georgia Tech) 6-2, 6-1
Whitney Byrd (Georgia State) def. Kirsten Lewis (Kentucky) 4-6, 7-6(3), 6-4
Jessica Stiles (Kentucky) def. Yuiri Nomoto (Middle Tennessee) 7-6, 6-1
Caitlin McGraw (Kentucky) def. Lauren Caballero (Samford) 6-2, 6-1
Kristy Dodge (Michigan) def. Khristina Blajkevitch (Kentucky) 6-0, 7-5
Stephanie Fox (Kentucky) def. Laurence Porry (Florida State) 6-2, 6-1
Edmee Morin-Kougoucheff (Kentucky) def. Jocelyn Ffriend (Georgia State) 2-6, 6-3, 6-1
Grace Trimble (Kentucky) def. Paige Keating (Ole Miss) 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
Singles – First Round
Nadia Ravita (Kentucky) def. Maya Jansen (Alabama) 6-4, 2-6, 6-4
Linda Abu Mushrefova (Northwestern) def. Kirsten Lewis (Kentucky) 6-4, 6-2
Kendal Woodard (Georgia Tech) def. Jessica Stiles (Kentucky) 6-2, 6-4
Nida Hamilton (Northwestern) def. Caitlin McGraw (Kentucky) 6-1, 6-2
Chaimaa Roudami (Georgia State) def. Khristina Blajkevitch (Kentucky) 5-7, 6-4, 6-4
Stephanie Fox (Kentucky) def. Amy Lowther (UAB) 6-2, 6-2
Edmee Morin-Kougoucheff (Kentucky) def. Adri Lochner (Samford) 6-1, 6-1
Menanteau Moolman (UAB) def. Grace Trimble (Kentucky) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles – Third Round
Yurovsky/Zhu (Michigan) def. Stiles/McGraw (Kentucky) 8-3
Blajkevitch/Morin-Kougoucheff (Kentucky) def. Daniel/Moolman (UAB) 8-5
Miao/Koelzer (Clemson) def. Ravita/Lewis (Kentucky) 8-5
Nomoto/Constantinide (Middle Tennessee) def. Fox/Trimble (Kentucky) 8-3
Doubles – Second Round
Milutinovic/Verboven (Ole Miss) def. Stiles/McGraw (Kentucky) 8-2
Lee/Dodge (Michigan) def. Blajkevitch/Morin-Kougoucheff (Kentucky) 8-4
Ravita/Lewis (Kentucky) def. Livadaru/Corning (Northwestern) 8-6
Robbins (Ole Miss)/Vavulina (Georgia State) def. Fox/Trimble (Kentucky) 8-0
Doubles – First Round
Altick/Sellyn (Vanderbilt) def. Stiles/McGraw (Kentucky) 8-5
Gumulya/Dewar (Clemson) def. Blajkevitch/Morin-Kougoucheff (Kentucky) 8-2
Ravita/Lewis (Kentucky) def. Prokhenvska/Minor (Georgia Tech) 8-2
Simon/Fernandez (UAB) def. Fox/Trimble (Kentucky) 8-2
