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EDINBURG – In a match lasting seven and a half hours, the University of Texas-Pan American Broncs women's tennis team fell to the St. Mary's University Rattlers, the No. 48 ranked team in Division II, 3-4 on Friday at the newly renovated Orville Cox Tennis Center.
 
It was the Broncs' (1-9) second match of the day.
 
The Rattlers (4-3) swept through doubles to go up 1-0, with Valentine Lambrechts and Joanie Bryant beating Lucie Chrastecka and Manon Lavrijssen 8-3 at No. 3 and Christian Lopez and Felicity Delgado following with an 8-3 win over Didi Fatchikova and Wanda Beguelin at No. 2.
 
Dana Nazarova pulled the Broncs even with a 6-3, 6-2 win at No. 2 singles, but Mariana Rong followed with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Fatchikova at No. 1.
 
Beguelin engaged in a marathon match with Christina Lopez, but came out on top 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 to tie the match at 2-2.
 
Reegan Greenwood beat Ariana Saldana 6-2, 6-4 at No. 5, but Lambrechts responded with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Lavrijssen at No. 4 to tie the match at 3-3.
 
The match came down to No. 6 singles, where Chrastecka fell to Bryant 2-6, 5-7.
 
The Broncs are back in action on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. when they host Schreiner.
 
Complete Results:
Doubles (Order of Finish: 3,2,1)
1. Mariana Rong/Ariana Saldana (SMU) def. Dana Nazarova/Reegan Greenwood (UTPA) 8-7 (8-6)
2. Christian Lopez/Felicity Delgado (SMU) def. Didi Fatchikova/Wanda Beguelin (UTPA) 8-3
3. Valentine Lambrechts/Joanie Bryant (SMU) def. Lucie Chrastecka/Manon Lavrijssen (UTPA) 8-3
 
Singles (Order of Finish: 2,1,3,5,4,6)
1. Mariana Rong (SMU) def. Didi Fatchikova (UTPA) 6-4, 6-4
2. Dana Nazarova (UTPA) def. Felicity Delgado (SMU) 6-3, 6-2
3. Wanda Beguelin (UTPA) def. Christina Lopez (SMU) 6-2, 3-6, 7-6
4. Valentine Lambrechts (SMU) def. Manon Lavrijssen (UTPA) 6-3, 6-4
5. Reegan Greenwood (UTPA) def. Ariana Saldana (SMU) 6-2, 6-4
6. Joanie Bryant (SMU) def, Lucie Chrastecka (UTPA) 6-2, 7-5