BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Kennesaw State women's tennis earned its second match win of the week as
Sofia Madrid clinched on court two in a 4-3 defeat of UAB on Friday afternoon at UAB Tennis Courts.
"This was another great battle today against a very strong UAB team on the road," said KSU director of tennis
Matt Emery. "We will enjoy this one and come out ready to fight at home on Sunday against a great Furman team."
Despite losing the doubles point to the Blazers, KSU came back to win four of six singles matches.
"We had a very strong effort in singles today by our freshmen,
Rianna Coreisa and
Maria Ivankovic," Emery said.
Coreisa won her first collegiate singles match with a straight-set (6-2, 6-2) victory on court six. Ivankovic took sets one and three 6-3 for a court-three win.
Ema Baraniakova added another straight-set (6-2, 6-4) win on court one, while Madrid finished the day with the clinch on two.
Madrid won her first set 6-2, then bounced back from a set-two tiebreaker defeat to win 6-2 in the third.
"Sofia has about as much heart and will as any Owl to put on a KSU uniform," Emery said.
Up Next
The Owls return home to conclude their week with a match versus No. 75 Furman at Betty Siegel Courts on Sunday at 11 a.m.
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