ST. GEORGE, Utah – Saturday pitted arguably the two best teams from the Western Athletic Conference and the Texans suffered a 6-1 loss to the Lopes.
Jemi Aguilar and
Martha Makantasi earned a 6-4 win in No. 1 doubles, but it wasn't enough to secure the point as the Texans dropped No. 2 and 3. In singles, only
Celia Vaudiau was able to claim a point for the Texans, doing so with a 10-4, set-three tiebreak victory.
The complete results are as follows:
DOUBLES
1.
Jemi Aguilar/
Martha Makantasi (TAR) def. Weiss, Jana/Puehse, Natasha (GCU) 6-4
2. Occhipinti, Emilia/Prudhomme, Autum (GCU) def.
Mihaela Codreanu/
Faustine Palatte (TAR) 6-2
3. Lomas, Joely/Andersen, Taylor (GCU) def.
Celia Vaudiau/
Elsa Boisson (TAR) 6-1
SINGLES
1. Puehse, Natasha (GCU) def.
Mihaela Codreanu (TAR) 6-3, 6-4
2. Occhipinti, Emilia (GCU) def.
Jemi Aguilar (TAR) 6-4, 6-1
3. Weiss, Jana (GCU) def.
Martha Makantasi (TAR) 6-3, 6-4
4. Lomas, Joely (GCU) def.
Elsa Boisson (TAR) 6-2, 6-1
5.
Celia Vaudiau (TAR) def. Prudhomme, Autum (GCU) 6-3, 3-6, 10-4
6. Andersen, Taylor (GCU) def.
Faustine Palatte (TAR) 6-3, 6-1
Tarleton will make its final home stand next weekend with home matches against Tyler Junior College on Friday and Texas State Saturday.