MAGNOLIA, Ark. – The Southern Arkansas Women's Tennis team opened its 2020 season on Friday afternoon against UT-Tyler at the Live Oaks Tennis Courts and the Muleriders had no problem with the Patriots topping their Lone Star Conference foe 7-0 for the program's 11
th-consecutive win at home. SAU returns to action on Tuesday, February 11 at 3 p.m. vs. Texas A&M-Texarkana in Magnolia.
The doubles team of
Joanna Nowakowska and
Angela Vargas, ranked No. 42 in Division II, picked up the afternoon's first point with a big win (7-6 (5)) against UT-Tyler's Akshaya Suresh and Brooke Brewer. A trio of Mulerider women won their first matches in the Blue & Gold on Friday as freshmen
Sarah Roy,
Anaelle Lepinay, and
Giada Zorzan each won at their respective lines with Roy battling back from a set one loss and Zorzan claiming victory on line six after dropping set two.
Doubles competition
1. #42
Angela Vargas /
Joanna Nowakowska (SAU) def. Akshaya Suresh / Brooke Brewer (UTT) 7-6 (5)
2. Anna Claire Gerletti / Gaini Ibrasheva (UTT) def.
Anaelle Lepinay /
Simone Simas (SAU) 6-3
3.
Lena Milosevic /
Serena Gill (SAU) def. Chloe Dix / Dnyanada Patil (UTT) 6-3
Singles competition
1. #70
Joanna Nowakowska (SAU) def. Gaini Ibrasheva (UTT) 6-3, 7-5
2.
Angela Vargas (SAU) def. Akshaya Suresh (UTT) 6-3, 7-6 (8)
3.
Sarah Roy (SAU) def. Dnyanada Patil (UTT) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
4.
Lena Milosevic (SAU) def. Brooke Brewer (UTT) 7-5, 6-3
5.
Anaelle Lepinay (SAU) def. Chloe Dix (UTT) 6-4, 6-1
6.
Giada Zorzan (SAU) def. Anna Claire Gerletti (UTT) 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 (4)
