No. 67 North Texas Defeats South Alabama The Mean Green Ended Its Dual Match Season With A Victory Against South Alabama Junior Kseniya Bardabush April 12, 2014 DENTON, Texas -The North Texas tennis team’s 4-1 victory over South Alabama completed its dual-match season on Saturday, giving the Mean Green a record of 10-10. “This was an important match heading into conference play,” said head coach Sujay Lama. “We had to compete hard against a good team today. The doubles point was huge. Dane and Agustina have great chemistry they found a way to win the deciding doubles point. That gave us the momentum and confidence for singles.” In doubles play, Dane Joubert and Agustina Valenzuela captured the doubles point with an 8-7 (7-1) win at the No. 3 spot. The junior duo, Kseniya Bardabush and Franziska Sprinkmeyer led the way with a 8-3 win over South Alabama’s No. 1 pair. Bardabush earned the deciding match point, with her 6-4, 0-6, 6-0 win against Lady Jaguar Michaela Meszarosora. In singles play, Valenzulea finished first with a 6-4, 6-3; keeping the momentum from doubles going for the Mean Green. Sprinkmeyer was the next point earned for the Mean Green (7-5, 6-2) The Jaguars only point of the match was from Monica Mitta who defeated Alexis Thoma at the No. 5 spot (6-0, 6-4). North Texas will head to Norfolk, Va. for the Conference USA championships which begin Wednesday, April 16. Doubles: Bardabush/Sprinkmeyer (UNT) def. Mezarosora/Newton (SA) 8-3 Valkova/Mitta (SA) def. Shestakova/ Thoma (UNT) 8-5 Joubert/Valenzuela (UNT) def. Matusoka (SA) 8-7 (7-1) Singles: Kseniya Bardabush (UNT) def. Michaela Mezarosora (SA) 6-4, 0-6, 6-0 Anastasiya Shestakova (UNT) vs. Laura Valkova (SA) DNF 3-6, 6-4, 1-0 Agustina Valenzuela (UNT) def. Emily Newton (SA) 6-4, 6-3 Monica Mitta (SA) def. Alexis Thoma (UNT) 6-0, 6-4 Franziska Sprinkmeyer (UNT) def. Mary Angela Martin (SA)7-5, 6-2 Ana Sofia Cordero (UNT) vs. Paula Sanchez (SA) DNF 4-6, 6-5
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