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Team hits stride as fall season closes

Written by Trevor Harris, The Shorthorn staff

Monday, 02 November 2009 06:16 PM

As the end of the fall season approaches it seems as though the men’s and women’s tennis teams saved their best for last.

For the men, the Texas Invitational in Austin was the last tournament for the fall season. Six of the seven players picked up at least one victory in the tournament, including sophomore Jason Lateko and senior Gonzalo Bienzobas. Lateko came out with two victories before getting knocked out in the quarterfinals.

Bienzobas advanced the furthest of any of the UTA men as he reached the semifinals of the B Draw consolation. He was able to pick up two victories in the bracket, but withdrew in the semifinals. The men will begin spring season and conference play in January.

The women endured a tough battle in the HEB Baylor Invitational last weekend, but the team saw success in both singles and doubles competition. Sophomore Maria Martinez-Romero advanced to the round of 16 in the open singles bracket but lost in three sets to Abigail Guthrie of Ole Miss.

Romero and her partner, sophomore Katarina Micochova, have been a force this season in doubles and they showed it. The tandem made it to the consolation bracket finals where Romero had a rematch with Guthrie and her partner Pippa Reakes. Ole Miss came out with an 8-3 victory, ending UTA’s run.

The tough competition in the fall has assistant head coach Marco Matteucci believing his team is ready for the Southland Conference.

“We just have to work on a few things and get healthy, but we should be OK,” he said. “I think we are still one of the favorites to win the conference.”
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