No. 62 SMU (9-6) at No. 56 TCU (7-4)
Bartzen Varsity Courts – Fort Worth, TX
1 p.m. | Saturday, Mar. 25
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FORT WORTH, Texas (SMU)- No. 62 SMU women's tennis came up short 4-1 to No. 56 TCU Saturday afternoon in a Metroplex dual match at the Bartzen Varsity Courts.

The Mustangs dropped the doubles point then surrendered three singles matches leading to the loss. Hadley Doyle picked up her 23^rd match of the season with a straight set victory on Court 1 resulting in the Mustangs lone point.

The Horned frogs got off to a hot start taking Courts 2 and 3 quickly in doubles. Destinee Martins and Tiphanie Lemaitre struck first as they defeated Drew Morris and Maja Makoric 6-2

Jade Otway and Mercedes Aristegui gave Hadley Doyle and Lana Mavor their fourth loss of the season as they clinched the doubles point with a 6-3 victory.

The No. 37 duo of Taylor Johnson and Jackie Nylander had a ranked matchup against the No. 67 duo of Helena Narmont and Yu-Chin Tsia on Court 1. The SMU duo was up 5-3 before Otway and Aristegui took Court 2 halting play, leaving the match unfinished. Johnson and Nylander still hold their 6-3 overall record.

TCU inched further ahead 2-0 after Destinee Martins notched a pair of 6-3 sets over Jackie Nylander taking Court 4.

The momentum briefly appeared to shift in favor of the Mustangs as Hadley Doyle took Court 1 over Tiphanie Lemaitre. Doyle took the opening set in a dominate 6-1 win. Lemaitre fought back in the second after being down 5-2. Doyle would notch her first victory since Mar. 5 with a 6-4 win to clinch the Mustangs first point.

Helena Narmont then knotted the scoreboard at 3-1 after a 7-6 (8), 6-2 defeat over Maja Makoric on Court 6.

The Mustangs would now demand three singles victories in a row to clinch the match.

TCU clinched the match after Drew Morris lost a close battle to Jade Otway, 6-4, 7-5. The loss resulted in Morris' third loss of the season resulting in a 10-3 overall record.

The Mustangs will return to the Styslinger/ Altec Tennis Complex for a ranked conference matchup against No. 68 Tulsa on Apr. 1 at 5 p.m.
 
#56 TCU Horned Frogs 4, #62 SMU 1
Singles competition

1. #112 Hadley Doyle (SMU) def. Tiphanie Lemaitre (TCU) 6-1, 6-4 2.
2.  #123 Mercedes Aristegui (TCU) vs. Taylor Johnson (SMU) 3-6, 6-2, 4-4, unfinished
3. Jade Otway (TCU) def. Drew Morris (SMU) 6-4, 7-5
4. Destinee Martins (TCU) def. Jackie Nylander (SMU) 6-3, 6-3
5. Yu-Chin Tsai (TCU) vs. Lana Mavor (SMU) 6-2, 5-7, 1-0, unfinished
6. Helena Narmont (TCU) def. Maja Makoric (SMU) 7-6 (8-6), 6-2

 
Doubles competition

1. #67 Helena Narmont/Yu-Chin Tsai (TCU) vs. #37 Taylor Johnson/Jackie Nylander (SMU) 3-5, unfinished
2. Jade Otway/Mercedes Aristegui (TCU) def. Hadley Doyle/Lana Mavor (SMU) 6-3
3. Destinee Martins/Tiphanie Lemaitre (TCU) def. Drew Morris/Maja Makoric (SMU) 6-2

 
Match Notes:
SMU 9-7; National ranking #62
TCU Horned Frogs 10-3; National ranking #56
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (4,1,6,3)