ARLINGTON, Texas – The UT Arlington women's tennis team finished their home-stand to open the season with a 5-2 win over UTSA on Saturday at the UTA Tennis Center to improve to 4-1 on the season.
 
The Mavericks picked up the doubles point, but it didn't start well.  Momoka Horiguchi and Liz Chileno fell on Court One 6-0.  However, Nanaka Takeuchi and Polina Akimova immediately followed with a win on Court Two to tie the doubles matches at one a piece with a 6-2 win.  Almudena Boza and Carla Pons finished doubles with a 6-1 win on Court Three to give the Mavs the point.
 
The Mavericks continued their winning into singles action. Horiguchi took home a win on Court Two 6-2, 6-0 before Liz Chileno put the Mavs up 3-0 with a 6-3, 6-3 win on Court Three.  Polina Akimova fell in No. 1 singles 6-4, 6-3 and Nanaka Takeuchi fell in No. 5 singles 3-6, 6-4, 6-2.  Carla Pons wrapped up the victory for the Mavericks with a 7-5, 5-7, 6-2 win before Lucia Natal put the icing on the cake a three-set win on Court Four 7-5, 5-7, 6-3.
 
The Mavericks will have the next two weeks off before returning to action when they hit the road to take on Wichita State on Feb. 21.