Contributed
(Feb. 3, 2010)

Colin McKeen’s RBI single in the top of the seventh inning scored Sam McCormack with the winning run for West Alabama as the Tigers defeated AUM 4-3.

The Senators scored a run in the first when Jacob Salter scored on a UWA error off the bat of Sam Judah.  AUM added another run in the second inning when Salter dropped down a squeeze bunt scoring Jorden Johnson from third base.

UWA cut the lead to 2-1 in the top of the fourth as Kevin Deese led off the inning with a double deep into the gap in left centerfield.  He would come around to score on a Dallas Rogers sacrifice fly.

AUM pushed its lead back out to two runs in the bottom of the fifth when a Judah single scored Justin Williams.  But that would be all of the scoring for AUM.

UWA tied the score at three in the top of the sixth when Deon Williams scored on a Brian Simone single and later in the inning Simone scored on a Bryan Mason hit.

AUM pitchers scattered six hits, but Tanner Gordon (0-1) was the hard luck loser.  Josh Varner (1-0) picked up the win in relief.  Brian Burgess came on and picked up the save pitching a scoreless ninth for the Tigers.

AUM had nine hits in the game with Chris Clements picking up three of those.  Judah finished with two RBI and Salter scored a run and had a RBI.

UWA starts the season with a win, while AUM falls to 2-3.  The Senators are back in action Saturday when they host Tennessee Wesleyan University at 3 p.m.

Tennis teams beat Jax State

Both tennis teams started the 2010 season with wins, defeating Jacksonville State University by identical 7-0 scores.

The matches were played using the NCAA scoring system and the AUM men picked up the single point in doubles as it swept all three doubles matches.

Michael Johnson and Alberto Romea defeated Axel Sundberg and Chris Duke 8-4 at one singles and Julian Kurz and Loic Didavi defeated Gustavo Holz and Felipe Watchabe by the same score.

AUM finished off the doubles sweep with Sadd Benkirane and Sadio Doumbia defeating Igor Santos and Nerodz Marcec 8-3.

AUM swept all the singles matches with the AUM winners being Romea, Johnson, Didavi, Kurz, Doumbia, Florent Sentenac and Claudio Andrade.

The Lady Senators won all three doubles matches with Ana Veselinovic and Parija Maloo defeating Vivicina Marani and Martina Dessbesel 8-3.  Morgane Zowczak and Nathalie Sienkob defeated Kimberly Ferris and R. Lima 8-6 at two doubles and Hannah Appleyard and Whitney Byrd defeated Christine Fuller and Rafeala Wenzel 84 at three doubles.

AUM swept the singles matches with Veselinovic winning at one, Maloo winning at two and the other winners were Zowczak, Byrd, Sienkob and Appleyard.

The tennis teams are both 1-0 on the season and the men will travel to Emory University on February 12th for its next match, while the women will host Emmanuel College on February 13th at 1 p.m.

Men

Singles
#1 Alberto Romea (AUM) def. Axel Sundberg (JSU); 6-3, 6-2
#2 Michael Johnson (AUM) def. Chris Duke (JSU); 6-3, 6-1
#3 Loic Didavi (AUM) def. Gustavo Holz (JSU); 6-3, 6-3
#4 Julian Kurz (AUM) def. Nenadz Marcec (JSU); 6-1, 6-2
#5 Sadio Doumbia (AUM) def. Igor Santos (JSU); 6-2, 6-1
#6 Florent Sentenac (AUM) def. Felipe Watchabe (JSU); 6-4, 7-5

Doubles
#1 Johnson/Romea (AUM) def. Sundberg/Duke (JSU); 8-4
#2 Kurz/Didavi (AUM) def. Holz/Watchabe (JSU); 8-4
#3 Benkirane/Doumbia (AUM) def. Santos/Marcec (JSU); 8-3

Women
Singles
#1 Ana Veselinovic (AUM) def. Vivicina Marcini (JSU); 6-2, 6-4
#2 Parija Maloo (AUM) def. Martina Dessebesel (JSU); 6-2, 6-1
#3 Margane Zowaczak (AUM) def. Kimberly Ferris (JSU); 6-1, 6-4
#4 Whitney Byrd (AUM) def. Juliana Renech (JSU); 6-0, 6-1
#5 Nathalie Sienkob (AUM) def. Rafaela Wenzel (JSU); 7-6, 7-6
#6 Hannah Appleyard (AUM) def. Christen Fuller (JSU); 10-6

Doubles
#1 Veselinovic/Maloo (AUM) def. Marcini/Dessebesel (JSU); 8-3
#2 Zowczak/Sienkob (AUM) def. Ferris/Lima (JSU); 8-6
#3 Appleyard/Byrd (AUM) def. Fuller/Wenzel (JSU); 8-4