UE Tennis to Take on Alabama A&M and Chattanooga

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 The University of Evansville women’s tennis team (0-3, 0-0 MVC) is back in action this weekend after a week off.  After having a three loss weekend against Murray State, Austin Peay, and SIUE, the Aces look to bounce back against Alabama A&M and Chattanooga.

Both matches will take place on Friday with the first in Huntsville, AL against the Lady Bulldogs taking place 10:00 a.m. CST.  The Aces will then travel to Chattanooga, TN to take on the Lady Mocs at 6:00 p.m. CST.

UE’s Kennedy Craig was the star in their opening weekend picking up two victories for the Aces.  In her first victory, Craig teamed up with Katie Delgado at flight two doubles to defeat Amina Hadzic and Megan Blue of Murray State by a score of 7-6 (7-5).  Craig was able to follow that up with a flight six singles victory at Austin Peay later that day.  Craig defeated Isabela Jovanovic by a score of 6-3, 6-2.

Alabama A&M comes into the match with the Aces with a record of 1-3.  Their lone win came when they defeated Savannah State by a score of 4-3.  Most recently, the Lady Bulldogs are coming off a 0-7 loss to Auburn.  As for the Lady Mocs, they boast a record of 1-4 with their lone win coming in their most recent match when they defeated Austin Peay by a score of 6-1.

Next weekend for the Aces will be jam packed with six road matches in three days.  UE will travel to take on IUPUI, Ball State, Findlay, Wright State, Capital, and Ohio Wesleyan.  The Aces first home action will be on February 27th when they host UT Martin and Eastern Illinois at Tri-Athletic Club.