University of North Texas
UT Arlington
Tennis Handles Texas-Arlington 6-0
3/24/2010 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
The Mean Green (9-5) won its third match in a row for the first time this season behind the strong play of veteran players.
Senior Catalina Cruz battled her way to victory over the Mavericks Daiana Negreanu throughout the afternoon. After dropping the first seat, Cruz squeaked out the second set 6-4 before handling Negreanu in the third 6-3.
"I am really proud of the way our team competed today," said head coach Sujay Lama. "We had to deal with some adversity in some matches but we never lost our poise and kept battling to the finish line. It says a lot about our maturity and how much these kids have bought into becoming a true professional. To shut out a team the caliber of UT Arlington is definitely an outstanding effort."
Sophomore Irina Paraschiv returned to the line-up after brief absence and returned to her dominating ways. Paraschiv took down UTA's Klara Jagosova in straight sets, 6-2, 6-1.
"It was nice to be back on the tennis court and I enjoyed playing today," said Paraschiv. "I was very pleased with the way I played, mostly because I was positive and very confident throughout the match."
Another sophomore, Paula Dinuta came through in a big way with a three set victory. After splitting the first two sets with Maria Martinez-Romero 7-5, 6-7, Dinuta fell behind 8-2 in the deciding tiebreaker.
The fierce competitor in Dinuta came out as she rattled off eight straight points and took the deciding set 10-8.
North Texas will look to continue its win streak next Friday, April 2, against Sun Belt Conference foe Denver at the Waranch Tennis Complex.
UT Arlington vs North Texas (Mar 24, 2010)
North Texas 6, UT Arlington 0
Mar 24, 2010 at Denton, Texas
| Singles competition |
| 1. Paraschiv, Irina (NT) def. Klara Jagosova (WUTA) 6-2, 6-1 |
| 2. Ranganathan, Madura (NT) def. Monika Hadvigerova (WUTA) 6-7, 7-5, 6-1 |
| 3. Vykydalova, Barbora (NT) def. Katarina Mlcochova (WUTA) 6-4, 6-2 |
| 4. Dinuta, Paula (NT) def. Maria Martinez-Romer (WUTA) 7-5, 6-7, 10-8 |
| 5. Cruz, Catalina (NT) def. Daiana Negreanu (WUTA) 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 |
| 6. Kazarova, Narine (NT) def. Nikola Matovicova (WUTA) 6-2, 6-3 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Klara Jagosova/Daiana Negreanu (WUTA) vs. Paraschiv, Irina/Joubert, Amy (NT) no result |
| 2. Katarina Mlcochova/Monika Hadvigerova (WUTA) vs. Cruz, Catalina/Vykydalova, Barbora (NT) no result |
| 3. Maria Martinez-Romer/Nikola Matovicova (WUTA) vs. Ranganathan, Madura/Dinuta, Paula (NT) no result |
| Match Notes |
| UT Arlington 5-4 |
| North Texas 9-5 |
| Order of finish: Doubles (); Singles (1,6,3,5,4,2) |
| Played singles first due to threat of bad weather. |
| Match moved up from 3 p.m. to 2 p.m. due to threat of bad weather |
| A-33 |
Generated on 3/24/2010
