SAN ANTONIO – The UTSA women's tennis team snapped a four-match losing streak on Sunday, as the Roadrunners posted a 4-0 victory over I-35 rival Texas State at the UTSA Tennis Center.
The Roadrunners (4-6) won the doubles point and picked up three victories in singles action to compete the sweep.
Laura Cabrera netted a come-from-behind, three-set win (3-6, 6-2, 6-1) over Rishona Israel-Lewis at the second flight.
Charleen Tiwari was a 6-3, 6-2 winner against Alex Jones at the fourth position, while Kylee Kato registered a 7-5, 6-2 triumph at the fifth spot.
UTSA is scheduled to return to action next weekend in a pair of matches in Mobile, Alabama. The Roadrunners will play Troy on Saturday, March 11, and South Alabama a day later.
FINAL RESULTS
UTSA 4, Texas State 0
Doubles
1. Kato/Menon (UTSA) def. Israel-Lewis/Jones (TXST) 6-4
2. Navajo-Melendez/Perez (TXST) def. Madroñal/Cabrera (UTSA) 7-5
3. Iliv/Tiwari (UTSA) def. Chia Ming Ming/Muricia-Rodrguez (TXST) 7-6 (7-3)
Singles
1. Denisa Ibrahimovic (UTSA) vs. Ana Perez (TXST) 7-6, 4-3, unfinished
2. Laura Cabrera (UTSA) def. Rishona Israel-Lewis (TXST) 3-6, 6-2, 6-1
3. Ivana Ilic (UTSA) vs. J. Navajo-Melendez (TXST) 2-6, 6-3, 3-4, unfinished
4. Charleen Tiwari (UTSA) def. Alex Jones (TXST) 6-3, 6-2
5. Kylee Kato (UTSA) def. Joy Chia Ming Ming (TXST) 7-5, 6-2
6. Sofie Boers (UTSA) vs. Andrea Fuchs (TXST) 4-6, 4-5, unfinished
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