ARLINGTON, Texas – The UT Arlington women's tennis team began their season on Saturday, sweeping UTPB 7-0 at the UTA Tennis Center.
 
The Mavericks cruised to a doubles point, winning all three of their matches.  Momoka Horiguchi and Carla Pons won the No. 2 position 6-0 over Lea Mjertan and Sophie Rishmagui. The teams of Polina Akimova/Lucia Natal and Nanaka Takecuhi/Almudena Boza both won by a score of 6-1 on courts one and three, respectively.
 
UTA kept their momentum going into singles play winning on every court.  Almudena Boza took the No.6 position without giving up a set, 6-0, 6-0. Meanwhile at the No. 1 singles position, Horiguchi took care of business over Lore Mewis 6-1, 6-0. Lucia Natal handled court three 6-2, 6-0 before newcomer Bruna Casasampere won court five 6-1, 6-2.  Takeuchi (No.4) and Pons (No.2) both battled in the first set, winning 7-5.  Their second sets were much easier however, as Takeuchi won 6-2, while Pons won 6-1.
 
The Mavericks will be back in action tomorrow afternoon at the UTA Tennis Center to take on Central Oklahoma at 1:30 p.m.