ARLINGTON, Texas – UT Arlington women's tennis welcomed the North Texas Mean Green to the UTA Tennis Center looking to get back in the win column. Despite several hard-fought efforts in singles play, the Mavericks dropped the bout 4-0.

UTA (2-6) had a strong start in doubles play, keeping it close across all three courts. UNT (5-4), however, eventually pulled ahead, first winning on Court 2 before taking Court 1 shortly after. UTA's Court 3 team of Natalia Gonzalez and Sofia Selle had built a 5-2 lead before their match was left unfinished.

In singles play, UNT picked up quick wins on Court 6 and Court 2 to go ahead 3-0, but the Mavericks fought hard on the remaining four courts. Gonzalez won a marathon first set over the Mean Green's Marina Adati on Court 5. Gonzalez led Adati 3-2 in the second set before the match was left unfinished.

Flora Farkaslaki had a strong showing of her own on Court 4. The freshman won a tough back-and-forth first set 6-4 against UNT's Pia Petelinsek. Petelinsek got the victory in set two, and the match was left unfinished in the decisive third set with the Mean Green freshman ahead 1-0.

On Court 3, Sofia Selle and UNT's Lilly Schultz needed a tiebreaker to decide their first set, Schultz outlasting Selle 7-5 in tiebreakers to win the set 7-6. The match was left unfinished in the second set.

The match came to an end on Court 1 when the Mean Green's Carolina Laydner knocked off Elizaveta Mladentseva 6-4 in a hard-fought second set. 

UTA will have a week to regroup before hosting Lafayette at 10 a.m. Feb 26 at the UTA Tennis Center.

UNT 4, UTA 0
Singles

1. Carolina Laydner (UNT) def. Elizaveta Mladentseva (UTA) 6-2, 6-4  
2. Lou Chalard (UNT) def. Diana Kaibara (UTA) 6-1, 6-0
3. Sofia Selle (UTA) vs. Lilly Schultz (UNT) 6-7 (5-7), 2-3, unfinished
4. Flora Farkaslaki (UTA) vs. Pia Petelinsek (UNT) 6-4, 3-6, 0-1, unfinished 
5. Natalia Gonzalez (UTA) vs. Marina Adati (UNT) 7-5, 3-2, unfinished
6.  Ujin Batsukh (UNT) def. Tasnime Ahamout (UTA) 6-1, 6-0  

Order of finish: 6, 2, 1 

Doubles

1. Lou Chalard /Lilly Schultz (UNT) def. Flora Farkaslaki / Elizaveta Mladentseva (UTA) 6-2
2. Marina Adati / Carolina Laydner (UNT) def. Tasnime Ahamout / Diana Kaibara (UTA) 6-2
3. Natalia Gonzalez / Sofia Selle (UTA) vs. Ujin Batsukh / Pia Petelinsek (UNT) match was unfinished 5-2

Order of finish: 2, 1 FOLLOW ALONG
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