3/14/2004 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
March 14, 2004
SAN ANTONIO, Texas - The Texas-Arlington women's tennis team continue their dominance of the Southland Conference with straight 4-0 wins over defending SLC champion Texas-San Antonio and Texas State last weekend.
UTA improved to 8-3 overall and 3-0 in the SLC.
On Sunday, UTA picked up wins at Nos. 1, 2 and 4 singles as well as the doubles point to beat UTSA.
Freshman Monika Peciulionyte, ranked No. 56 in the latest collegiate rankings, defeated Paula Erasquin 6-4, 6-2. The 2002 SLC Player of the Year, Marketa Cizova, outlasted Nadezda Rossikhina in three sets 6-1, 2-6, 6-1, at No. 2 singles. Simri vanRooyen won at No. 4 singles, defeating Argentinian Barbara Mooney, 6-1, 6-4.
In doubles play, UTA won all three matches to claim the first point of the day.
Cizova and Daniela Novakova beat Erausquin and Mooney 8-3. Peciulionyte and vanRooyen ousted Rossikhin and Massiel martinez 8-4 and Jitka Vetrovcova and Anete Rozkaine blanked Kateryna Romanenko and Ana Paula Soto, 8-0.
On Saturday, UTA defeated Texas State 4-0.
The bottom half of the Lady Mavs lineup won the singles' points and vanRooyen won at No. 4 over Tina Klemenc 6-1, 6-2. Rozkaine defeated Gillian Derksen 6-1, 6-1 and Vetrovcova beat Katie Felder at No. 6, 6-1, 6-0.
UTA returns to action Saturday, March 20 at Sam Houston State.
