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No. 25 Women's Tennis shuts out West Virginia, 5-0
04.16.2016 | Women's Tennis
Longhorns host Iowa State on Sunday at Weller Indoor Tennis Center.
AUSTIN, Texas – No. 25 Texas (13-6, 5-2 Big 12) locked up the doubles point and put away four straight-sets singles wins as the Longhorns dealt West Virginia (6-11, 0-6 Big 12) a 5-0 defeat Saturday afternoon at UT's Weller Indoor Tennis Center.
Texas seized the doubles point with victories at the first and second doubles positions. All-America senior Breaunna Addison teamed with freshman Katie Poluta to knock off WVU's Kaja Mrgole and Habiba Shaker by a 6-2 count at first doubles.
UT nailed down the doubles point at the second position where sophomore Dani Wagland and freshman Daniella Roldan dealt Lyn Yuen Choo and Paula Goetz a 6-2 defeat.
Addison pushed the Longhorns' lead to 2-0 behind her 6-1, 6-2 win over Shaker at first singles. Roldan staked Texas to a 3-0 cushion with a with a 7-5, 6-1 victory over Mrgole at fifth singles.
Saturday's match came to a close when UT junior Neda Koprcina and senior Lana Groenvynck finished off straight-sets wins just moments apart. Koprcina dealt Goetz a 6-3, 6-0 defeat at second singles while Groenvynck logged a 6-1, 6-2 win over Yvon Martinez at the sixth position.
Texas wraps its weekend home stand on Sunday against Iowa State. The match has been moved to Weller Indoor Tennis Center due to the likelihood of inclement weather. First serve is set for noon Central.
No. 25 Texas 5, West Virginia 0
Doubles – Order of Finish: 1, 2
1 Breaunna Addison/Katie Poluta (UT) def. Kaja Mrgole/Habiba Shaker (WVU), 6-2
2 Dani Wagland/Daniella Roldan (UT) def. Lyn Yuen Choo/Paula Goetz (WVU), 6-2
3 Neda Koprcina/Chelsea Crovetti (UT) vs. Yvon Martinez/Hailey Barrett (WVU), 3-4, susp.
Singles – Order of Finish: 1, 5, 2, 6
1 No. 11 Breaunna Addison (UT) def. Habiba Shaker (WVU), 6-1, 6-2
2 Neda Koprcina (UT) def. Paula Goetz (WVU), 6-3, 6-0
3 Dani Wagland (UT) vs. Carolina Lewis (WVU), 4-6, 6-0, 2-0, susp.
4 Katie Poluta (UT) vs. Lyn Yuen Choo (WVU), 6-2, 3-2, susp.
5 Daniella Roldan (UT) def. Kaja Mrgole (WVU), 7-5, 6-1
6 Lana Groenvynck (UT) def. Yvon Martinez (WVU), 6-1, 6-2
POST-MATCH COMMENTS
Texas head coach Howard Joffe
I think that, obviously, it's better to win the match so, in that respect, it's a good outcome. I don't think we performed particularly well. What is a little frustrating is that we put in a good week of work and now it looks like Noah's Ark is arriving, and so right away, we had to adjust to playing indoors this weekend. So in that respect it's a little disappointing, but I think our ladies adjusted well to the indoors. After the first hour or so, they actually started playing moderately well, so that's good. We'll obviously need to be prepared tomorrow, as it looks like it's going to be indoors against Iowa State.
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