TYLER, TEXAS – UT Tyler tennis split action for the second straight day on Sunday as the men took down Auburn Montgomery 4-0 and the women took the #9 Warhawks to the brink as they fell 4-3.
The Patriots women would face yet another ranked matchup as they squared off with the #9 Warhawks. Action began as always in doubles, where the Patriots looked stout early.
Natalia Gorzny and
Paula Castellanos picked up a dominant 6-1 win in the #3 line, and
Allison Schwartz and
Carla Rodier picked up a 6-4 win in line #1 to move the Patriots ahead 1-0.
In singles, the pair of Castellanos and Gorzny continued their torrid pace, as each picked up straight sets wins in their matchups. Castellanos finished first and gave up just one game in two sets on her way to a 6-0, 6-1 win. Gorzny finished just a few minutes later, taking a 6-4, 6-2 straight sets win to move the Patriots to 3-0.
The #9 Warhawks would begin their battle back, taking straight sets wins of their own in lines #1 and #3 to bring the match back to a 3-2 deficit.
Those winning ways from the Warhawks continued in the #6 line, as the Warhawks picked up another straight sets win to drag themselves back to an even 3-3 count in the match.
That brought the match down to the #5 line, but the Patriots could not convert as
Kanika Sivaraman came up just short in her effort and fell by scores of 6-4, 6-3 as the Warhawks completed the comeback to win 4-3.
Over on the men's side, the Patriots began their day in a flurry, sweeping the doubles matches and moving ahead 1-0.
Carel Wessel and
Daniil Felker picked up a 6-2 win in line #1, and
Job Japelj and
Arthur Miquelard earned a 7-5 win in line #3.
In singles, the Patriots poured on the effort, taking three straight sets wins to quickly move ahead 4-0 and pick up the win. Felker began that run with a 6-1, 6-2 straight sets win, and he was joined by
Malo Poulesquen who earned a 6-2, 6-2 win and
Artiom Dorofeev earned a 6-4, 6-3 win in the #2 line.
The Patriots will next head west to Wichita Falls for a tri-match as they square off with UAFS, Northwest Missouri, and Newman in neutral site action.
