University of Texas at Arlington University of Texas at Arlington

Women's Tennis

Monika Hadvigerova

WOMEN'S TENNIS DROPS SEASON OPENER 6-0 TO NORTH TEXAS

Thursday's match with SMU cancelled, next match scheduled for Saturday at Tulsa

Jan. 30, 2008

Results

ARLINGTON, Texas - UT Arlington women's tennis dropped its season opener, 6-0, to North Texas on Wednesday at UTA Tennis Center.

Doubles partners Klara Jagosova and Monika Hadvigerova won the Mavericks only match of the day 8-5 against North Texas's Madura Ranganathan and Amy Joubert. The Mean Green's Rachel Wilhelm and Catalina Cruz won the No. 2 doubles point, 8-6, over Sara Pesic and Daiana Negreanu.

With only five active members on its roster, UTA was forced to concede the third doubles match allowing North Texas to head into singles play with the 1-0 lead.

Hadvigerova as the No. 2 singles dropped her first set 6-4, but came back to win the second set 6-2 before falling 6-3 in the third. Sophomore Sofya Lifanova also drove her match into extra innings, falling 10-8 in the tiebreaker at 7-6 after winning the first set 3-6.

The Mavs originally had a match scheduled for tomorrow with metroplex rival SMU, which has been cancelled, therefore UTA's next action will be against Tulsa on Saturday in Tulsa, Okla.

Singles results
1. Madura Ranganathan (NT) def. Klara Jagosova (UTA-W) 7-5, 6-4
2. Narine Kazarova (NT) def. Monika Hadvigerova (UTA-W) 6-4, 2-6, 6-3
3. Catalina Cruz (NT) def. Daiana Negreanu (UTA-W) 7-6, 6-1
4. Rachel Wilhelm (NT) def. Sofya Lifanova (UTA-W) 3-6, 7-6 (10-8), 1-0
5. Idalina Franca (NT) def. Sara Pesic (UTA-W) 6-3, 6-1
6. Amy Joubert (NT) vs. No player (UTA-W) no result

Doubles results
1. Jagosova/Hadvigerova (UTA-W) def. Ranganathan/Joubert (NT) 8-5
2. Wilhelm/Cruz (NT) def. Pesic/Negreanu (UTA-W) 8-6
3. Franca/Kazarova (NT) def. Lifanova/No player (UTA-W), by default