Mean Green tennis defeats TCU for second time in school history
Saad Yousuf // Intern Writer
The Mean Green tennis team traveled down to Fort Worth Wednesday and defeated the Texas Christian University Horned Frogs 4-3.The win marks the second win in a row against TCU after the Horned Frogs held a 35-0 head-to-head record before last season.
In singles, the Mean Green fell behind early with losses by junior Kseniya Bardabush (6-3, 6-3), freshman Anastasiya Shestakova (6-3, 6-2), and freshman Kamilla Galieva (6-2, 6-4). UNT then hit stride in the fourth match when sophomore Agustina Valenzuela held off Horned Frogs’ Sofiko Kadzhaya in a three-set tiebreaker (1-6, 6-3, 7-5).
Mean Green freshman Alexis Thoma won (6-2, 6-3), and freshman Ana Sofia Cordero finished off singles by posting a shutout win (6-0, 6-0).
In doubles, Mean Green’s Bardabush and Shestakova fell in the first match (5-7), but then Thoma and Galieva got a close win (8-7).
The Mean Green then clinched its second victory against a Big 12 opponent this season when Valenzuela and sophomore Dane Joubert earned a shutout win (8-0).
Next up, the Mean Green will host the University of Louisville Cardinals at 3 p.m. on March 7.
Doubles:
Arantekin/Tan (TCU) vs. Bardabush/Shestakova (NT)DNF 7-5
Thoma/Galieva (NT) def. Parajova/Kadzhaya (TCU) 8-7
Valenzuela/Joubert (NT) def. Blanc/Snyder (TCU) 8-0
Singles:
#53 Stefanie Tan (TCU) def. Kseniya Bardabush (NT) 6-3, 6-3
Simona Parajova (TCU)def. Anastasiya Shestakova (NT) 6-3,6-3
Seda Arantekin (TCU) def. Kamilla Galieva (NT) 6-2, 6-4
Agustina Valenzuela (NT) def. Sofiko Kadzhaya (TCU) 1-6, 6-3, 7-5
Alexis Thoma (NT) def. Tatum Nowlin (TCU) 6-2, 6-3
Ana Sofia Cordero (NT) def. Anne Sundling (TCU) 6-0, 6-0
Feature photo: Sophomore Kamilla Galieva (left) and Freshman Alexis Thoma (right) react after winning a set in the women’s tennis doubles against Miami of Ohio on Feb. 15. Photo by Zixian Chen / Senior Staff Photographer
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