Alcorn Concludes Four-Match Road Swing

HAMMOND, La. – The duo of Hana Bajramovic and Amelia Tatafu staked a win at No. 1 doubles on Tuesday afternoon, but it was Southeastern Louisiana ultimately taking the match 7-0 over Alcorn in women's tennis play at Southeastern Tennis Complex in Hammond, Louisiana. The match concluded a four-match road swing for the Braves.
 
Alcorn (3-7) was forced to resign the No. 3 doubles position due to injuries for interim head coach Kersten Vanem-Walker. But the freshmen duo of Hana Bajramovic (Quebec City, Quebec) and Amelia Tatafu (Perth, Western Australia) claimed a 6-4 win over the Southeastern Louisiana tandem of Bente Bierma and Paige Duncan at the top-flight doubles spot.
 
SLU (4-0) would earn the doubles point courtesy a 6-1 decision for Taisia Boslova and Aitana Darder at the No. 2 position as they stepped past Alcorn's Matea Andelic (Lawrenceville, Ga.) and Katherine Grados (Lawrenceville, Ga.), respectfully.
 
In singles action, Bajramovic forced a super set against the Lions Marian Makashvili at the No. 2 spot. Bajramovic dropped the opener before coming back to claim the second set. Makashvili would settle to record the win in three sets (6-4, 4-6, 10-8).
 
Oihane Villanueva Lopez (Bilbao, Spain) secured five games in her two-set match loss (6-3, 6-2) to SLU's Mariam Tetradze at No. 3 singles.
 
Grados was forced to retire in the second set of her match after dropping the opener 6-3, but rebounding nicely to knot the second set at 1-all.
 
The Braves return home to face Sam Houston State on Friday, Feb. 13, at 11 a.m. The match will take place at Hall's Ferry Tennis Courts in Vicksburg, Mississippi.
 
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COMPLETE RESULTS
Singles Competition
1. Panatchakorn Suanarsa (SLU) def. Amelia Tatafu (ALC) 6-1, 7-5
2. Mariam Makashvili (SLU) def. Hana Bajramovic (ALC) 6-4, 4-6, 10-8
3. Mariam Tetradze (SLU) def. Oihane V. Lopez (ALC) 6-3, 6-2
4. Paige Duncan (SLU) def. Katherine Grados (ALC) 6-3, 1-1, retired
5. Adriana Tirado (SLU) def. Matea Andelic (ALC) 6-1, 6-3
6. Taisia Bolsova (SLU) won by default
 
Doubles Competition
1. Hana Bajramovic/Amelia Tatafu (ALC) def. Bente Bierma/Paige Duncan (SLU) 6-4
2. Taisia Bolsova/Aitana Darder (SLU) def. Matea Andelic/Katherine Grados (ALC) 6-1
3. Mariam Tetradze/Adriana Tirado (SLU) won by default