ARLINGTON, Texas – UT Arlington women's tennis couldn't make it back-to-back wins, falling in its midweek tilt with the Cal Poly Mustangs 6-1. The Mavericks were looking for victories in consecutive matches for the second time this spring. 

UTA (4-11) lost doubles Court 1 and Court 2, but had a chance to take Court 3 with the match being allowed to finish. Flora Farkaslaki and Diana Kaibara battled hard against the Cal Poly duo of Tia Bonita Jakupovic-Kljako and Amy Leather, but the Mustangs eked out a 7-5 win.

The Mavericks lone point came on singles Court 1. Elizaveta Mladentseva was in the midst of a third set battle with Cal Poly's Kennedy Buntrock, where Buntrock was forced to retire due to an injury that occurred with the pair tied 1-1. Mladentseva won the second set 6-4 after Buntrock opened with a 6-1 victory. 

Cal Poly (8-6) won the remaining five singles tilts. Diana Kaibara had the upperhand on the Mustangs' Jessica MacCallum after winning the first set 7-5, but MacCallum won by the same margin in the second. MacCallum went on to defeat Kaibara 10-2 in a super tiebreaker in the decisive third set, pushing the Court 2 point in favor of Cal Poly.

The final four bouts were won by the Mustangs in straight sets. Tasnime Ahamout's bout with Jakupovic-Kljako saw each set go to a tiebreaker, but the UTA freshman wasn't able to prevail. 

A pair of weekend matches represent UTA's next chances to get back into the win column. The Mavericks face Arkansas State at 4 p.m. Friday and UTSA at 11 a.m. Saturday. Both matches take place at the UTA Tennis Center. 

Cal Poly 6, UTA 1
Singles

1. Elizaveta Mladentseva (UTA) def. Kennedy Buntrock (CP) by retirement 1-6, 6-4, 1-1  
2. Jessica MacCallum (CP) def. Diana Kaibara (UTA) 5-7, 7-5, 10-2   
3. Candela Aparisi (CP) def. Sofia Selle (UTA)  6-4, 6-3
4. Alexandra Ozerets (CP) def. Vanja Cado (UTA) 6-2, 6-4  
5. Natalie Lynch (CP) def. Natalia Gonzalez (UTA) 6-3, 6-1  
6. Bonita Jakupovic-Kl (CP) def. Tasnime Ahamout (UTA) 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-4)    

Order of finish: 5, 4, 3, 1, 2, 6

Doubles

1. Kennedy Buntrock/Jessica MacCallum (CP) def. Elizaveta Mladentseva/Sofia Selle (UTA) 6-3
2. Candela Aparisi/Natalie Lynch (CP) def. Tasnime Ahamout/Natalia Gonzalez (UTA) 6-3
3. Bonita Jakupovic-Kl/Amy Leather (CP) def. Flora Farkaslaki/Diana Kaibara (UTA) 7-5  

Order of finish: 2, 1, 3 FOLLOW ALONG
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