DALLAS (SMU) – The SMU Women's Tennis team tallied six victories on the first day of Metroplex Mania at the SMU Tennis Complex.

The Mustangs won two of three doubles matches against UNT and four of six singles matches against BYU.

SMU opened play in doubles against UNT with a 6-4 victory from Liza Buss and Karina Traxler. Sarai Monarrez-Yesaki and Ana Perez-Lopez fell 4-6, but Tiffany Hollebeck and Anzhelika Shapovalova recorded a 6-3 victory to finish doubles play.

Buss continued her dominance in singles play, winning in two sets against BYU's Mayci Jones, 6-1, 6-4. Perez-Lopez also recorded a two-set victory against Anastasia Abamyan, 6-4, 6-3. Nicole Petchey fell to Kate Cusick, 6-2, 3-6, 2-6.

Monarezz-Yesaki could not complete a comeback against Madeline Almeida, losing 3-6, 4-6. Traxler and Anzhelika Shapovalova each recorded victories to finish singles play. Traxler defeated Hermehr Kaur 6-6, 1-4, while Shapovalova defeated Polina Malykh 6-3, 6-4.

The tournament resumes Saturday at 10:30 a.m. The Mustangs will face Georgia State in doubles play and UNT in singles play.

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2017 Metroplex Mania Results – Friday, Jan. 12

Doubles
Tamuna Kutubidze/Haruka Sasaki (UNT) def. Ana Perez-Lopez/Sarai Monarrez Yesaki (SMU) 6-4
Liza Buss/Karina Traxler (SMU) def. Nidhi Surapaneni/Minying Liang (UNT) 6-4
Tiffany Hollebeck/Anzhelika Shapovalova (SMU) def. Alexandra Heczey/Sille Tranberg (UNT) 6-3

Singles
Liza Buss (SMU) def. Mayci Jones (BYU) 6-1, 6-4
Ana Perez-Lopez (SMU) def. Anastasia Abramyan (BYU) 6-4, 6-3
Kate Cusick (BYU) def. Nicole Petchey (SMU) 2-6, 6-3, 6-2
Madeline Almeida (BYU) def. Sarai Monarrez-Yesaki (SMU) 6-3, 6-4
Karina Traxler (SMU) def. Hermehr Kaur (BYU) 6-1, 6-4
Anzhelika Shapovalova (SMU) def. Polina Malykh (BYU) 6-3, 6-4