MOBILE, Ala. – Sophomore Alina Zolotareva (Barnaul, Russia) earned third place in her draw for the University of South Alabama women's tennis team at the UNLV Classic Sunday.
Zolotareva bested Washington State's Ege Tomey 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 to clinch third place.
"No doubt we took some licks this weekend, but overall we got slightly better every day," said USA head coach Jaco Keyser.
In doubles, seniors Laura Matuskova (Bratislava, Slovakia) and Monica Mitta (Fairhope, Ala.) dropped Laura Eales and Maren Helgo of Long Beach State 8-6 in the consolation finals.