HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The University of Alabama in Huntsville women's tennis team picked up a thrilling 5-4 victory over Montevallo on Saturday, and the triumph pushes the Lady Chargers to 2-3 on the season.
 
UAH led out of the gates as the No. 2 and No. 3 doubles both won for the Blue and White to produce a 2-1 lead heading into singles action. Both the pairing of Alejandra Pacheco and Melanie Junod and the duo of Adriana Buitrago and Lina Carvajal were 8-2 winners in doubles play to produce the UAH advantage.
 
A strong performance from the middle of the singles lineup then solidified the victory.
 
Kasi McDonald and Pacheco both won 6-0, 6-1 from the fourth and fifth positions, respectively, and Carvajal helped secure the match for the Lady Chargers with a 6-3, 6-1 win over her Falcon opponent.
 
The Lady Chargers are slated to return to action on Sunday when Young Harris visits for a 1 p.m. match.
 
Doubles
 
1. Lawton/McDonald lost to Plcerova/Nordgreen 8-2
2. Pacheco/Junod defeated Blair/Stevens 8-2
3. Buitrago/Carvajal defeated McGucken/Shvetsova 8-2
 
Singles
 
1. Junod lost to Polcerova 6-3, 6-3
2. Lawton lost to Nordgreen 6-1, 6-2
3. Carvajal defeated Blair 6-3, 6-1
4. McDonald defeated Stevens 6-0, 6-1
5. Pacheco defeated Shvetsova 6-0, 6-1
6. Buitrago lost to McGucken 6-1, 6-4