The Alabama women’s tennis team split up this week with half of its team competing in the Furman Fall Classic and the other half competing in the ITA All-American Championships.

Those who competed in the Furman Fall Classic were rewarded with eight wins, a number that coach Jenny Mainz said she is happy about. However, Mainz said she sees where the teams needs to improve.

“I’m optimistic, I think we can work through some of the things,” she said. “We’re not playing with the level of confidence that I would like us to be playing with. That being said, you know it’s a process and we just got to keep getting more matches and trying to get better. This team is working very hard. And I recognize that, and I know they want to be good, and we’re working toward that.”

The Crimson Tide won three matches during the first day of the Classic. Aryn Greene and Emily Zabor won two of their doubles matches. Carmen Blanco won her singles match.

The second day brought only two wins for the team. Zabor came back to win her singles match while Luicelena Perez and Bennett Dunn won their doubles. Perez, Dunn and Greene each won their singles match on the third day.

Though Alabama had eight wins, the team still wants more.

“With fall tournaments, it’s very revealing,” Zabor said. “It’s really good to play because we know exactly what we need to work on in practice. I think one of my biggest things is that I’m hitting a lot of balls better. I’m improving on shots. It just hasn’t necessarily come all together yet. I think just trusting and believing that what I’m doing in practice will show up on the court, and just continuing to stay positive that what I can do in my game, I can find solutions on the court.”

Natalia Maynetto, Danielle Spielmann, Erin Routliffe and Maya Jansen did not compete in the Furman Fall Classic. Instead, they will compete in the ITAs this week.