By: Michelle Martin
Box Score Women's Tennis Gets Big 4-2 against Angelo State
The Bearcats fought hard from the beginning to get a big win in Texas against Angelo State. In doubles,
Ghada Dirninger and
Elsa Pascual concluded their match first and won 6-1.
Lola Cincunegui and
Giselle Garcia finished closely after falling at the 3 spot, 2-6.
Paula Ballesteros and
Diana Cabrera dueled with Angelo State at the 1 spot and came out on top 7-6(6) to get the doubles point.Â
At singles, the Bearcats garnered wins at the 1, 3, and 4 spots to take home the victory. Cabrera got the first win at the 1 spot 6-3, 6-1. Dirninger followed right after winning 6-3, 6-3 at the 4 spot. The Bearcats win was secured by Ballesteros at the 3 spot. Ballesteros fell behind after the first set, but battled back and won 1-6, 6-2, 6-2.
Coach Almedia had this to say about both the men's and women's wins today:Â "I am so proud of both teams, they stepped up their game and took the task at hand very seriously. This team is a very tough team, and these wins proves that."
The Bearcats conclude the road trip on Sunday at noon against Cameron University.
Doubles Results
1Ballesteros/Cabrera def Gonzalez Ramirez/Ovcina, 7-6(6)
2 Dirninger/Pascual def Guler/Irrinki, 6-1
3 Schwartz/Van Deventer def Cincunegui/Garcia, 6-2
Singles Results
1 Cabrera def Gonzalez Ramirez, 6-3, 6-1
2 Rodriguez def Pascual, 6-2, 6-2
3 Ballesteros def Ovcina, 1-6, 6-2, 6-2
4 Dirninger def Guler, 6-3, 6-3
5 Schwartz vs Cincunegui, 6-4, 3-2, DNF
6 Irrinki vs Garcia, RET