MOBILE, Ala. – The Texas State women's tennis team suffered a 7-0 loss at South Alabama in a Sun Belt Conference match Sunday at the Bruce David Lubel Memorial Courts.
Texas State played with just five players because
Julia Navajo-Melendez was forced to sit out with the flu, allowing the South Alabama to win the No. 3 doubles match by default. The Jaguars clinched the doubles point when
Rishona Israel-Lewis and
Joy Chia Ming Ming dropped a 6-3 decision against Patricia Martins and Milka Pasanen on court 1.
South Alabama also captured the No. 6 match by default to take an early 2-0 lead. The Jaguars clinched the victory when Pasanen defeated
Sofia Murcia-Rodriguez on the No. 4 court and Nikola Kohoutova beat Chia Ming Ming on the No. 3 court.
Israel-Lewis forced a third set in the No. 2 match against Yu Fujioka before ultimately falling 6-3, 3-6, 10-6.
In the top seeded match,
Ana Perez dropped a 6-3, 6-1 decision against Alexandria Stiteler and
Andrea Fuchs fell 6-1, 6-0 in the No. 5 match.
Texas State (4-7, 0-2 in Sun Belt) returns to action at the Bobcat Tennis Complex on March 23 and 24 when the Bobcats host Louisiana on Saturday and ULM on Sunday. Both matches begin at 10 a.m.
