SAN MARCOS, Texas – Texas State won its Valentine's Day match against Tarleton State 4-2 on Friday and secured its fifth-consecutive victory.

"This was a great win for our team," said head coach Kendall Brooks. "We knew they were tough and it was going to be a battle. I am really proud of the girls for handling all of the things today through at us -rough start, cold, rain delays and some close matches- they stayed composed and fought to the finish. We will enjoy this one and then look to finish strong with our last three matches before conference." 

In a match that lasted nearly five hours, the Bobcats battled through two weather delays and a setback in doubles play to earn their sixth win of the season on Friday. They fell behind early after giving up the doubles point but were able to fight back in singles play, winning matches on courts one, five, six and four, to earn the 4-2 win over the Texans. 

Texas State 4 (6-2, 0-0 Sun Belt) vs. Tarleton State 2 (4-2, 0-0 WAC) | 1 p.m. CT | Bobcat Tennis Complex

Doubles

Texas State dropped the doubles point after losing matches on courts three and two, which gave Tarleton a 1-0 lead heading into singles.

Court three featured Kiana Graham and Callie Creath, who dropped their first doubles match of the season on court three. Graham and Creath fell 1-6 and moved to 6-1 on the season.

Tarleton secured the doubles point on court two when their pair of Lorca/Morales defeated Chantajah Mills and Ireland Simme. Mills and Simme battled back but fell 4-6, which ended the doubles portion of the match.

Sofia Fortuno and Maria Lora were featured on court one, and their match went unfinished after the Texans clinched. Fortuno and Lora were up 5-4 when the match was called.

Singles

Kiana Graham evened the match at 1-1 after a dominating win on court one. Graham won in straight sets 6-1, 6-1 over Tarleton's Persson. Graham has won her last three matches, all in straight sets.

Texas State took a 2-1 lead shortly after, due to Emily Niers on court five. Niers won in straight sets 6-2, 6-4 and moved to 5-1 on the season. She now has five consecutive wins in singles play.

On court three, the Texans evened the score at 2-2 after Fortuno dropped her match 7-5, 6-4. She kept it close in both sets but eventually fell to Tarleton's Castano and moved to 3-4 on the season.

Ireland Simme moved to 6-0 on the year in singles play and gave the Bobcats a 3-2 advantage after winning in three sets on court six. Simme won the first set 6-2, dropped the second 2-6, and won the third 6-2.

Freshman Tadiwa Mauchi clinched the match for TXST on court four. Despite dropping the first set 2-6, she battled back to win the next two sets 6-1, 6-4 to earn TXST its fifth straight win.

Callie Creath's match on court two went unfinished. She was up 3-2 in the third set when TXST clinched the fourth point.

Up Next

Texas State returns to the Bobcat Tennis Complex next week for a match against UTRGV on Feb. 22 and again on Feb. 24 for a match versus Stephen F. Austin.