April 1, 2006

ARLINGTON, Texas - The Texas-Arlington women's tennis team defeated conference-foe McNeese State, 6-1, Saturday afternoon at the UTA Tennis Center.

Texas-Arlington (6-7, 5-1 SLC) opened the match taking all three doubles matches to garner the doubles point.

In singles play, the Lady Mavericks won four of them in straight sets. Junior Monika Peciulionyte bested Madaleine Hakansson, 6-4, 6-7, 10-7, at the number four position. McNeese State was only able to win at the number six position.

The Mavericks will be back in action Friday, when they host Louisiana-Lafayette. First-serve is set for 1 p.m. at the UTA Tennis Center.

Tennis Match Results McNeese State vs Texas-Arlington Apr 01, 2006 at Arlington, Texas

Texas-Arlington 6, McNeese State 1

Singles competition 1. Klara Jagosova (UTAW) def. Noelia Furno (MCNW) 6-1, 7-5 2. Daniela Novakova (UTAW) def. Urska Dobersek (MCNW) 6-1, 6-2 3. Simri van Rooyen (UTAW) def. Ann Grobbelaar (MCNW) 6-1, 6-3 4. Monika Peciulionyte (UTAW) def. Madeleine Hakansson (MCNW) 6-4, 6-7, 10-7 5. Anete Rozkalne (UTAW) def. Hanna Bihorac (MCNW) 6-0, 6-0 6. Natascha Jongeneel (MCNW) def. Marissa Brown (UTAW) 4-6, 6-4, 7-5

Doubles competition 1. Klara Jagosova/Daniela Novakova (UTAW) def. Urska Dobersek/Ann Grobbelaar (MCNW) 8-3 2. Monika Peciulionyte/Simri van Rooyen (UTAW) def. Madeleine Hakansson/Noelia Furno (MCNW) 8-3 3. Anete Rozkalne/Marissa Brown (UTAW) def. Hanna Bihorac/Natascha Jongeneel (MCNW) 8-2

Match Notes: Texas-Arlington 6-7, 5-1 SLC