ARLINGTON– The UT Arlington women's tennis team defeated University of Houston 4-3 on Saturday to get back into the win column, improving their record to 10-1.

The Mavericks started off strong by sweeping the doubles point. Liz Chileno and Ana Paula Jimenez were the first to finish on Court 2, winning handedly 6-1. Momoka Horiguchi and Tara Gorinsek clinched he doubles point with a 6-3 win on Court 1.

The momentum continued over into singles play. Sarina Reinertsen won the first singles match 6-0, 6-1 on Court 6 before Tara Gorinsek followed, winning 6-2, 6-0 on Court 4.

The Cougars fouht back, taking the next two matches over the Mavericks. Carla Pons and Momoka Horiguchi dropped the next two matches, 5-7, 6-1 on Court 3 and 2-6, 3-6 on Court 1.

Ana Paula Jimenez clinched the match for the Mavericks on Court 5, winning 6-4, 6-2. Liz Chileno fought hard and came back after losing the first set on Court 2, but ultimately lost 4-6, 6-3, and 8-10 in the tiebreaker.

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The Mavericks will be back in action tomorrow at the UTA Tennis Center against Wichita State at 2 pm.

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