SEATTLE– The UT Arlington women's tennis team (13-3, 5-1 WAC) took their first conference loss to Seattle 4-3 on Sunday at the Amy Yee Tennis Courts.
 
The Mavericks lost the doubles point in a close match, losing the one-point advantage in the match.
 
Nika Novikova made her conference debut with Sarina Reinertsen on Court 3. The pair defeated Jade Quintana and Shuanghui Huang 6-1 to give the Mavericks a 1-0 lead in doubles play.
 
The Redhawks retaliated on Court 1 by taking the next match over Tara Gorinsek and Ana Paula Jimenez. Elena Kraleva and Liliya Dimova earned a 6-2 win to even the score.
 
The early advantage came down to Court 2 to a battle between Bruna Casasampere and Francisca Vergara and Mireia Fehr and Lola Tavcar. In a tight set, the Redhawks came out victorious, earning a 7-5 win for the doubles point.
 
In a tight singles competition, the Mavericks could not overcome the Redhawks after coming back from the doubles deficit.
 
Vergara earned a straight-set victory over Huang on Court 6 to even the score. She only allowed Huang one game with a 6-0, 6-1 victory to move to 12-2 on the season.
 
Jimenez followed on Court 5 with a victory over Quintana to put the Mavs up 2-1. Quintana earned one game during the match, with Jimenez winning 6-1, 6-0. She holds a 12-1 record for the season.
 
On Court 3, Reinertsen took the next win over Tavcar in straight sets to give the Mavs a two-point lead. She moved to 11-2 on the season after taking the 6-1, 6-3 win.
 
The Redhawks retaliated to earn the next three points to win the match. On Court 4, Marija Elenova defeated Casasampere 6-4, 6-2 to bring the score to 3-2.
 
In a tough battle on Court 1, Liz Chileno fell to Kraleva in a deciding set to even the match. After dropping the first set 6-4, Chileno fought back to win the next set 6-4. She could not overcome Kraleva in the third set, falling 6-2.
 
The match came down to Court 2 between Gorinsek and Dimova in a tight deciding set. Gorinsek took the early lead by winning the first set 6-4. Dimova evened the score in the second set, forcing a tiebreaker and winning 7-6(4). Gorinsek forced another tiebreaker in the third, falling short 7-6(4).
 
The Mavericks will be back in the UTA Tennis Center on Saturday to take on UT Rio Grande Valley at 11 a.m.
 
UTA 3, SU 4
Singles

1. Elena Kraleva (SU) def. Liz Chileno (UTA) 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
2. Liliya Dimova (SU) def. Tara Gorinsek (UTA) 4-6, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (4)
3. Sarina Reinertsen (UTA) def. Lola Tavcar (SU) 6-1, 6-3
4. Marija Elenova (SU) def. Bruna Casasampere (UTA) 6-4, 6-2
5. Ana Paula Jimenez (UTA) def. Jade Quintana (SU) 6-1, 6-0
6. Francisca Vergara (UTA) def. Shuanghui Huang (SU) 6-0, 6-1

Doubles

1. Elena Kraleva/Liliya Dimova (SU) def. Tara Gorinsek/Ana Paula Jimenez (UTA) 6-2
2. Mireia Fehr/Lola Tavcar (SU) def. Bruna Casasampere/Francisca Vergara (UTA) 7-5
3. Sarina Reinertsen/Nika Novikova (UTA) def. Jade Quintana/Shuanghui Huang (SU) 6-1

 
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