Stephen F. Austin
Arkansas-Little Rock
SFA Tops Trojans, Improve to 12-1
3/19/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
March 19, 2011
NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The Stephen F. Austin Ladyjack tennis team dominated Arkansas-Little Rock, 6-1, Saturday afternoon at the Schlief Tennis Complex in Nacogdoches. The Ladyjacks improved their record to 12-1 overall.
The Ladyjacks won the doubles point when junior Alina Shazhko and sophomore Paola Montuenga posted a 8-1 win at No. 1, and senior Meagan Ocanas and sophomore Alice Pacaut sealed the doubles action with their dominate 8-1 win at No. 3 The Ladyjacks took their 1-0 lead into singles looking for more wins.
Pacaut won the first singles match for SFA with a overwhelming 6-0, 6-2, performance at the No. 5 spot. Pacaut's doubles partner, Ocanas finished with a solid 6-1, 6-1 win at six singles to give SFA 3-0 lead.
Freshman Ksenia Berestetska defeated freshman Viktoriya Pluyta at No. 3 singles and at No.1 singles Shazko pulled out a close first set 6-4 and won her second set 6-1 to add another point for the Ladyjacks. Montuenga sealed the win for the Ladyjacks when she came back from a first set loss to win 3-6, 6-2,6-1.
The Ladyjacks return to conference play next Saturday when they travel to Huntsville, Texas to take on Sam Houston State. The match is set to begin at 1 p.m.
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