McEvoy and Popova win, but Tigers drop match at Shorter

ROME, Ga. – Shannon McEvoy and Dasha Popova won their singles matches, but it wasn’t enough as Shorter defeated West Alabama, 7-2, in women’s Gulf South Conference tennis Saturday at the Walt Attaway Tennis Complex.

Shorter improved to 2-0 on the season while UWA lost for the first time and dropped to 3-1. West Alabama opens the home portion of its schedule Friday when national power West Florida visits he Vaughn Tennis Complex.

McEvoy, a sophomore from Fort Wayne, Ind., defeated Daniela Chipe, 8-2, while Popova. From Izmail, Ukraine, beat Sicquena Sinclair 8-3 after the match had already been decided.

Singles

Candice Laurent (SU) d Natalia Cardenas (UWA) 6-2, 6-1

Aurelie Gaborit (SU) d Stanzi Stuijt (UWA) 6-4, 6-2

Samya El Hsissen (SU) d Sandra Florez (UWA) 6-2, 6-3

Shannon McEvoy (UWA) d Daniela Chipe (SU) 8-2

Aurore Beltrando (SU) d Christina Bettag (UWA) 8-6

Dasha Popova (UWA) d Sicquena Sinclair (SU) 8-3

Doubles

Laurent/Gaborit (SU) d Cardenas/Flores (UWA) 8-4

Beltrando/El Hsissen (SU) d Stuijt/Bettag (UWA) 8-3

Sinclair/Chipe (SU) d Popova/McEvoy (UWA) 8-5