DALLAS, Texas – The UT Arlington women's tennis team dropped their first match of the season on Thursday evening, falling to SMU in Dallas 4-2.  The Mavericks fall to 7-1 on the season with the loss.
 
The evening started off on the right foot, taking the doubles points.  Polina Akimova and Nanaka Takeuchi fell on court one 6-2, but Almudena Boza and Carla Pons even the points back up with a 6-4 win at No. 2.  Momoka Horiguchi and Bruna Casasampere brought the point home with a hard-fought 7-5 win at No. 3.
 
The Mustangs quickly evened up the match with a 6-0, 6-2 win on court two in singles play before taking a 2-1 lead with a 6-3, 6-4 win on court six.
 
SMU would capture their third point of the match by taking No. 4 6-4, 6-2.  Polina Akimova put the Mavericks back on track with a 6-2, 6-4 win from her No. 3 position, but that would be the last point the Mavericks would get.
 
Momoka Horiguchi was unable to complete a comeback on court one. After dropping the first set 6-1, she battled back to take set two 6-4. SMU would take the final set 6-3 to capture the win.
 
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The Mavericks will be back at the UTA Tennis Center on Saturday to take on Sun Belt foe, Louisiana.