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ARLINGTON, Texas \u2013 UT Arlington women’s tennis dropped a close match against the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns in a bout that came down to the wire. The Mavericks fell 4-3, the Ragin’ Cajuns securing the win on the penultimate singles court match.<\/p>\n

The bout came down to the singles matchups on Court 2 and Court 3, both of which went to a decisive third set. UTA’s Sofia Selle<\/a> and Louisiana-Lafayette’s Safia Zenbi had traded 7-5 wins in the first two sets on Court 3.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Mavericks’ Elizaveta Mladentseva’s<\/a> comeback bid in the second set came up short against the Ragin’ Cajuns Marilou Bressan, necessitating a winner-take-all final set. Mladentseva breezed to a 6-2 first set win but fell behind 4-0 in the second set. The graduate student battled all the way back to even take a 6-5 lead, but Bressan rallied and won the set 7-6 (8-6) in tiebreakers.<\/p>\n

With all other matches completed, Court 2 and Court 3 took centerstage with UTA trailing 3-2 and needing Selle and Mladentseva both to win. Both matches were a dead heat throughout the set \u2014 each at one point being equalized at 5-5 \u2014 but it wasn’t to be for the Mavericks.<\/p>\n

Zenbi pulled ahead and clinched the match with a 7-5 third set win. Mladentseva and Bressan were allowed to finish their tilt, with Mladentseva grabbing the Mavericks their third and final point while ending the marathon match.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere in the matchup, UTA mixed up its pairings in doubles play which paid off in spades for the Mavericks. Flora Farkaslaki<\/a> and Natalia Gonzalez<\/a> quickly picked up a 6-1 win on Court 3 before Mladentseva and Selle followed suit with a 6-2 win on Court 2. That secured the doubles point for UTA, its first of the spring.<\/p>\n

The Mavericks second point came courtesy of Tasnime Ahamout<\/a> in singles play. The freshman turned in a strong showing on Court 6, defeating Louisiana-Lafayette’s Rocio Navarro 6-3, 6-4.<\/p>\n

UTA will have a short turnaround before its next match, facing the Appalachian State Mountaineers at 10 a.m. Saturday at the UTA Tennis Center. Live stats for the match can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

UL 4, UTA 3

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\n\tAngelique Berrat (UL) def. Diana Kaibara<\/a> (UTA) 6-0, 6-1\u00a0
\n\tElizaveta Mladentseva<\/a> (UTA) def. Marilou Bressan (UL) 6-2, 6-7 (6-8), 7-5
\n\tSafia Zenbi (UL) def. Sofia Selle<\/a> (UTA) 7-5, 5-7, 7-5\u00a0
\n\tMartina Della Gora (UL) def. Natalia Gonzalez<\/a> (UTA) 6-3, 6-3\u00a0
\n\tAna Martinez Vaquero (UL) def. Flora Farkaslaki<\/a> (UTA) 6-2, 6-4\u00a0
\n\tTasnime Ahamout<\/a> (UTA) def. Rocio Navarro (UL) 6-3, 6-4\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Order of finish: 1, 5, 6, 4, 3, 2<\/p>\n

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\n\tTasnime Ahamout<\/a>\/Diana Kaibara<\/a> (UTA) vs. Martina Della Gora\/Safia Zenbi (UL) 4-5, unfinished
\n\tElizaveta Mladentseva<\/a>\/Sofia Selle<\/a> (UTA) def. Angelique Berrat\/Nina Krecklenberg (UL) 6-2\u00a0
\n\tFlora Farkaslaki<\/a>\/Natalia Gonzalez<\/a> (UTA) def. Marilou Bressan\/Rocio Navarro (UL) 6-1 <\/p>\n

Order of finish: 3, 2<\/p>\n


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