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ST. GEORGE, Utah \u2013\u00a0The UT Arlington women’s tennis team are set to compete in the second ever Western Athletic Conference Fall Invitational beginning this Thursday, Oct. 16, and running through Friday, Oct. 18, from the Trailblazer Tennis Courts on the campus of Utah Tech. \u2013 #BuckEm \u2013<\/p>\n \u00a0
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\nThe invite will feature two singles players and a doubles team with participants from each WAC institution which include your Mavericks, Abilene Christian, Tarleton State and Utah Tech. The champions from each draw will advance to the ITA Conference Masters on Nov. 6-9 in San Diego, California.\u00a0
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\nAdmission is free for all spectators with parking available in the surrounding streets and next to the Atwood Innovation Plaza.
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\nPlay gets underway with the singles quarterfinal round at 10 a.m. CT on Thursday. No. 8 seeded Sofia Selle<\/a> takes on the top seeded Maria Castano from Tarleton State on Court 2. Court 4 will feature Tasnime Ahamout<\/a> taking on the No. 5 seed Mariana Zurita Berdecio from Utah Tech.
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\nFollowing singles play, doubles action will see the Mavs take on Abilene Christian on Court 2 at 2 p.m. CT or an hour after singles play concludes, whichever comes first. The duo of Vanja Cado<\/a> and Ahamout will represent UTA in doubles action.
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\nThe doubles champions will be crowned on Friday afternoon, with a third-place match taking place at the same time. After the semifinal round on Friday, the singles champion will be determined on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. on court two. Consolation singles matches will be played at 10 a.m. CT on both days.\u00a0
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\nBelow is the complete schedule for the WAC Fall Invitational:
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\nThursday, Oct. 16
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\nWomen’s Singles Quarterfinals\u00a0
\nMatch 1: No. 1 Maria Castano (TAR) vs. No. 8 Sofia Selle<\/a> (UTA) | 10 a.m. CT
\nMatch 2: No. 5 Mariana Zurita Berdecio (UTU) vs. No. 4 Tasnime Ahamout<\/a> (UTA) | 10 a.m. CT
\nMatch 3: No. 3 Masha Vrsalovic (ACU) vs. No. 6 Maya Inouye (UTU) | 10 a.m. CT
\nMatch 4: No. 7 Alice Klinteby (ACU) vs. No. 2 Emma Persson (TAR) | 10 a.m. CT
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\nWomen’s Doubles Semifinals\u00a0
\nMatch 1: Alice Klinteby\/Masha Vrsalovic (ACU) vs. Tasnime Ahamout<\/a>\/Vanja Cado<\/a> (UTA) | 2 p.m. CT
\nMatch 2: Maria Castano\/Aya Ishii (TAR) vs. Mariana Zurita Berdecio\/Maya Inouye (UTU) | 2 p.m. CT
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\nFriday, Oct. 17
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\nWomen’s Singles Semifinals
\nMatch 5: Match 1 Winner vs. Match 2 Winner | 10 a.m. CT
\nMatch 6: Match 3 Winner vs. Match 4 Winner | 10 a.m. CT
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\nWomen’s Singles Consolations
\nMatch 7: Match 1 Loser vs. Match 2 Loser | 10 a.m. CT
\nMatch 8: Match 3 Loser vs. Match 4 Loser | 10 a.m. CT
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\nWomen’s Doubles Final
\nMatch 3: Match 1 Winner vs. Match 2 Winner | 2 p.m. CT
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\nWomen’s Doubles Consolation
\nMatch 4: Match 1 Loser vs. Match 2 Loser | 2 p.m. CT
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\nSaturday, Oct. 18
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\nWomen’s Singles Consolations
\nMatch 9 (3rd Place Match): Match 5 Loser vs. Match 6 Loser | 10 a.m. CT
\nMatch 10 (5th Place Match): Match 7 Winner vs. Match 8 Winner | 10 a.m. CT
\nMatch 11 (7th Place Match): Match 7 Loser vs. Match 8 Loser | 10 a.m. CT
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\nWomen’s Singles Final
\nMatch 12: Winner Match 5 vs. Winner Match 6 | 11:30 a.m. CT
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