WACO – After a magical run through the Lone Star Conference Tournament, the Cinderella-story No. 5-seeded Tarleton TexAnns came up just short in the league's tournament championship match to MSU Texas Saturday.
 
With the loss, Tarleton's regional tournament fate appears upended. The TexAnns entered the tournament as the No. 6 seed in the South Central region, but top-seeded Angelo State maintains a healthy lead in the standings while St. Edward's (2) and MSU Texas (3) remain firm. MSU Texas secured the automatic qualifier from the Lone Star Conference.
 
Texas A&M-Kingsville, who was No. 4 in the rankings, will be knocked out as St. Mary's won the Heartland Conference Tournament championship to lock in an automatic berth of their own and complete the four-team regional. The official announcement will be made Tuesday, May 7 at 7:30 p.m. CT on NCAA.com.
 
Tarleton's loss in the LSC Tournament Championship wasn't without superb effort, according the interim head coach Elianne Douglas-Miron.
 
"I'm very proud of the way the girls fought all weekend," said Douglas-Miron. "Every match was a battle and the team competed with so much grit. We are leaving a better team and we are excited for the future."
 
Tarleton's lone point of the match came in the first singles match of the day when Faustine Palatte earned her first LSC Tournament victory with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Juliette Mary.
 
The complete results are as follows:
 
DOUBLES
1. #10 Bianca Duff/Ashley Ramirez (MSU) def. Alicia Barbaroux/Neetika Sud (TSU) 6-4
2. Greta Lazzarotto/Casie Curry (MSU) vs. Sherine Salem/Faustine Palatte (TSU) 5-5, unfinished
3. Lea Cizeron/Taylor Gray (MSU) def. Nathalie Ulander/Shelby Fillingame (TSU) 6-2
 
SINGLES
1. Bianca Duff (MSU) vs. Alicia Barbaroux (TSU) 6-4, 2-6, 2-3, unfinished
2. #66 Greta Lazzarotto (MSU) vs. Neetika Sud (TSU) 7-5, 4-6, 0-3, unfinished
3. Lea Cizeron (MSU) def. Sherine Salem (TSU) 6-4, 2-6, 6-1
4. Faustine Palatte (TSU) def. Juliette Mary (MSU) 6-2, 6-0
5. Ashley Ramirez (MSU) def. Nathalie Ulander (TSU) 6-2, 7-6 (8-6)
6. #62 Casie Curry (MSU) def. Shelby Fillingame (TSU) 6-0, 7-6 (7-3)
 
This was Tarleton's fifth trip to the Lone Star Conference Tournament Championship match and the second straight against MSU Texas (2017).