Alabama's Sara Nayar celebrates a point in her victory over Minnesota's Mia Liapert. / Credit @AlabamaWTN on X

Alabama women's tennis secured its fifth win of the season, taking down the Minnesota Golden Gophers 4-1 at home on Sunday. Doubles duo Maria Martinez-Vaquero and Maria Andrienko earned a 6-3 victory over Minnesota's Aiva Schmitz and Arina Valitova, while the Crimson Tide duo of Margaux Maquet and Priya Nelson defeated Sofia Pinto and Jeselle Ante 6-1. Sara Nayar and Klara Milicevic also secured a win, defeating Anali Kocevar and Mia Lieper 6-3 in their match.

In singles play, Milicevic and Nayar both picked up wins over Mia Liapert and Anlin Xie for the Gophers while Martinez-Vaquero won over Minnesota's Anali Kocevar in two sets, 7-6(1), 6-1.

Alabama opens conference play this week, welcoming Mississippi State (8-0, 0-0) to Tuscaloosa.

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February 17, 1966: Ken Meyer was promoted to offensive coordinator, replacing Howard Schnellenberger, who joined George Allen's Los Angeles Rams' staff. Meyer came to Tuscaloosa from Florida State in 1963.