AUBURN, Ala. – The Central Arkansas tennis team suffered a tough afternoon in Alabama as they fell to the Auburn Tigers 5-0 and the University of Alabama at Birmingham Blazers 4-1 at the Yarbrough Tennis Center. The Bears (1-3) looked to salvage the day after taking a 1-0 lead over the Blazers into singles play but could not take advantage as UAB swept courts 1 and 4-6.
 
UCA O, AUBURN 5
 
SINGLES
 
1. #79 Taylor Russo (AU) vs. Chunxi Xin (UCA) 6-2, 1-2, unfinished
 
2. #123 Yu Chen (AU) vs. Fuka Nonoyama (UCA) 2-6, 0-5, unfinished
 
3. Selin Ovunc (AU) def. Maja Gledic (UCA) 6-2, 6-1
 
4. Georgie Axon (AU) def. Jaeun Lee (UCA) 6-0, 6-0
 
5. Carolyn Ansari (AU) def. Mei Ishimura (UCA) 6-1, 6-0
 
6. Madeline Meredith (AU) def. Paulina Engback (UCA) 6-1, 6-2
 
DOUBLES
 
1. #9 Taylor Russo/Selin Ovunc (AU) def. Chunxi Xin/Fuka Nonoyama (UCA) 6-3
 
2. #59 Madeline Meredith/Georgie Axon (AU) vs. Maja Gledic/Yada Vasupongchai (UCA) 5-4, unfinished
 
3. Yu Chen/Carolyn Ansari (AU) def. Mei Ishimura/Paulina Engback (UCA) 6-2
 
UCA 1, UAB 4
 
SINGLES
 
1. Jana Hecking (UAB) def. Chunxi Xin (UCA) 6-2, 6-1
 
2. Marlene Herrmann (UAB) vs. Fuka Nonoyama (UCA) 4-6, 4-5, unfinished
 
3. Adela Wasserbauerova (UAB) vs. Maja Gledic (UCA) 3-6, 6-5, unfinished
 
4. Alexia Witthaus (UAB) def. Jaeun Lee (UCA) 6-4, 6-3
 
5. Megan Bertrands (UAB) def. Mei Ishimura (UCA) 7-6, 6-0
 
6. Dominika Hrabalova (UAB) def. Paulina Engback (UCA) 7-5, 6-3
 
DOUBLES
 
1. Chunxi Xin/Fuka Nonoyama (UCA) def. Adela Wasserbauerova/Dominika Hrabalova (UAB) 6-1
 
2. Maja Gledic/Yada Vasupongchai (UCA) def. Marlene Herrmann/Jana Hecking (UAB) 6-2
 
3. Alexia Witthaus/Megan Bertrands (UAB) vs. Mei Ishimura/Paulina Engback (UCA) 2-4, unfinished
 
UP NEXT
 
The Bears will look to put today's performance behind them as they will welcome the Austin Peay Governors and the Warhawks of Louisiana at Monroe on January 24 for their home opener.