SAN MARCOS — UTSA dropped its regular season finale at I-35 rival Texas State by a score of 4-3 on Thursday.
The Bobcats (7-6) jumped on top early by winning the first two completed doubles matches.
After Shannon Beckett and Monica Pieratt defeated Daniela Garcia-Diaz and Lina Hallgren at the third position, 6-2, Pippa Carr and Ana Laura Gutierrez came off court two with a 6-4 triumph against Nicole Karaklis and Alena Shichkova.
The lead grew to 2-0 when Katy Collins cruised past Irene Gandara Gonzalez at the sixth spot in the lineup (6-0, 6-1), but the Roadrunners (10-12) then mounted a comeback.
Jacobea Junger downed Pieratt in straight sets on the second court (6-1, 6-3) to pull UTSA to within one and Miriam Rosell Canudas knotted things up with her 6-2, 6-2 victory against Gutierrez at the top spot for her 11th win in her last 13 outings. Karaklis then gave the Birds a 3-2 edge following her 6-2, 7-5 triumph against Eva Dench on the fourth court.
However, Texas State repsonded by winning the final two contests to clinch the victory and send UTSA to its fourth loss in its last five outings.
UTSA will begin postseason play next week at the Conference USA Championships. The four-day event begins on Thursday, April 16, in Houston.
Texas State 4, UTSA 3
Doubles
1. Collins/Dench (TXST) vs. Junger/Rosell Canudas (UTSA) 4-4, unfinished
2. Carr/Gutierrez (TXST) def. Karaklis/Shichkova (UTSA) 6-4
3. Beckett/Pieratt (TXST) def. Garcia-Diaz/Hallgren (UTSA) 6-2
Singles
1. Miriam Rosell Canudas (UTSA) def. Ana Laura Gutierrez (TXST) 6-2, 6-2
2. Jacobea Junger (UTSA) def. Monica Pieratt (TXST) 6-1, 6-3
3. Pippa Carr (TXST) def. Alena Shichkova (UTSA) 6-0, 5-7, 7-6 (7-5)
4. Nicole Karaklis (UTSA) def. Eva Dench (TXST) 6-2, 7-5
5. Shannon Beckett (TXST) def. Lina Hallgren (UTSA) 6-3, 7-6 (7-2)
6. Katy Collins (TXST) def. Irene Gandara Gonzalez (UTSA) 6-0, 6-1
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (6,2,1,4,5,3)