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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Kennesaw State women’s tennis team (0-2) fell, 5-2, to Alabama-Birmingham (1-0) on Friday at the Samford Tennis Center, in its first of two matches on the weekend.
 
UAB took a quick 1-0 lead as the Owls dropped all three doubles matches.
 
The Blazers would extend their lead as Rachel Daniell opened singles play scoring with a 6-1, 6-3 win over junior Alexandra Apostu (Bucharest, Romania/ Ion Barbu).
 
The Owls responded with a 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 victory from sophomore Jana Hueckinghaus (Gevelsberg, Germany / Gymnasium Gevelsberg) against Caroliine Faught at No. 3 singles.
 
After a tough three-set loss by sophomore Virginie Stein (Gevelsberg, Germany / Gymnasium Gevelsberg) at No. 1 singles, sophomore Tamara Plocher (Cologne, Germany / Albertus-Magnus-Gymnasium) pulled KSU to within 3-2 with a 4-6, 6-4, 10-8 victory at No. 4 singles.  UAB would go on to win the match after wins at courts five and six.
 
Kennesaw State continues its weekend in Birmingham on Saturday, Feb. 2, as the Owls face Samford at 11 a.m., at the Samford Tennis Center.
 
Keep up with Owls women's tennis this year by following KSU on Twitter at @KSUOwlNation or by liking Kennesaw State Owls on Facebook. 
 
Kennesaw State University is celebrating 30 years of intercollegiate athletics during the 2012-13 academic year.  
 
 
UAB 5, Kennesaw State 2
Singles
1. Isabel Fernandez (UAB) def. Virginie Stein (KSU) 4-6, 7-5, 6-1
2. Rachel Daniell (UAB) def. Alexandra Apostu (KSU) 6-1, 6-3
3. Jana Hueckinghaus (KSU) def. Caroline Faught (UAB) 2-6, 6-2, 6-3
4. Tamara Plocher (KSU) def. Menanteau Moolman (UAB) 4-6, 6-4, 10-8
5. Amy Lowther (UAB) def. Therese Lagerkvist (KSU) 6-3, 6-1
6. Elaine Simon (UAB) def. Isabela Castro (KSU) 6-2, 6-3
 
Doubles
1. Menanteau Moolman/Rachel Daniell (UAB) def. Virginie Stein/Alexandra Apostu (KSU) 7-2
2. Sarah Witkowski/Caroline Faught (UAB) def. Jana Hueckinghaus/Tamara Plocher (KSU) 8-2
3. Elaine Simon/Isabel Fernandez (UAB) def. Therese Lagerkvist/Isabela Castro (KSU) 8-1
 
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (2,3,1,4,6,5)