BOONE, N.C.- Texas State (4-10, 1-3) suffered a 4-0 loss to Appalachian State (3-9, 1-2) in a Sun Belt Conference matchup at the Deer Valley Racquet Club.
 
"Today's loss was tough," said Assistant Coach Kendall Brooks. "We had some adversity that we weren't able to overcome. App State played well and took care of business. We will need to regroup and learn from this and prepare for the next one at home next week."
 
Doubles
Hana Kvapilova and Kate Malazonia lost 6-1 on line one to give Appalachian State the edge in doubles. 
 
The Bobcats saw hope when Sofia Fortuno and Kylee Shannon defeated Brooke Gruber and Olwyn Ryan-Bovey 6-3 on line three. 
 
Appalachian State clinched the doubles point when Mae McCutcheon and Jadeh Chan lost the line two match 7-6 (7-5). 
 
Singles
The Mountaineers won three singles matches to give them the 4-0 win. 
 
McCutcheon lost 6-4, 6-4 on line three to Elli Murphy, Malazonia went 6-0, 4-6, 6-2 in No. 2 singles.
 
Hana Kvapilova's three-match win streak came to an end when she lost 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 on line one to Helena Jansen. 
 
Up Next
Texas State returns to action when they host Troy at home Saturday, March 26 at 10 a.m. at the Bobcat Tennis Complex. This will be the start of their four-match homestand when they play host to South Alabama, Georgia State and Georgia Southern.