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DENTON, Texas - The
67th ranked Mean Green tennis team got back in the win column on
Saturday afternoon when it defeated UCF on senior day at the Waranch Tennis
Complex, 5-2.
North Texas (12-6) began the match like it has the past
four, winning the doubles point and jumping out to a 1-0 lead.
"We shook off a little rust after a long break and
played pretty well," said associate head coach Jeff Maren. "Our goal is to
regain momentum heading towards the conference tournament, and I believe we
took a step in the right direction today with a win over a tough UCF team."
Senior Nadia Lee paced the North Texas doubles attack with Barbora
Vykydalova, as the No. 1 duo ran through the Knights' (7-10) Genevieve Lorbergs
and Courtney Griffith 8-3.
The team of Valentina Starkova and Kseniya Bardabush matched
the efforts of court one from the No. 2 spot, collecting the point sealing win
in 8-3 fashion. The No. 3 tandem of
Irina Paraschiv and Franziska Sprinkmeyer registered the clean sweep with an
8-6 victory.
Singles play saw the third Mean Green senior take home a
victory on the day when Paula Dinuta collected a win from the No. 6 slot over
Griffith in straight sets 6-2, 7-5.
Starkova was able to haul in her second win of the day on
court three, dominating Jenna Doerfler of UCF, 6-2, 6-2.
Bardabush took home the third on final win in singles for
North Texas when she defeated Alexis Rodriguez in a third-set tiebreaker at the
top singles slot, 6-2, 2-6, 10-6.
Mean Green tennis will return to action on Monday afternoon
when it plays host to cross-town rival UTA at 3 p.m. at the Waranch Tennis
Complex. The match will mark the final
regular-season home match for North Texas.
UCF vs North Texas (Apr 07, 2012)
#67 North Texas 5, UCF 2
Apr 07, 2012 at Denton, Texas (Waranch Tennis Complex)
| Match Notes |
| UCF 7-10 |
| North Texas 12-6; National ranking #67 |
Generated on 4/7/2012
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