Mobile Upsets Xavier University

MOBILE, Ala-- The University of Mobile women's tennis team opened 2010 with a nice Gulf Coast Athletic Conference victory Friday, defeating defending GCAC champ Xavier University 5-4.
 

Mobile (1-0, 1-0) hosts Tuskegee Tuesday, Feb. 9 at 2 pm.
 

The Lady Rams set the tone for the match by bouncing back from an 8-0 defeat at No. 1 doubles to pick up a 2-1 win after doubles play. Rachel Hartley and Zelie Pfeiffer rallied from a 5-2 deficit at No. 2 doubles to pick up a 9-8 (7-4) victory and the Lady Rams got a win by default at No. 3 doubles.
 

Xavier took all but one game at No. 1 and No. 2 singles, but the Lady Rams bounced back with big wins at No. 3 and No. 4 singles along with a default win at No. 6. After picking up the win at No. 2 doubles, Hartley (6-2, 7-5) and Pfeiffer (6-3, 6-1) picked up singles wins at those No. 3 and No. 4 spots.
 

Doubles
1. Anastesia Opata/Angelina Callis (XU) def. Claudia Borges/Nancy Machen (UM) 8-0
2. Rachel Hartley/Zelie Pfeiffer (UM) def. Carmen Nelson/Colleen McArthur (XU) 9-8 (7-4)
3. Kari Williams/Jordin Wiggins (UM) won by default
 

Singles
1. Opata (XU) def. Borges (UM) 6-0, 6-0
2. Callis (XU) def. Machen (UM) 6-0, 6-1
3. Hartley (UM) def. Nelson (XU) 6-2, 7-5
4. Pfeiffer (UM) def. McArthur (XU) 6-3, 6-1
5. Melissa DeLoach (XU) def. Williams (UM) 6-3, 6-2
6. Wiggins (UM) won by default