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ARLINGTON, Texas \u2013 UT Arlington women’s tennis is set for round two against WAC rival Abilene Christian, the final regular season matchup between the teams. The Mavericks won the first matchup 5-2 at home and now make the trek for the 2 p.m. Wednesday matchup at the Judi and Cecil Eager Tennis Pavilion in Abilene.<\/p>\n
UTA (5-12) is coming off a split weekend homestand, dropping Friday’s matchup with Arkansas State 4-0 before rebounding and knocking off the UTSA Roadrunners in a 4-3 thriller on Saturday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Mavericks won doubles for the fourth time this spring against the Roadrunners with the Court 1 duo of Elizaveta Mladentseva<\/a> and Sofia Selle<\/a> as well as Tasnime Ahamout<\/a> and Natalia Gonzalez<\/a> on Court 2 picking up the wins for UTA.<\/p>\n Singles play came down to the wire. The Mavericks and Roadrunners split the six bouts, with the match coming down to a three-set tilt on Court 6. It was there that Flora Farkaslaki<\/a> knocked off Laia Tarazona Peyro 7-5 in the final set, winning the match for UTA.<\/p>\n Mladentseva and Selle each won their singles matches as well on Court 1 and Court 2 respectively. Selle’s straight-set victory was the first singles match completed. Mladentseva overcame a first-set defeat to win the last two 6-3 and 6-2.<\/p>\n In their first matchup with Abilene Christian (7-11), UTA had similar success in doubles. Ahamout and Gonzalez won on Court 2 while Diana Kaibara<\/a> and Farkaslaki picked up a win on Court 3. Ahamout and Gonzalez’s efforts ultimately netted them WAC Doubles Team of the Week honors.<\/p>\n Kaibara also went on to win her Court 2 singles bout in straight sets, bagging her WAC Singles Player of the Week. Selle, Farkaslaki and Ahamout also won their singles tilts.\u00a0<\/p>\n This will be the seventh matchup all-time between ACU and UTA. ACU leads the series 4-2.<\/p>\n Scouting Abilene Christian
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\nSince their March 20 loss to UTA, the Wildcats have competed in one match, a 4-0 loss to Tulsa on the road. Abilene Christian enters on a three-game skid. The Wildcats are 4-3 at home in dual matches.
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