Women Remain Unbeaten in Conference Action
3/27/2010 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
March 27, 2010
Lake Charles, La. - UT Arlington continues to dominate the Southland Conference as they recorded a 5-2 win on the road over McNeese State Saturday afternoon in Lake Charles, La. The win improved the Mavericks to 6-4 overall and 6-0 in conference action.
In a match that took four hours, the Mavericks took care of business in doubles action earning the point and took four of six flights in singles play.
In the No. 1 doubles spot, Klara Jagosova and Daiana Negreanu recorded an easy 8-1 win over Ralista Pirdopska and Victoria Martinez while tandem Katarina Mlcochova and Monika Hadvigerova handed Petra Gudelj and Maria Frausto an 8-6 setback in the No. 2 position. The win gave the duo their fifth consecutive victory.
Maria Martinez-Romer and Nikola Matovicova also notched their fifth consecutive win in league play after recording an 8-6 victory against Ilona Serchenko and Kwynn Biggs at the No. 3 spot.
In singles action, Hadvigerova recorded a hard-fought three set win over Pirdopska, 6-4, 2-6 and 10-7 in the top flight while Jagosova dropped the No. 2 flight to Serchenko, 6-1 6-2.
Mlcochova defeated Martinez in the No. 3 flight, 6-3, 6-2 while Martinez-Romer handed Gudelj a 6-0, 6-0 setback. Negreanu notched a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Frausto in the No. 4 position while Matovicova dropped the No. 5 flight to Biggs with a final score of 3-6, 6-4 and 11-9.
UT Arlington will play its next four home games at the UTA Tennis Center with Sam Houston State making its way first on Sunday, April 4 at 11 a.m.
