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ARLINGTON, Texas \u2013 UT Arlington women’s tennis fell in its home bout with the Tarleton State Texans 4-1. The match was the first of two the Mavericks are slated to play this weekend.<\/p>\n

UTA’s (3-9) lone point came on singles Court 6. Freshman Tasnime Ahamout<\/a> defeated Tarleton’s Duru Kuscu in straight sets to score a point. The Texans (9-5) took victories on singles Court 1, Court 3 and Court 4. No singles matches went to a decisive third set.<\/p>\n

Tarleton also won the doubles point, claiming its wins on courts one and two. UTA, for its part, turned in competitive showings on the three tilts that were left unfinished.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Elizaveta Mladentseva<\/a> battled the Texans’ Aya Ishii on singles Court 2. Ishii entered the match with a 10-2 record in singles play during dual matches and a 7-1 mark on Court 2, but it was Mladentseva who had the upper hand early.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The graduate student defeated Ishii in tiebreakers 7-3 to take the first set. The second set was also a dead heat, Ishii leading 4-3 before the match was left unfinished.\u00a0<\/p>\n

On Court 5, Natalia Gonzalez<\/a> also won the first set of the matchup, knocking off Tarleton’s Marissa Minetti 6-4. Gonzalez trailed 5-4 before the match came to a close in the second set.<\/p>\n

Gonzalez and Ahamout also teamed up on Court 3 during doubles play against Maria Castano and Kuscu. The Texans pairing of Castano and Kuscu led 5-4 by the time doubles play ended.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Mavericks will have a short turnaround, hitting the road to face the Texas State Bobcats at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Bobcat Tennis Complex in San Marcos. The match will have live scoring available on Statbroadcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n

TSU 4, UTA 1

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\n\tMaria Castano (TSU) def. Diana Kaibara<\/a> (UTA) 6-0, 6-2
\n\tElizaveta Mladentseva<\/a> (UTA) vs. Aya Ishii (TSU) 7-6 (7-4), 3-4, unfinished
\n\tEmma Persson (TSU) def. Vanja Cado<\/a> (UTA) 6-1, 6-3\u00a0
\n\tXimena Morales (TSU) def. Sofia Selle<\/a> (UTA) 6-3, 7-5
\n\tNatalia Gonzalez<\/a> (UTA) vs. Marissa Minetti (TSU 6-4, 4-5, unfinished
\n\tTasnime Ahamout<\/a> (UTA) def. Duru Kuscu (TSU) 6-4, 6-2\u00a0 <\/p>\n

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

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\n\tAya Ishii\/Marissa Minetti (TSU) def. Vanja Cado<\/a>\/Diana Kaibara<\/a> (UTA) 6-3
\n\tXimena Morales\/Emma Persson (TSU) def. Elizaveta Mladentseva<\/a>\/Sofia Selle<\/a> (UTA) 6-3
\n\tTasnime Ahamout<\/a>\/Natalia Gonzalez<\/a> (UTA) vs. Maria Castano\/Duru Kuscu (TSU) 4-5, unfinished <\/p>\n

Order of finish: 1, 2<\/p>\n


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