Strong Doubles Showing Not Enough To Propel Mavs Past Grand ...

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ARLINGTON, Texas – The UT Arlington women's tennis team (2-3) fell 4-1 to Grand Canyon (3-3) on a chilly Sunday afternoon at the UTA Tennis Center despite a strong showing in doubles action. The Mavericks managed to pick up the doubles point behind solid play on all three courts, picking up the point behind wins on courts 1 and 2 all while leading on Court 3 before the match was called due to the point being secured. The duo of Ioana Dumitrescu and Ana Paula Jimenez picked up the 6-3 win over Gala Arangio and Bella Crossman on Court 2 followed by a 6-2 win on Court 1 for the Mavs by the team of Valeriia Ivanovskaia and Mialy Ranaivo who defeated the team of Dania Deaifi and Valentina Del Marco. The Mavs entered singles play with a 1-0 lead but would soon be evened up by way of a forfeit by the Mavs on Court 5 to tie us up at 1-1. Ivanovskaia fell to Deaifi on Court 3 by a score of 3-6, 1-6 to make it 2-1 Grand Canyon. On Court 2, Ranaivo fell to Arangio 4-6, 2-6 to put the Lopes up 3-1. GCU secured the win thanks to a victory on Court 4 with Crossman defeating Dumitrescu 7-6, 6-2. The Mavs return to action for a pair of home games this upcoming weekend when they welcome Cameron and Oral Roberts to the UTA Tennis Center. The action begins on Friday, Feb. 14, when they take on Cameron at noon and concludes on Saturday, Feb. 15, with Oral Roberts at 10 a.m. UTA 1, GCU 4Singles1. Ana Paula Jimenez (UTA) vs. Karina Hofbauer (GCU) 6-3, 2-6, 1-0, unfinished2. Gala Arangio (GCU) def. Mialy Ranaivo (UTA) 6-4, 6-23. Dania Deaifi (GCU) def. Valeriia Ivanovskaia (UTA) 6-3, 6-14. Bella Crossman (GCU) def. Ioana Dumitrescu (UTA) 7-6, 6-25. Angelina Mihajlovic (GCU) vs. Maria Lucia Araoz-Gosn (UTA) GCU WF6. Nika Novikova (UTA) vs. Valentina Del Marco (GCU) 5-7, 2-4, unfinished Order of finish: 5, 3, 2, 4

Doubles  1. Valeriia Ivanovskaia / Mialy Ranaivo (UTA) def. Dania Deaifi / Valentina Del Marco (GCU) 6-2 2. Ana Paula Jimenez / Ioana Dumitrescu (UTA) def. Gala Arangio / Bella Crossman (GCU) 6-3 3. Maria Lucia Araoz-Gosn / Nika Novikova (UTA) vs. Karina Hofbauer / Angelina Mihajlovic (GCU) 5-2, unfinished   Order of finish: 2, 1  

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