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DALLAS (SMU) -- SMU Women's Tennis defeated UTA, 6-1, in the final home match for the Mustangs' five seniors on Friday at the SMU Tennis Complex.
 
Before the game Vivienne Kulicke, Liza Buss, Karina Traxler, Ana Perez-Lopez and Anzhelika Shapovalova were honored by the team and fans for their contribution to the program.

"We want to say thank you to our seniors for their commitment and dedication," said Head Coach Kati Gyulai. "We had a great crowd at Senior Day which shows what this group of players have built over the years. Thank you to our fans for the love, support and investment in our student-athletes and university. Go Mustangs!"
 
The Mustangs started the match with a victory in the doubles point. Buss and Kulicke were quick winners with a 6-2 victory on No. 1. Sarai Monarrez Yesaki and Shapovalova clinched the point with their 6-3 win. On No 3. Traxler and Tiffany Hollebeck were up 5-2 at the time of clinch.
 
SMU stayed hot into the singles. They won each of the first five sets after UTA took court three after a withdrawal. Kulicke made quick work of her opponent on No. 2, winning 6-3, 6-3. The lone non-senior in the singles lineup, Hollebeck, was a 6-4, 6-3 winner of No. 6.
 
The clinching point came from Traxler in her 6-2, 6-3 win on court five. Ana Perez-Lopez dropped a tiebreaker in the second set which sent her match into a super tiebreaker for the point. The longest-tenured Mustangs won the third, 10-5. Buss won a pair of lengthy sets to take her final Mustang home match and wrap up the 6-1 SMU victory.
 
SMU moves to 8-11 on the year including a 7-3 final mark at home. UTA falls to 12-7. SMU leads the all-time series with the Mavericks 11-4.
 
The Mustangs conclude the regular season on Wednesday against North Texas before travelling to Orlando for the American Conference Tennis Championship.