ABILENE, Texas – The UNT tennis team pushed its win streak to three consecutive matches Friday when they went on the road and took down Abilene Christian 6-1 at the Judi and Cecil Eager Tennis Pavillion.
 
The win marked the third in just five days and the second straight on the road for North Texas as the Mean Green improved to 6-4 this season while the Wildcats dropped to 4-7. It is also the first time UNT has won back-to-back road matches in the same season since the spring of 2021.
 
“The team showed a lot of growth this week,” head coach Amanda Stone said. “Four matches in five days was a challenge and we learned a lot from each one. I’m proud of Lou and Carolina really delivering at the top of the line up every match with such toughness and determination. It was also a big week for Lilly. She’s been great in doubles throughout and conquered some milestones today that she’s been working toward in singles. I love that we are embracing being in the trenches and really battling our way through this tough schedule.”
 
In doubles play Lilly Schultz and Lou Chalard added another win to their ledger with a 6-2 victory at line one. With the win, the duo improved to 7-2 overall this season, already matching their win total from the 2025 and 2024 seasons.
 
Elsewhere in doubles action, the freshman combination of Ujin Batsukh and Pia Petelinsek picked up a 6-3 win at line three to earn the doubles point for UNT.
 
North Texas has now won the doubles point in four consecutive matches after starting the year doing so in just two of the first six matches of the season.
 
In singles action, Chalard continued her winning streak as it swelled to five consecutive wins with a dominant 6-0, 6-0 victory on line one. Chalard is now 5-1 in singles play this season after earning her second line one win of the year.
 
Shortly after, freshman Ujin Batsukh picked up a victory at line six 6-4, 6-3 to put the Mean Green one point away from the clinch. It was Batsukh’s third consecutive singles win.
 
Team captain Carolina Laydner provided the match-clinching point for UNT at line two with a strong 6-1, 6-1 victory. The win pushed her to five singles wins this season, tied with Chalard and Petelinsek for the most on the team.
 
Lilly Schultz was the next to win a point for the Mean Green with a 6-1, 6-4 victory at line three to make the UNT lead swell to 5-0. It was Schultz’ first career victory playing on line three or higher.
 
After dropping the opening set in her match 6-4 at line five, Marina Adati rallied from behind to force a tiebreaker with a 6-4 win of her own in the second set. In the 10-point tiebreak, Adati again rallied after falling behind 4-1 early to win the tiebreak 10-7 and push the final score to 6-1 in favor of North Texas.
 
After playing four matches in a matter of five days this week, UNT will take a full week off before returning to action Friday, Feb. 27th when they welcome Texas State to the Waranch Tennis Complex at 3:00 PM.
 

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