University of North Texas Athletics
Tennis Falls To UT-Arlington
2/16/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Denton (2/15/2007) The North Texas tennis team (0-8) fell 6-1 to UT-Arlington today at Waranch Tennis Complex.
"Coach Lama and I were very proud, once again, of our team," said assistant coach Jeff Maren. "We fought with passion. The girls were very coachable and played a tough team very competitively."
Junior Idalina Franca defeated Simmi Vanrooyen in No. 3 singles 6-4,5-2, ret. She now holds the season record for singles wins.
"Idalina really wore the girl out and played extremely good tennis," said Maren. "She made the opponent run non-stop until she couldn’t run anymore.
Newcomers Hollie Caras and Emi Itabashi defeated Marissa Brown and Daniela Novakova 9-7 in No. 3 doubles.
"We had a great doubles win at No. 3," said Maren. "Hollie Caras and Emi Itabashi won in a thriller and beat a very established team. We felt the team put out a maximum effort today."
The team plays another home match against Texas State at Waranch Tennis Complex tomorrow at 10:30 a.m.
Doubles
1. Peciulionyte/Vanrooyen def. Schmulbach/Abibutain 8-6
2. Novakova/Pesic def. Franca/Poe 8-4
3. Carras/Itabashi defeated Brown/Lifonova 9-7
Singles
1. Monika Peciulionyte def. Schmulbach 6-4, 6-4
2. Daniela Novakova def. Aziza Aba Butain 6-2, 6-1
3. Idalina Franca def. Simmi Vanrooyen 6-4, 5-2 (retired)
4. Sofya Lifonova def. Mary Poe 6-1, 6-0
5. Marissa Brown def. Emi Itabashi 6-1, 7-5
6. Sara Pesic def. Hollie Carras 6-0, 6-0.
