March 8, 2004
ARLINGTON ,Texas - The University of Texas at Arlington's women's tennis squad won its fifth consecutive match Sunday afternoon with a 6-1 victory over Southland Conference opponent Louisiana-Monroe.
UTA claimed the doubles point with victories in all three spots. Marketa Cizova and Daniela Novakova teamed up to defeat Diana Espinal and Stacey Gayne, 8-4 at the top doubles position. Gretel Hach and Simri van Rooyen breezed past Nataly Ostovska and C. Shaw 8-0 while Jitka Vetrovcova and Anete Rozkalne dropped K. Dauzat and Mary Kay Fontenot 8-1 at the No. 3 doubles position.
ULM's Espinal was the lone Lady Indian to record victory as she upset No. 53 Monika Peciulionyte 6-2, 6-3 at No. 1 singles. At the No. 2 position, Cizova dropped Ostovska, 6-4, -1 while Novakova won her ninth straight as she defeated Gayne, 6-1, 6-4. Rozkalne took care of business at the No. 4 postion, dropping Dauzat, 6-1, 6-0. Vetrovcova breezed past Shaw in the five hole, 6-0, 6-0 while Hach picked up a 6-2, 6-0 win in the sixth spot.
The Lady Mavericks return to action Saturday, March 13 at Texas State. First serve is set for 10 a.m.
Texas-Arlington 6, Louisiana-Monroe 1
Doubles: Cizova/Novakova (UTA) def. Espinal/Gayne, 8-4; Hach/van Rooyen (UTA) def. Ostovska/Shaw, 8-0; Vetrovcova/Rozkalne (UTA) def. Dauzat/Fontenot, 8-1.
Singles: Diana Espinal (ULM) def. Monika Peciulionyte, 6-2, 6-3; Marketa Cizova (UTA) def. Nataly Ostovska, 6-4, 6-1; Daniela Novakova (UTA) def. Stacy Gayne, 6-1, 6-4; Anete Rozkalne (UTA) def. K. Dauzat, 6-1, 6-0; Jitka Vetrovcova (UTA) def. C. Shaw, 6-0, 6-0; Gretel Hach (UTA) def. Mary Kay Fontenot, 6-0, 6-2.
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