SAN MARCOS, Texas – Texas State women's tennis earned its second SBC win of the season after defeating ULM 4-0 on Friday at the Bobcat Tennis Complex. The Bobcats improved to 11-3 on the season and have a 2-1 record in SBC play.

"I thought today was a good win for us as a team," said head coach Kendall Brooks. "We tried some new doubles pairings and had some positives come out of that, and a great comeback at line three even though we started a bit slow. But then we just absolutely dominated singles and took care of business. Great to get back in the win column, and we hope to use this to propel us forward for Sunday's match."

Today's victory marked the 11th win of the season for the Bobcats, making this the second time in two years the Bobcats have earned double-digit wins. This is the first time since 2011-12 that TXST has recorded back-to-back seasons with double-digit wins.

Texas State started the match off by winning the doubles point after securing victories on courts one and three. On court three, Callie Creath and Kiana Graham clinched the point for the Bobcats after battling back from a 5-0 deficit to win their match 7-5.

In singles play, TXST won matches on courts three, four, and five to earn the three points needed to clinch the match. Ireland Simme clinched the match on court five with a 6-2, 6-1 straight-set victory, maintaining her undefeated record in singles play (11-0).

TXST 4 (11-3, 2-1 SBC) vs. ULM 0 (3-5, 0-2 SBC) | 1 p.m. CT | Bobcat Tennis Complex

Doubles
Despite a slow start in doubles play, TXST secured the doubles point after winning matches on courts one and three. Court one featured a new pair of Sofia Fortuno and Ireland Simme, who earned their first win 6-3.

On court three, Graham and Creath battled back after finding themselves down 5-0 and clinched the doubles point for TXST. The pair earned their ninth win in doubles play and moved to 9-2 on the season.

Court two featured Emily Niers and Chantajah Mills, who were playing their first doubles match as a pair. The pair was up in the tiebreaker 6(6)-6(2) when their match went unfinished.

Singles
The Bobcats dominated the Warhawks in singles play, winning three consecutive matches to earn the four points needed to clinch the match. TXST won matches on courts three, four, and five, recording three straight-set victories.

Playing on court three for the first time this season, Emily Niers earned her 10th win of the season and moved to 10-1 after winning her match 6-1, 6-0. Her victory gave TXST a 2-0 lead over ULM.

On court four, Sofia Fortuno played her first match on line four and defeated ULM's Cam Barranco in straight sets 6-1, 6-0 to give the Bobcats a three-point lead.

The match-clinching point came from Ireland Simme on court five, marking her fourth win of the season from line five.

The singles matches on courts one, two, and six, which featured Kiana Graham, Callie Creath, and Chantajah Mills, all went unfinished after TXST clinched the match point. All three Bobcats were ahead in their matches when the fourth point was earned.

Next Up
TXST is set to face Arkansas State on Sunday for its fourth SBC match of the season. The match will take place at 10 a.m. at the Bobcat Tennis Complex.