4/25/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
April 25, 2010
Corpus Christi, Texas - The University of Texas at Arlington men's and women's tennis teams came up one match short of winning the Southland Conference Tournament Championship Sunday afternoon at the HEB Tennis Center in Corpus Christi, Texas. The women dropped a 4-3 decision while the men 4-0 to UTSA.
The women finished their season with a 13-7 overall record while the men finished 9-12.
The Mavericks entered their match against the undefeated Lady Demons with hopes in giving them their second loss of the season. UT Arlington lost the doubles point but fought hard in singles play, earning wins in the No. 4, 5 and 6 positions but it wasn't enough to record the victory.
No. 1 doubles team of Daiana Negreanu and Klara Jagosova dropped an 8-6 decision to Olga Bazhanova and Adna Curukovic while Katarina Mlcochova and Monika Hadvigerova suffered a 8-4 loss in the No. 2 spot.
The No. 3 doubles team of Nikola Matovicova and Maria Martinez-Romero match went unfinished with the Mavericks down 6-7,
UT Arlington moved onto singles play where Martinez-Romero, Negreanu and Matovicova all recorded straight set wins in the No. 4, 5 and 6 positions.
Two of the top three flights went into three sets while one was decided on a super tie breaker. Hadvigerova, Mlcochova and Jagosova all collected losses.
Martinez-Romero was the first to finish her flight, tying the Mavs with the Lady Demon's at 1-1. Matovicova gave UTA a 2-1 advantage after earning a win in the No. 6 flight over Bianca Schulz.
Negreanu kept the Mavs going with a win in the No. 5 flight over Andrea Nedorostova. UT Arlington came up short in the top three flights.
After winning five straight, the men's team did all it could to keep their winning streak going against a tough UTSA team.
The Mavericks lost the doubles point, falling in the No. 2 and 3 flights while No. 1 doubles team of Dmitry Minkin and Mindaugas Celedinas earned an 8-2 win.
The Mavericks moved onto singles play where the Roadrunners earned wins in the No.3, 5 and 6 flights. With UTSA leading 4-0 the No. 1, 2 and 4 flights went unfinished.
