NATCHITOCHES, La. — UTSA ended its four-match losing streak with a 5-2 victory at Northwestern State on Friday.
After dropping the first doubles contest of the day, the Roadrunners (4-5) bounced back with wins at the Nos. 1 and 3 spots in the lineup to take an early 1-0 lead.
Lina Hallgren and Charlene Tiwari blanked Barbora Kollarova and Alzbeta Veverkova on court three to improve to a team-best 7-1 on the season, while Jacobea Junger and Miriam Rosell Canudas held off Natalya Krutova and Iryna Vardanian on center court by a score of 7-6 to clinch the opening point.
Rosell Canudas pushed the advantage to 2-0 with her 6-3, 6-2 triumph against Krutova at the top singles spot in the lineup.
The Lady Demons (0-5) pulled to within one after coming out on top in the next two tilts on courts three and two, but that would be it for the home squad, as UTSA swept the remaining three contests.
Nicole Karaklis (UTSA) downed Ilijana Ivic in straight sets (6-4, 6-4) at the No. 5 position and Hallgren clinched the match for the Roadrunners with her 6-4, 6-3 victory against Polina Ivanova on the sixth court. UTSA's other win came from Charlene Tiwari, who rallied past Veverkova in three sets, 3-6, 7-6, 1-0 (10-3), on court four.
The Roadrunners will wrap up their weekend road trip in the Bayou State with an 11 a.m. tilt on Saturday at former Southland Conference foe McNeese State (7-4).
UTSA 5, Northwestern State 2
Doubles
1. Jacobea Junger/Miriam Rosell Canudas (UTSA) def. Natalya Krutova/Iryna Vardanian (NWST) 7-6
2. Polina Ivanova/Polina Mutel (NWST) def. Nicole Karaklis/Alena Shichkova (UTSA) 6-1
3. Lina Hallgren/Charlene Tiwari (UTSA) def. Barbora Kollarova/Alzbeta Veverkova (NWST) 6-0
Singles
1. Miriam Rosell Canudas (UTSA) def. Natalya Krutova (NWST) 6-3, 6-2
2. Iryna Vardanian (NWST) def. Jacobea Junger (UTSA) 6-3, 7-5
3. Polina Mutel (NWST) def. Alena Shichkova (UTSA) 6-4, 6-3
4. Charlene Tiwari (UTSA) def. Alzbeta Veverkova (NWST) 3-6, 7-6, 1-0 (10-3)
5. Nicole Karaklis (UTSA) def. Ilijana Ivic (NWST) 6-4, 6-4
6. Lina Hallgren (UTSA) def. Polina Ivanova (NWST) 6-4, 6-3
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (1,3,2,5,6,4)