SAN ANTONIO – Texas State tennis (1-2) came up short in their 4-3 loss at UIW (1-2) that came down to the last matches on Saturday. Emily Niers and Mae McCutcheon picked up their first singles win of the season, as well as doubles pair Kate Malazonia and McCutcheon. 
 
"Tough loss for us today," said tennis head coach Kendall Brooks. "Unfortunately, we had some opportunities in doubles that we did not capitalize on and what would have been the difference. We battled hard in singles but could not come up with four wins. We have yet to all play well on the same day, and when we do, we will be tough to beat. Hats off to UIW for stepping up and taking the win." 
 
Doubles
Kate Malazonia and Mae McCutcheon picked up their first doubles win of the season defeating UIW's Brandelyn Fulgenzi and Sophia Kermet 6-0 on the top court.
 
Kiana Graham and Sofia Fortuno finished second losing their line two match against Nitika Grish and Lyric Bonilla 6-3. 
 
The deciding doubles point came down to a fight between Jadeh Chan and Andrea Pineda and Gargi Pawar and Amelie Montalvo. The Bobcats fell just short to the Cardinals on court three 7-6 (14-12), which gave UIW the opening doubles point. 
 
Singles
Texas State's Emily Niers and Pineda quickly earned the first two singles points. Niers defeated Bonilla 6-2, 6-2 on court two while Pineda took down Kermet 6-4, 6-2 on court five to put the Bobcats ahead 2-1.
 
UIW's Girish took the first singles win for the Cardinals on line six over Fortuno 6-4, 6-4. 
 
The Cardinals took the 3-2 lead when Graham lost 7-6 (7-0), 6-2 to Fulgenzi on the top court. Malazonia lost her match against Pawar 6-7 (2-7), 4-6 on line three. 
 
McCutcheon picked up her first singles win this season and third point of the match for Texas State getting the 7-5, 4-6, 6-1 win over Montalvo.
 
Up Next
The Bobcats have its home opener against Tarleton State Saturday, Feb. 11 at 1 p.m. at the Bobcat Tennis Complex. On Sunday, Feb. 12, Texas State travels to UTSA for a 1 p.m. matchup against UTSA in San Antonio.