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March 26, 2017

DALLAS (SMU) – The SMU women's tennis team (14-3) matched its win total from a season ago after a 4-3 victory against Louisiana Tech Sunday afternoon at Turpin Stadium.

The Mustangs won their fourth straight match while snapping the Lady Techsters three-match win streak.

SMU picked up the doubles point after recording wins on court one and two. In No. 2 doubles, Liza Buss and Macie Elliott defeated Sonia Chen and Jill van den Dungen, 6-0. Louisiana Tech's Marta Sramkova and Nadja Manjon responded with a 6-1 win in No. 3 doubles against Mary Wright and Dasha Sharapova, who lost for the first time in duals this spring. However, SMU's Sarai Monarrez Yesaki and Ana Perez-Lopez clinched the point for the Mustangs with a 6-2 victory in No. 1 doubles against Jazmin Britos and Alba Perny.

The Mustangs kept the pressure on the Lady Techsters jumping out to a 3-0 lead after recording wins in No. 4 and No. 2 singles, respectively. Charline Anselmo defeated Perny, 6-3, 6-2, in No. 4 singles and Sharpavoa picked up her 15th win of the season after a 7-6 (10-8), 6-0 victory in No. 2 singles against Manjon.

Louisiana Tech registered its first win on court three with Chen defeating Perez-Lopez, 6-4, 6-4, but the Mustangs clinched the match with Ellie Zogg recording a 7-6 (8-6), 6-2 win against Dungen in No. 6 singles.

SMU continues its homestand Saturday, April 1 against UT Arlington at the SMU Tennis Complex. First serve is slated for 1 p.m. CT. 

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Tennis Match Results
Louisiana Tech vs SMU
March 26, 2017 at Dallas, Texas
SMU 4, Louisiana Tech 3

Singles competition
1. Jazmin Britos (TECH) def. Sarai Monarrez Yesaki (SMU) 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7-5)
2. Dasha Sharapova (SMU) def. Nadja Manjon (TECH) 7-6 (10-8), 6-0
3. Sonia Chen (TECH) def. Ana Perez-Lopez (SMU) 6-4, 6-4
4. Charline Anselmo (SMU) def. Alba Escalona Perny (TECH) 6-3, 6-2
5. Marta Sramkova (TECH) def. Mary Wright (SMU) 6-0, 2-6, 6-2
6. Ellie Zogg (SMU) def. Jill van den Dungen (TECH) 7-6 (8-6), 6-2

Doubles competition
1. Sarai Monarrez Yesaki/Ana Perez-Lopez (SMU) def. Jazmin Britos/Alba Escalona Perny (TECH) 6-2
2. Liza Buss/Macie Elliott (SMU) def. Sonia Chen/Jill van den Dungen (TECH) 6-0
3. Marta Sramkova/Nadja Manjon (TECH) def. Mary Wright/Dasha Sharapova (SMU) 6-1

Match Notes:
Louisiana Tech Record: 10-8
SMU Record: 14-3
Order of finish: Doubles (2, 3, 1); Singles (4, 2, 3, 6, 5, 1)