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Follow @HuskiesBeach<\/a><\/p>\n AUSTIN, Texas \u2013 HCU split a pair of duals on Saturday, the final day of the regular season, against UTEP and No. 4 Texas as the Huskies now turn their attention to the 2026 Southland Conference Championship.
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\nThe Huskies (9-22) opened the day with a 3-2 victory over UTEP (7-19). HCU got off on the right foot with Claudia Verdejo Lozano<\/a> and Mycah Whittemore<\/a> picking up the first point on Court 5, 21-15, 21-14. The next point, at Court 4, went to the HCU duo of Emma Chappell<\/a> and Dariya Tlevlessova<\/a> in two sets (21-17, 23-21) before Hannah Foor<\/a> and Olivia Zeigler<\/a> wrapped up the match win on Court 2, winning it in three sets (21-15, 20-22, 15-12). Courts 1 and 3 went to the Miners with the threes pairing of Alexa Landmark<\/a> and Lauren Vickery<\/a> falling in three sets (21-18, 17-21, 16-14).
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\nThe later match against the fourth-ranked Longhorns (22-6) went 5-0 to the hosts. Sophia Sabol<\/a> and Tlevlessova fell in two sets but played both close, falling 21-18, 21-18.
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\nHCU will next compete at the 2026 Southland Conference Championships in Corpus Christi, Texas on Wednesday, Apr. 22, as the No. 4 seed against No. 5 seed New Orleans.<\/p>\n