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ARLINGTON, Texas \u2013 The Western Athletic Conference announced its women’s tennis postseason awards and all-conference teams on Thursday. Freshman Natalia Gonzalez<\/a> is the lone UT Arlington player that received recognition, being named to the All-WAC second team.<\/p>\n Gonzalez competed across four different positions \u2014 2-5 \u2014 for UTA in its spring dual matches. The freshman went 4-10 in her singles bouts, highlighted by a straight sets victory on Court 5 against Butler as well as wins on Court 5 against Collin College, Lubbock Christian and UT Dallas. Gonzalez worked to a 4-4 mark in the fifth position.<\/p>\n The freshman also played competitive matches against some of the conference’s top players. Gonzalez faced Tarleton State’s Marissa Minetti \u2014 an All-WAC first team member \u2014 twice this season on Court 5. Both matches were left unfinished with the UTA freshman having bested Minetti in the first set before the bouts were called off in the second.\u00a0<\/p>\n Gonzalez also faced Abilene Christian’s Victoria Correa \u2014 an All-WAC second teamer \u2014 in UTA and ACU’s second regular season meeting. The UTA freshman was ahead 4-3 in a decisive third set before the match was abandoned. Gonzalez won the first set 6-1 before dropping the second by the same score.\u00a0<\/p>\n Facing another Abilene Christian All-WAC second team honoree, Gonzalez knocked off senior Alice Klinteby 6-1 in the first set of the pairings Court 4 bout in the Mavericks and Wildcats first meeting. Klinteby, however, ultimately prevailed 6-3 and 6-4 in the final two sets.<\/p>\n In doubles play, Gonzalez notched a 6-9 record this spring. Her pairing with fellow freshman Tasnime Ahamout<\/a> proved to be particularly effective, as the duo registered a 5-6 record competing in the second and third positions. The freshman team won WAC doubles players of the week on March 24 after defeating ACU’s Correa and Angela Del Campo 6-2 on doubles Court 2.<\/p>\n 2025-26 WAC Women’s Tennis Season Awards<\/p>\n WAC Player of the Year WAC Freshman of the Year WAC Coach of the Year All-WAC First Team All-WAC Second Team
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\nMaria Castano, So., Tarleton State<\/p>\n
\nAya Ishii, Tarleton State<\/p>\n
\nElianne Douglas-Miron, Tarleton State<\/p>\n
\nMasha Vrsalovic, Sr. Abilene Christian
\nMaria Castano, So., Tarleton State
\nAya Ishii, Fr., Tarleton State
\nMarissa Minetti, Fr., Tarleton State
\nXimena Morales, Sr., Tarleton State
\nEmma Persson, Sr., Tarleton State
\nAya Ishii and Marissa Minetti, Tarleton State (Doubles)<\/p>\n
\nMaria Cascos, Sr., Abilene Christian
\nVictoria Correa, Fr., Abilene Christian
\nAlice Klinteby, Sr., Abilene Christian
\nNatalia Gonzalez<\/a>, Fr., UT Arlington
\nAna Gutierrez Sampere, Jr., Utah Tech
\nMariana Zurita Berdecio, Jr., Utah Tech
\nXimena Morales and Emma Persson, Tarleton State (Doubles)
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