STEPHENVILLE – Tarleton suffered a 4-3 loss to Cameron in Lone Star Conference action at the Potishman-Lard Tennis Complex in Stephenville Tuesday afternoon.
Shelby Fillingame and
Nathalie Ulander paired up in the No. 3 position and earned the first win of the day 6-3 in doubles, but Tarleton couldn't complete the doubles point by falling 6-4 and 7-6 in the No. 2 and 1 matches, respectively.
In singles, Tarleton took three of the first four singles matches to take a 3-2 advantage.
Neetika Sud handled the No. 2 match 6-1, 6-1 while
Shelby Fillingame (6-1, 6-3) and
Nathalie Ulander (6-2, 6-3) completed their perfect afternoon with wins in the No. 6 and 5 spots, respectively.
Ulander improved to a team-best 9-2 in singles play on the season and 3-0 in league action. Sud also improved to 3-0 in Lone Star Conference play.
The complete results are as follows:
DOUBLES
1. Rebeka Velasova/Alisa Savina (CU) def. #43
Alicia Barbaroux/
Neetika Sud (TSU) 7-6
2. Sara Petric/Sarah Frendo (CU) def.
Sherine Salem/
Faustine Palatte (TSU) 6-4
3.
Shelby Fillingame/
Nathalie Ulander (TSU) def. Melany Opolz/Pilar Jaurena (CU) 6-3
SINGLES
1. #18 Sarah Frendo (CU) def.
Alicia Barbaroux (TSU) 7-6, 6-3
2.
Neetika Sud (TSU) def. Rebeka Velasova (CU) 6-1, 6-1
3. Sara Petric (CU) def.
Sherine Salem (TSU) 6-3, 6-4
4. Alisa Savina (CU) def.
Faustine Palatte (TSU) 6-2, 6-4
5.
Nathalie Ulander (TSU) def. Melany Opolz (CU) 6-2, 6-3
6.
Shelby Fillingame (TSU) def. Pilar Jaurena (CU) 6-1, 6-3
Tarleton will get back to Lone Star Conference play Friday afternoon with a 2 p.m. showdown in Kingsville against the Javelinas.