March 19, 2011

Final Stats

Sacramento, Calif. - The No. 66 women's tennis team suffered a 5-1 loss against No. 57 Cal Poly Saturday in Santa Barbara, CA. The setback dropped the Mavs to 9-3 overall.

Junior Maria Martinez-Romero was the only Maverick to record a point for UTA. Martinez-Romero extended her perfect singles record to 12-0 after winning a 3-6, 6-0 and 6-4 decision in the No. 3 singles flight against Florence Lehane.

The junior also teamed up with Katarina Mlcochova to record a 9-7 win in the No. 3 doubles position against Lehane and Gabrielle Gatewood.

The Mavericks dropped the doubles point by falling in two of the three matches. Amy Markhoff Alexa Lee defeated Daiana Negreanu and Linda Aqvist, 8-4 in the top flight.

Giada D'ortona and Natalia Mayuk suffered an 8-4 loss in the No. 2 position against Ashley Pane and Jocelyn Davis.

Alexa Lee handed Negreanu a 7-6, 6-0 loss in the top singles flight while Aqvist match was suspended due to rain. Aqvist faced Margarita Spicin where the match score was 4-6, 6-4, and 3-3 when it was called.

Mayuk suffered a 6-2, 6-2 setback against Ashley Pane in the No. 4 flight while Mlcochova fell in the No. 5 position against Jennifer Cornea, 6-7, 7-6, and 7-5.

Kathryn Webb defeated D'ortona 7-5, 6-4 in the No. 6 flight.

The Mavericks return to the UTA Tennis Center where they will face TCU on Wednesday, March 23. Match time is set for 3 p.m.