On the same weekend that Texas State Tennis broke the program record for season wins, it also took its first home loss against No. 1 Old Dominion Monarchs, who defeated the Bobcats 4-0 on Sunday at the Bobcat Tennis Complex.
After the losing result, Texas State dropped from the No. 2 spot in the Sun Belt to No. 3 with just two matches remaining in conference play.
The Bobcats faced woes across the board, unable to overcome the No. 41 nationally ranked Monarchs who are undefeated in the Sun Belt.
Doubles
Despite the day’s ending, Sofia Fortuno and Ireland Simme started the match off with a promising doubles result, defeating their opposing Monarchs 6-3. The two are now undefeated, 5-0, as a doubles pair this season.
Unable to keep the winning streak alive, Callie Creath and Kiana Graham suffered a 6-4 loss in their match.
In the deciding match for the doubles point, Maria Lora and Chantajah Mills were unable to pull out a victory despite a hard fought battle, ultimately losing their match 6(4)-7(7) and earning the Monarch their first point.
Singles
The Monarchs dominated in singles play, executing a sweeping result across the courts.
Creath and Graham both experienced a second loss of the day after falling in their singles matches both with a score of 6-2, 6-1.
The Monarchs wrapped the match up as Victoria Matasova defeated Tadiwa Mauchi 6-3, 6-2.
Up next, the Bobcats will take a road trip to Huntington, West Virginia to play the Marshall Bisons at 9 a.m. CT on Saturday, April 12.
