RAMS END REGULAR SEASON WITH BIG WIN OVER SPRING HILL ON TUESDAY
MOBILE, Ala. - The University of Mobile Tennis teams ended their 2021 regular seasons on a high note Tuesday afternoon, Apr. 20 as both the men's and women's tennis teams at Mobile hosted and defeated crosstown rivals, Spring Hill College. UM Women's Tennis swept the Badgers, 7-0 and UM Men's Tennis won, 5-2 on Tuesday.
Women's Tennis Recap
On the women's side, Mobile dominated the badgers, earning a clean sweep, 7-0. In doubles action, Mobile won all three games played. Melody Holcomb (SO/Bixby, Okla.) and Paula John (JR/Herzogenaurach, Germany) won their match, 6-1. The teams of Maria Jose Reynaldo Toledo (JR/Trinidad, Bolivia) and Sofija Hrovat (JR/Hochstadt an der Aisch, Germany), and Emily John (JR/Herzogenaurach, Germany) and Claire Travis (SR/Saraland, Alabama) won both of their matches, 6-3.
Maria Jose Reynaldo Toledo later won her singles match, 6-1, 6-0. Melody Holcomb also had a nice day, winning her singles match, 6-1, 6-1. Andrea Sanchez (SO/Caceres, Spain) swept her opponent from Spring Hill in singles action, 6-0, 6-0.
Mobile's overall season record advanced to 6-6 on the season as the regular season comes to a close.
Men's Tennis Recap
In the men's match, the Rams outplayed the Badgers to earn the 5-2 win. Mobile took two of three matches in doubles action. The team of Matias Le Fort (SR/Santiago, Chile) and Andres Graterol (SR/Caracas, Venezuela ) earned a sweep in their doubles match, winning the match, 6-0. Boris Klingebiel (SR/Bensheim, Germany) and Kevin Andrusch (SR/Haiterbach, Germany) also won their doubles match, defeating Spring Hill's number one pair, 6-3.
In the singles matches, Klingebiel won in tiebreaker fashion, 6-2, 7-6 (7-3). Andrusch controlled his match by winning, 6-0, 6-3 and Matthew Brooks (FR/Daphne, Ala.) won his singles match, 6-3, 6-2.
The Rams rank no. 19 in the latest NAIA Men's Tennis Top 25 Coaches' poll as their overall season record advances to 8-5.
About the University of Mobile
The University of Mobile is a Christ-centered liberal arts and sciences institution with a vision of higher education for a higher purpose, founded to honor God by equipping students for their future professions through rigorous academic preparation and spiritual transformation. Core values are: Christ-Centered, Academically-Focused, Student-Devoted and Distinctively-Driven. The university offers on-campus and online bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in over 75 academic programs. Founded in 1961, the University of Mobile is affiliated with the Alabama Baptist State Convention and is located 10 miles north of Mobile, Alabama on a campus of over 880 acres.
For more information about the University of Mobile, visit the website at www.umobile.edu or call Enrollment Services at 1.800.WIN.RAMS or 251.442.2222.
