Box Score

SAN MARCOS – The University of Texas-Pan American Broncs women's tennis team fell 3-4 to the Texas State Bobcats on Friday at the Bobcat Tennis Complex.
 
The Bobcats (2-3) took the early advantage in doubles as they won on courts two and three. The Broncs (3-5) played the doubles matches close as they fell 4-6 in both matches. The match on court one went unfinished.
 
In singles, the Bobcats added to their lead with a win on court four but the Broncs answered with three straight wins. Sophomore Katia Stavroulaki recorded her sixth win of the dual match season with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Ana Laura Gutierrez at the No. 2 singles position. Freshman Dominique Esparza then tied the match as she picked up her first win at the No. 1 singles spot with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Monica Pieratt.
 
Junior Reegan Greenwood gave the Broncs the lead with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Shannon Beckett at the No. 5 spot but the Bobcats answered with a win on court three. In the decisive match, freshman Natacha Minc dropped her first set to Katy Collins at the No. 6 spot but answered with a 6-1 win in the second set before falling in the final set 1-6, giving the Bobcats the victory.
 
The Broncs return to action on February 26 when they host the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders at 1:30 p.m. at the Orville Cox Tennis Center.  
 
Complete Results
Doubles (3,2)
1. Pippa Carr/Ana Laura Gutierrez (TXST) vs. Christel Amsallem/Dominique Esparza (UTPA) unfinished
2. Shannon Beckett/Monica Pieratt (TXST) def. Reegan Greenwood/Mariana Ranzahuer (UTPA) 6-4
3. Katy Collins/Eva Dench (TXST) def. Katia Stavroulaki/Lison Le Biavant (UTPA) 6-4
 
Singles (4,2,1,5,3,6)
1. Dominique Esparza (UTPA) def. Monica Pieratt (TXST) 6-4, 6-2
2. Katia Stavroulaki (UTPA) def. Ana Laura Gutierrez (TXST) 6-4, 6-2
3. Pippa Carr (TXST) def. Mariana Ranzahuer (UTPA) 6-4, 6-2
4. Eva Dench (TXST) def. Christel Amsallem (UTPA) 6-3, 6-3
5. Reegan Greenwood (UTPA) def. Shannon Beckett (TXST) 6-4, 6-2
6. Katy Collins (TXST) def. Natacha Minc (UTPA) 6-2, 1-6, 6-1

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