Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 WICHITA FALLS, Texas -- The UT Tyler women's tennis team claimed its fifth straight win to start the season with a 4-2 win over Southern Arkansas in the opener of two Friday matches, but the Patriots fell to MSU Denver, 4-0, to snap the season-opening winning streak at five.
 
The Patriots face a challenging test to wrap up the busy weekend on Saturday, taking on NCAA Division II's No. 14-ranked Southwest Baptist (Mo.).
 
 
UT Tyler 4, Southern Arkansas 2
 
UT Tyler claimed the doubles point with wins at the No. 1 and No. 3 spots in the doubles lineup, and the Patriots' depth ensured a team victory as Tanvikhaa Saravanan (No. 2 singles), Akshaya Suresh (No. 4), and Dnyanada Patil (No. 6) all won singles matches to seal the 4-2 victory over Southern Arkansas.
 
Doubles
No. 1 Chloe Chawner/Leony Deutschmann (UTT) def. Angela Vargas/Lena Milosevic (SAU) 7-5
No. 2 Kalley Smith/Sarah Roy (SAU) def. Chloe Dix/Akshaya Suresh (UTT) 6-3
No. 3 Gaini Ibrasheva/Anna Claire Gerletti (UTT) def. Serena Gill/Honoka Yoshimura (SAU) 6-4
 
Singles
No. 1 Angela Vargas (SAU) def. Gaini Ibrasheva (UTT) 2-6, 7-5, 6-4
No. 2 Tanvikhaa Saravanan (UTT) def. Lena Milosevic (SAU) 6-0, 6-2
No. 3 Sarah Roy (SAU) def. Leony Deutschmann (UTT) 7-6 (9-7), 2-6, 7-5
No. 4 Akshaya Suresh (UTT) def. Serena Gill (SAU) 7-6 (7-4), 7-5
No. 5 Chloe Chawner (UTT) vs. Honoka Yoshimura (SAU) 5-7, 7-5, 2-2 (unfinished)
No. 6 Dnyanada Patil (UTT) def. Kalley Smith (SAU) 6-4, 6-3
 
 
MSU Denver 4, UT Tyler 0
 
Chloe Dix and Akshaya Suresh claimed a 6-4 win at No. 2 doubles, but MSU Denver picked up victories at the No. 1 and 3 spots to earn the doubles point. MSU Denver closed out the team victory by winning at each of the top 3 spots in the singles lineup, including narrow 3-set victories at No. 1 and No. 2.
 
Doubles
No. 1 Brooklyn Ross/Isabel Heras (MSU) def. Chloe Chawner/Leony Deutschmann (UTT) 6-4
No. 2 Chloe Dix/Akshaya Suresh (UTT) def. Helena Steenberg/Lilly Stienemeier (MSU) 6-4
No. 3 Marie Cool/Gala Castello (MSU) def. Gaini Ibrasheva/Anna Claire Gerletti (UTT) 6-3
 
Singles
No. 1 Brooklyn Ross (MSU) def. Gaini Ibrasheva (UTT) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
No. 2 Helena Steenburg (MSU) def. Tanvikhaa Saravanan (UTT) 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
No. 3 Isabel Heras (MSU) def. Leony Deutschmann (UTT) 6-2, 6-4
No. 4 Gala Castello (MSU) vs. Askhaya Suresh (UTT) 4-3 (unfinished)
No. 5 Chloe Chawner (UTT) vs. Lilly Stienemeier (MSU) not started
No. 6 Dnyanada Patil (UTT) vs. Marie Cool (MSU) not started