University of North Texas
UTSA
Tennis Wins First Conference Match of 2022
2/11/2022 4:10:00 PM | Women's Tennis
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SINGLES
- After an injury suffered by Alexandra Weir, Kexuan Zhou won in the sixth position by forfeit.
- Saki Oyama breezed through her first set with a 6-0 victory, she only fell in two games during set two leading her to Mean Green's second point.
- Lucie Devier struggled in the one position falling 6-3 in set one and was ahead 4-3 in set two which remained unfinished.
- Jasmine Adams won her first set and was leading in set two before UNT clinched the match.
- Liisa Vehvilainen only fell in three games through two sets, her match was also unfinished.
- Maria Ponomareva clinched the match for UNT with a near sweep only falling in one game over two sets.
DOUBLES
- Devier and Adams fell in their first game quickly, and bounced back in game two. They went back and forth but eventually clinched the point for UNT.
- Oyama and Vehviliainen made quick work of their match with a sweep over Jasmine Starr and Stanislava Bobrovnikova.
- Ponomareva and Zhou battled though their first few sets before leading their score to 4-0, they struggled through the next few sets leading to an almost tied score of 5-4. The match remained unfinished.
QUOTABLE
- "I feel amazing, it was kind of challenging to come back after my injury against Lamar." said senior Maria Ponomareva. "I needed to win to boost my confidence back and get ready for Middle Tennessee and our Florida trip"
UP NEXT
- UNT will host Middle Tennessee on Sunday at 12 pm CT.
Singles
1. Lucie Devier (UNT) vs. Aleksandra Zlatarova (UTSA) 3-6, 4-3, unfinished
2. Jasmine Adams (UNT) vs. Jasmin Starr (UTSA) 6-3, 4-3, unfinished
3. Saki Oyama (UNT) def. S. Bobrovnikova (UTSA) 6-0, 6-2
4. Maria Ponomareva (UNT) def. Eva Beyebach (UTSA) 6-1, 6-0
5. Liisa Vehvilainen (UNT) vs. Sophie Omoworare (UTSA) 6-1, 5-2, unfinished
6. Kexuan Zhou (UNT) def. Alexandra Weir (UTSA), by forfeit
Order of Finish: 3, 4
Doubles
1. Jasmine Adams/Lucie Devier (UNT) def. Aleksandra Zlatarova/Alexandra Weir (UTSA) 6-3
2. Saki Oyama/Liisa Vehvilainen (UNT) def. Jasmin Starr/S. Bobrovnikova (UTSA) 6-0
3. Maria Ponomareva/Kexuan Zhou (UNT) vs. Sophie Omoworare/Eva Beyebach (UTSA) 5-4, unfinished
Order of Finish: 2, 1Â
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
3,4
Players Mentioned
