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CONWAY, Ark. — Senior Stefanie Peana rallied from a one-set deficit to provide the clinching point and UTSA topped Central Arkansas in its Southland Conference opener by a score of 4-3 on Saturday at the UCA Tennis Complex.
Peana dropped the opening frame, 6-0, before bouncing back to win the next two by identical 6-4 scores.
The Roadrunners (6-3, 1-0 SLC) fell behind after the Sugar Bears (5-6, 0-4 SLC) swept all three doubles tilts.
UTSA then won three of the first five singles matches to set up Peana's come-from-behind, match-clinching victory.
Sophomore Isabelle Jonsson also dropped the opening panel, but she rebounded to win the next two, 6-2, 6-3, at the No. 2 position, while junior Kavyan Menon and freshman Irene Gandara Gonzalez both netted straight-set wins at Nos. 4 and 6 singles.
The Roadrunners return to the courts at 11 a.m. on Sunday at Northwestern State.
UTSA 4, Central Arkansas 3
Doubles
1. Murphy/Hartman (UCA) def. Peana/Jonsson (UTSA) 9-7
2. Otani/Horsikyan (UCA) def. Silva/Carrillo (UTSA) 9-8
3. Horsikyan/Ruocco (UCA) def. Menon/Hand (UTSA) 8-4
Singles
1. Stefanie Peana (UTSA) def. Simona Horsikyan (UCA) 0-6, 6-4, 6-4
2. Isabelle Jonsson (UTSA) def. Allison Murphy (UCA) 1-6, 6-2, 6-3
3. Kristina Horsikyan (UCA) def. Micaela Silva (UTSA) 7-6, 6-3
4. Kavya Menon (UTSA) def. Allison Hartman (UCA) 6-2, 6-2
5. Sasha Ruocco (UCA) def. Natalie Hand (UTSA) 7-5, 6-3
6. Irene Gonzalez (UTSA) def. Kazumi Otani (UCA) 6-2, 6-4