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Wednesday, February 24
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Tennis Takes Down Texas State In Road Win
2/24/2021 6:27:00 PM | Women's Tennis
SAN MARCOS - The Mean Green tennis team returned to the win column on Wednesday with a 5-2 win road win over Texas State.
North Texas (2-3) earned the doubles point on the heels of victories from the teams of Maria Ponomareva and Kexuan Zhou and Saki Oyama and Sophia Hummel, before picking up four wins in singles play, thanks to some big contributions from the bottom of the lineup.
Oyama, a freshman, picked up her first collegiate dual-match victory from the No. 5 spot after winning a second-set tiebreaker, and Hummel, a sophomore, earned a three-set win from the sixth spot in the lineup to clinch the match for the Mean Green.
Ponomareva also won her singles match in another three-setter, while senior Nidhi Surapaneni picked up a singles win after winning the first set 6-3 before her opponent retired.
"Today was a very difficult day, and the weather suddenly became hot, so everyone was physically drained," Oyama said. "However, everyone was fighting until the end. Also, it was very difficult for me to play, but I was able to win, so today was a great day."
Up next
UNT will return to action on Thursday when the Mean Green travel to face Houston at noon.
Singles results
1. H. Kvapilova (Texas State) def. Lucie Devier (UNT) 6-0, 6-2
2. Nidhi Surapaneni (UNT) def. R. Lewis (Texas State) 6-3, retired
3. Maria Ponomareva (UNT) def. N. Pradeep (Texas State) 6-1, 4-6, 7-5
4. A. Fuchs (Texas State) def. Kexuan Zhou (UNT) 3-6, 7-5, 6-4
5. Saki Oyama (UNT) def. R. Gonzalez (Texas State) 6-1, 7-6 (4)
6. Sophia Hummel (UNT) def. S. Murcia (Texas State) 6-4, 3-6, 6-1
Doubles results
1. R. Lewis/H. Kvapilova (Texas State) vs. Lucie Devier/Nidhi Surapaneni (UNT) 5-3, unfinished
2. Maria Ponomareva/Kexuan Zhou (UNT) def. S. Mucia/A. Fuchs (Texas State) 6-3
3. Saki Oyama/Sophia Hummel (UNT) def. C. Lewis/N. Pradeep (Texas State) 6-3
Match Notes:
North Texas 2-3
Texas State 1-3
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3) Singles (2,1,5,6,4,3)
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North Texas (2-3) earned the doubles point on the heels of victories from the teams of Maria Ponomareva and Kexuan Zhou and Saki Oyama and Sophia Hummel, before picking up four wins in singles play, thanks to some big contributions from the bottom of the lineup.
Oyama, a freshman, picked up her first collegiate dual-match victory from the No. 5 spot after winning a second-set tiebreaker, and Hummel, a sophomore, earned a three-set win from the sixth spot in the lineup to clinch the match for the Mean Green.
Ponomareva also won her singles match in another three-setter, while senior Nidhi Surapaneni picked up a singles win after winning the first set 6-3 before her opponent retired.
"Today was a very difficult day, and the weather suddenly became hot, so everyone was physically drained," Oyama said. "However, everyone was fighting until the end. Also, it was very difficult for me to play, but I was able to win, so today was a great day."
Up next
UNT will return to action on Thursday when the Mean Green travel to face Houston at noon.
Singles results
1. H. Kvapilova (Texas State) def. Lucie Devier (UNT) 6-0, 6-2
2. Nidhi Surapaneni (UNT) def. R. Lewis (Texas State) 6-3, retired
3. Maria Ponomareva (UNT) def. N. Pradeep (Texas State) 6-1, 4-6, 7-5
4. A. Fuchs (Texas State) def. Kexuan Zhou (UNT) 3-6, 7-5, 6-4
5. Saki Oyama (UNT) def. R. Gonzalez (Texas State) 6-1, 7-6 (4)
6. Sophia Hummel (UNT) def. S. Murcia (Texas State) 6-4, 3-6, 6-1
Doubles results
1. R. Lewis/H. Kvapilova (Texas State) vs. Lucie Devier/Nidhi Surapaneni (UNT) 5-3, unfinished
2. Maria Ponomareva/Kexuan Zhou (UNT) def. S. Mucia/A. Fuchs (Texas State) 6-3
3. Saki Oyama/Sophia Hummel (UNT) def. C. Lewis/N. Pradeep (Texas State) 6-3
Match Notes:
North Texas 2-3
Texas State 1-3
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3) Singles (2,1,5,6,4,3)
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3
#1 Singles Match
12
02
Hana Kvapilova / 0 [TSU]
66
#2 Singles Match
12
6WR
Rishona Israel / 0 [TSU]
30
#3 Singles Match
123
647
Nikta Pradeep / 0 [TSU]
165
#4 Singles Match
123
654
Andrea Fuchs / 0 [TSU]
376
#5 Singles Match
12
67
Renata Gonzalez / 0 [TSU]
16
#6 Singles Match
123
636
Sofia Murcia / 0 [TSU]
461
Order of Finish:
2,1,5,6,4,3
Players Mentioned
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