Box Score
DALLAS (SMU) – Behind a strong showing in doubles and three straight set singles wins, the SMU women's tennis team downed Troy, 4-1, Friday at the SMU Tennis Complex.
The Mustangs improve to 8-7 and boast a 25-13 doubles record in dual match season.
SMU jumped out to an early lead by winning all three doubles matches.
Ana Perez-Lopez and
Liza Buss partnered for the first time this season, picking up a 6-1 win at No. 2.
Karina Traxler and
Sarai Monarrez Yesaki improved to 8-2 as a duo with their 6-2 win at the top spot, clinching the point.
Tiffany Hollebeck and
Nicole Petchey played out their match at No. 3 doubles, winning the final game for a 6-4 score.
The Mustangs continued their streak in singles.
Ana Perez-Lopez picked up a quick 6-2, 6-2 win at No. 3, her ninth of the spring.
Liza Buss followed with her own straight set win, a 6-2, 6-1 rout at No. 2.
SMU surrendered a point to the Trojans at the No. 5 spot, but quickly countered to clinch the match. Monarrez Yesaki earned the final point with a 6-4, 6-3 win at No. 4 to improve to 7-7.
Next up for the Mustangs is a two-match road trip in New Orleans, where the team will take on Tulsa on March 23 and Tulane on March 25.
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SMU 4, Troy 1
March 16, 2018 – SMU Tennis Complex
Doubles (Order of finish: 2, 1, 3)
- Karina Traxler / Sarai Monarrez Yesaki (SMU) def. Sanae Ohta / Nancy Karaky (TROY) 6-2
- Ana Perez-Lopez / Liza Buss (SMU) def. Efriliya Herlina / Jiayuan Xue (TROY) 6-1
- Tiffany Hollebeck / Nicole Petchey (SMU) def. Pei Ju Hsieh / Maria Casas Blas (TROY) 6-4
Singles (Order of finish: 3, 2, 5, 4)
- Karina Traxler (SMU) vs. Sanae Ohta (TROY) 6-2, 3-5
- Liza Buss (SMU) def. Efriliya Herlina (TROY) 6-2, 6-1
- Ana Perez-Lopez (SMU) def. Jiayuan Xue (TROY) 6-2, 6-2
- Sarai Monarrez Yesaki (SMU) def. Nancy Karaky (TROY) 6-4, 6-3
- Matea Mihaljevic (TROY) def. Tiffany Hollebeck (TROY) 6-3, 6-2
- Charline Anselmo (SMU) vs. Pei Ju Hsieh (TROY) 6-4, 2-5
