DENTON - The No. 20 Tarleton TexAnn tennis team dropped a non-conference match to North Texas on Wednesday, falling 6-0 to the Mean Green at Waranch Tennis Complex on the UNT campus.
Mariana Freitas and
Rocio Cabanillas fell to Irina Paraschiv and Amy Joubert, 8-1, in No. 1 doubles, while
Evgeniya Prokofeva and
Jade Charlot dropped their No. 2 doubles match to Catalina Cruz and Barbora Vykydalova, 8-0.
In singles action, Freitas fell to Paula Dinuta (6-1, 6-0) in the first flight, while Cabanillas dropped a set (6-3, 6-2) to Vykydalova in the second flight. No. 3 singles saw Charlot fall (6-1, 6-3) to Cruz before
Carole Julen dropped her set to Joubert (6-3, 6-2) in the fourth flight. Prokofeva fell (6-4, 6-3) to Ashley Akin in No. 5 singles.
The TexAnns will return to action on Friday, Feb. 19 with a pair of non-conference matches against Incarnate Word and St. Mary's in San Antonio. The TexAnns and Cardinals are set to begin play at 10 a.m.
Singles competition
1. Dinuta, Paula (NT) def. Freitas, Mariana (TSU) 6-1, 6-0
2. Vykydalova, Barbora (NT) def. Cabanillas, Rocio (TSU) 6-3, 6-2
3. Cruz, Catalina (NT) def. Charlot, Jade (TSU) 6-1, 6-3
4. Joubert, Amy (NT) def. Julen, Carole (TSU) 6-3, 6-2
5. Akin, Ashley (NT) def. Prokofeva, Evgeniya (TSU) 6-3, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. Paraschiv, Irina/Joubert, Amy (NT) def. Freitas, Mariana/Cabanillas, Rocio (TSU) 8-1
2. Cruz, Catalina/Vykydalova, Barbora (NT) def. Charlot, Jade/Prokofeva, Evgeniya (TSU) 8-0