HUNTSVILLE | The University of Alabama in Huntsville women's tennis team fell at Athletic Club Alabama on Saturday to No. 35 West Alabama, dropping a 6-3 decision on the regular season's final day. The Chargers slip to 6-13 (4-7 GSC), while UWA improves 15-4 (9-3 GSC).
 
UAH will now turn its focus to the postseason as the Chargers will be the No. 8 seed in the upcoming Gulf South Conference Women's Tennis Championships, taking on top-seeded West Florida.
 
That match is slated for 1:30 p.m. on Thursday in Montgomery.
 
Results
Singles competition
1. Katia De La Garza (UWAW18) def. Stefanie Mehlich (UAH) 6-2, 2-6, 10-4
2. Evelyn Moreno (UWAW18) def. Cristina Cabanas (UAH) 6-1, retired
3. Sarah Stearman (UAH) def. Georgina Salom (UWAW18) 6-0, 6-2
4. Andrea Tomassone (UWAW18) def. Hailey Simon (UAH) 6-3, 6-0
5. Julie Gonzalez-Rodri (UWAW18) def. Monika Polakovic (UAH) 6-0, 6-2
6. Mariana Lopez (UAH) def. Imperia Martinez Mor (UWAW18) 6-3, 6-2
 
Doubles competition
1. Katia De La Garza/Georgina Salom (UWAW18) def. Monika Polakovic/Hailey Simon (UAH) 8-0
2. Stefanie Mehlich/Sarah Stearman (UAH) def. Andrea Tomassone/Julie Gonzalez-Rodri (UWAW18) 8-4
3. Liliana Araucz/Evelyn Moreno (UWAW18) def. Cristina Cabanas/Mariana Lopez (UAH) 8-2
 
Noteworthy
-Stearman picks up her eighth win of the season in singles play, and it was her most dominant victory since Feb. 24 when she won 6-0, 6-0 at West Georgia.
-Lopez moves to a strong 6-4 in singles play in conference matches.
-Mehlich and Stearman played in doubles together for the first time since March 27, and the duo finishes the regular season with six wins including five in conference play.