From staff reports
Staff Reporter
San Marcos — In a match that featured two undefeated Southland Conference women’s tennis teams, UT Arlington withstood a strong challenge from Texas State before pulling out a 5-2 victory on Saturday afternoon.
UTA had a 4-3 overall record and was 4-0 in Southland Conference play, while Texas State also boasted a 4-0 record in league play and was 8-3 overall.
The Mavericks earned the team point in doubles to take an early 1-0 lead after winning all three doubles matches. UTA looked to be in complete control after Micochova defeated Rojas 6-3, 6-2 in the third-seeded singles match and Martinez-Romer beat Perez 6-2, 6-0 in the number four match.
But, Texas State fought back when Giraldo won her top singles match over Jagosova 6-3, 6-1 and Peele won her sixth-seeded match over Matovicova 7-6, 6-1. The victories made the score 3-2 with two matches left.
In the match, Kruse held a 3-1 lead in the second set after dropping the first set 6-2 against Negreanu. In addition, Hadad won the second set of her match 6-4 after falling 6-1.
But, UTA held on for the victory as Negreanu came back to edge Kruse 7-6.
in the second set and Hadad fell 6-3 in the third set to give UTA a 5-2 victory.
Texas State will play its next match on March 27 at Lamar.
