EDMOND, Okla. – Tarleton met Southern Nazarene at the Kicking Bird Tennis Center and took care of business to the tune of a 7-2 match win Thursday afternoon.
 
"We had to overcome some tough conditions starting out. It was cloudy, windy, and cold, but we overcame the conditions and worked out a win," said head coach Lance Drake. "It was good to see us sweep doubles and our No. 3-6 singles pulled us through to the win."
 
Tarleton jumped out to a 3-0 lead after doubles play with a dominant performance.
 
Erika Johnston and Ashleigh Elward handled the No. 3 match in an 8-0 sweep while Elena Preadca and Luiza Ferraro-Adas won the top-seeded match 8-2. Tori Simmons and Alicia Barbaroux moved into the No. 2 doubles match for the first time in their career and won 8-4 to complete the sweep.
 
In singles action, Tarleton's No. 3-6 players pushed the TexAnns into the win column.
 
Ferraro-Adas and Simmons swept their way to wins in the No. 5 and 6 matches, respectively, while Elward took care of the No. 4 match 6-2, 6-1. Barbaroux secured the team's seventh point of the day with a 6-4, 6-2 win in the No. 3 match.
 
The complete results are as follows:
 
Doubles:
1. Elena Preadca/Luiza Ferraro-Adas (TSU) def. Anna Garcia/Dragana Samardzic (SNU) 8-2
2. Tori Simmons/Alicia Barbaroux (TSU) def. Noelia Gomez/Judit Mas (SNU) 8-4
3. Erika Johnston/Ashleigh Elward (TSU) def. Taylor Sullivan/Trista LeGrande (SNU) 8-0
 
Singles:
1. Noelia Gomez (SNU) def. Erika Johnston (TSU) 6-2, 6-1
2. Anna Garcia (SNU) def. Elena Preadca (TSU) 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (7-4)
3. Alicia Barbaroux (TSU) def. Dragana Samardzic (SNU) 6-4, 6-2
4. Ashleigh Elward (TSU) def. Judit Mas (SNU) 6-2, 6-1
5. Luiza Ferraro-Adas (TSU) def. Trista LeGrande (SNU) 6-0, 6-0
6. Tori Simmons (TSU) def. Taylor Sullivan (SNU) 6-0, 6-0
 
Tarleton will return home next Saturday to host Western New Mexico at 10 a.m. in Lone Star Conference action.