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Women's Tennis upsets No. 14 Fresno State, 4-3
03.01.2008 | Women's Tennis
AUSTIN, Texas -- No. 27 Texas tallied the doubles point by upsetting the nation's top-ranked doubles tandem, and sophomore Maggie Mello came through with a three-set clinching victory at fifth singles as the Longhorns (5-2) took down No. 14 Fresno State (6-4) by a 4-3 count Saturday afternoon at UT's Penick-Allison Tennis Center.
Texas and Fresno State split the first pair of doubles matches before the Longhorns emerged with the doubles point, as junior Marija Milic and sophomore Vanja Corovic took down the nation's top-ranked doubles tandem of Melanie Gloria and Tinesta Rowe by an 8-6 count at first doubles.
Fresno State took a 2-1 lead behind wins at the second and first positions, but sophomore Sarah Lancaster evened the tally at two with a 6-1, 6-4 win at sixth singles over Vanessa Heroux. Freshman Caroline Larsson put the Horns on top for good with a 6-4, 6-3 win over the 77th-ranked Rowe at fourth singles, and Mello outlasted Jacqueline Haskett in three sets, 6-2, 6-7, 6-2, to clinch the match at the fifth slot.
"These ladies really pulled together and got a great team win, including the win over the No. 1 pair in doubles," UT assistant coach Darija Klaic said. "We felt we had a real shot to finish well at the bottom of the lineup, and all three of those players came through and did a phenomenal job."
Texas resumes play on Friday, March 14 when it hosts Oklahoma State.
No. 27 Texas 4, No. 14 Fresno State 3
Doubles - Order of Finish: 2, 3, 1
1. Corovic/Milic (UT) def. Gloria/Rowe (FSU) - 8-6
2. Petukhova/Kucerkova (FSU) def. Mello/Zauft (UT) - 8-4
3. Davison/Larsson (UT) def. Haskett/Heroux (FSU) - 8-3
Singles - Order of Finish: 2, 1, 6, 4, 5*, 3
1. Melanie Gloria (FSU) def. Vanja Corovic (UT) - 6-1, 6-4
2. Anastasia Petukhova (FSU) def. Courtney Zauft (UT) - 6-4, 6-2
3. Renata Kucerkova (FSU) def. Stephanie Davison (UT) - 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
4. Caroline Larsson (UT) def. No. 77 Tinesta Rowe (FSU) - 6-4, 6-3
5. Maggie Mello (UT) def. Jacqueline Haskett (FSU) - 6-2, 6-7, 6-2
6. Sarah Lancaster (UT) def. Vanessa Heroux (FSU) - 6-1, 6-4
