- Box Score
DALLAS – A 2-1 disadvantage after doubles play was too much for Tarleton to overcome in a road tennis match against Dallas Baptist Saturday as the TexAnns fell 4-5.
Both the No. 1 and No. 2 tandems of
Luiza Adas/
Ivana Zecevic and
Alicia Perez/
Makenzie Mitchell dropped their respective matches in tiebreaker fashion as DBU took the top two doubles matches 9-8.
Ellie Stevens and
Silvia Nieva gave Tarleton its lone doubles win in the No. 3 match with an 8-1 win.
In singles play, the region's No. 3 ranked player, Perez, handled her business against the region's No. 8 ranked player from DBU 6-1, 6-1. Nieva and Stevens handled their matches in the No. 5 and 6 spots with 6-1, 6-0 and 6-1, 6-1, respectively.
However, Tarleton dropped the No. 2, 3 and 4 matches on the day to ultimately drop the match.
The TexAnns will return home for the final two matches of the regular season, hosting Oral Roberts Friday and Texas A&M-Kingsville Saturday.