Tuesday, February 27
Santa Barbara, CA
12 P.M. PT/ 2 P.M. CT
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SMU Picks Up First Road Win Against UC Santa Barbara
Feb 27 | Women's Tennis
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (SMU) – The Mustangs (6-5) defeated UC Santa Barbara, 4-3, to pick up their first road win of the season on Tuesday. UCSB falls to 5-7 in spring dual match season.
SMU outlasted the Gauchos in doubles play, dropping No. 1 doubles before winning at the No. 2 and No. 3 spots to clinch the point. Tiffany Hollebeck and Anzhelika Shapovalova defeated UCSB's Amit Lev Ari and Stephanie Yamada first, followed by a 7-5 win from Nicole Petchey and Ana Perez-Lopez over Amanda Atanasson and Lise Sentenac.
Heading into singles play with a 1-0 lead, the Mustangs didn't let up. Liza Buss picked up her first win of the spring with a 6-0, 6-3 victory over Atanasson. Karina Traxler followed with a 7-6, 6-1 win at No. 3 singles.
UCSB earned a 7-5, 6-4 win at No. 5 singles, but Monarrez Yesaki countered with her fifth victory (6-3, 3-6, 6-3) to clinch the match for the Mustangs.
The dual match played on, allowed the Guachos to earn two points at the No. 1 and No. 6 slots.
The Mustangs continue their road trip with a match at Loyola Marymount (4-2) tomorrow at 1 p.m. PT/2 p.m. CT.
Keep up with all the latest news and information on the Mustangs by following SMU Women's Tennis on Twitter at @SMUTennis, Instagram at @SMUWomensTennis and on Facebook at Facebook.com/SMUTennisW. Follow SMU Athletics on Twitter at @SMUMustangs or Instagram at SMU.Mustangs.
SMU 4, UCSB 3
Feb. 27, 2018 – Santa Barbara, Calif.
Doubles (Order of finish: 1, 2, 3):
SMU outlasted the Gauchos in doubles play, dropping No. 1 doubles before winning at the No. 2 and No. 3 spots to clinch the point. Tiffany Hollebeck and Anzhelika Shapovalova defeated UCSB's Amit Lev Ari and Stephanie Yamada first, followed by a 7-5 win from Nicole Petchey and Ana Perez-Lopez over Amanda Atanasson and Lise Sentenac.
Heading into singles play with a 1-0 lead, the Mustangs didn't let up. Liza Buss picked up her first win of the spring with a 6-0, 6-3 victory over Atanasson. Karina Traxler followed with a 7-6, 6-1 win at No. 3 singles.
UCSB earned a 7-5, 6-4 win at No. 5 singles, but Monarrez Yesaki countered with her fifth victory (6-3, 3-6, 6-3) to clinch the match for the Mustangs.
The dual match played on, allowed the Guachos to earn two points at the No. 1 and No. 6 slots.
The Mustangs continue their road trip with a match at Loyola Marymount (4-2) tomorrow at 1 p.m. PT/2 p.m. CT.
Keep up with all the latest news and information on the Mustangs by following SMU Women's Tennis on Twitter at @SMUTennis, Instagram at @SMUWomensTennis and on Facebook at Facebook.com/SMUTennisW. Follow SMU Athletics on Twitter at @SMUMustangs or Instagram at SMU.Mustangs.
SMU 4, UCSB 3
Feb. 27, 2018 – Santa Barbara, Calif.
Doubles (Order of finish: 1, 2, 3):
- #57 Palina Dubavets / Natalie Da Silveira (UCSB) def. Karina Traxler / Sarai Monarrez Yesaki (SMU) 6-4
- Tiffany Hollebeck / Anzhelika Shapovalova (SMU) def. Amit Lev Ari / Stephanie Yamada (UCSB) 6-4
- Nicole Petchey / Ana Perez-Lopez (SMU) def. Amanda Atanasson / Lise Sentenac (UCSB) 7-5
- Palina Dubavets (UCSB) def. Anzhelika Shapovalova (SMU) 7-6, 2-6, 10-7
- Liza Buss (SMU) def. Amanda Atanasson (UCSB) 6-0, 6-3
- Karina Traxler (SMU) def. Natalie Da Silveira (UCSB) 7-6, 6-1
- Sarai Monarrez Yesaki (SMU) def. Amit Lev Ari (UCSB) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
- Lise Sentenac (UCSB) def. Nicole Petchey (SMU) 7-5, 6-4
- Stephanie Yamada (UCSB) def. Ana Perez-Lopez (SMU) 2-6, 6-2, 6-3
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2,3
#1 Singles Match
123
727
6610
#2 Singles Match
12
66
03
#3 Singles Match
12
76
61
#4 Singles Match
123
636
362
#5 Singles Match
12
54
76
#6 Singles Match
123
363
626
Order of Finish:
2,3,4,5,6,1
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