While in Texas, UAB will play Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (voting now open) and UC Davis on Friday, and will take on CUSA's opponent No. 5 TCU and Stephen F. Austin on Saturday.
Senior Brooke Partuit and a new student Madeline Sigmon is named Conference USA's Pair of the Week. The duo had a perfect 4-0 record at the UAB Beach Classic on Court 3, dropping just one set all weekend.
Their signature win came on Saturday afternoon with a straight sets win over No. 15 Florida Atlantic, 21-15, 21-19. The pair also defeated UTEP (16-21, 21-15, 15-10), UT Martin (21-16, 21-10) and EKU (21-16, 21-14), giving UAB an overall 3-1 lead. He contributed to the game ending in a loss. team. The duo has a combined record of 6 wins and 2 losses with all of their matches played on Court 3.
Senior Arden Copping and jessica ennis I'm getting closer to a career milestone that I'll reach this weekend. With 55 wins, Copping is four wins away from leading UAB in all-time wins, a record he currently holds. Emma Andraka (58).Copping is off to a 6-1 start this season on Court 1 with his teammates. jasmine hearth.
Ennis is one win away from breaking into the top 10 in career wins and enters the weekend at TCU with 44 career wins. Ennis is 6-2 on Court 2 this season.
After the Horned Frog Challenge, UAB heads to Louisiana for the Sugar Beach Bash, where the Blazers will face No. 20 Tampa, South Carolina, Southern Miss and New Orleans.
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