Golden Eagles Defeat UTSA for First C-USA Win

NATCHITOCHES, La. -- Head coach Steve Schram picked up his first Conference USA win at the helm of the Southern Miss Women's Tennis (6-1, 1-0 C-USA) program when his Golden Eagles defeated UTSA (4-4, 1-1 C-USA) 4-1 on Saturday morning in Natchitoches, La.

"It was a very good win against a great team in UTSA," Schram said. "We lost twice to them last season and our team was very motivated to get this win. We rebounded very well after a tough loss to Northwestern State yesterday. It's still early in the season and we will go back to the practice courts tomorrow to work on a few key components."

The Golden Eagles jumped ahead early after winning the doubles point for the seventh time this season. Katia de la Garza and Warisara Lee were the first pair to wrap up their match, winning 6-2 over Catalina Cabarique and Kylee Kato on court two. Arina Amaning and Ebru Zeynep Yazgan secured the doubles point for Southern Miss with a 6-2 win over Sophie Omaworare and Laura Cabrera on court three. With the doubles point already in hand, Monique Burton and Sarah Medik went unfinished at the top pair.

The Golden Eagles extended their lead to three with early wins by de la Garza and Yazgan. De la Garza pushed her team-best record to 6-1 with a 6-2, 6-1 win on court two over Laura Boroja. Yazgan added a 6-1, 6-1 win against Cabarique on court four. UTSA kept itself in the contest with a three-set win by Jasmin Starr at the top spot against Arina Amaning. However, Medik secured the Golden Eagles their first C-USA win in two years with a 6-4, 6-2 win against Cabrera on court three. Lee and Tanit Lopez went unfinished on court five and six, respectively.

Southern Miss returns home to open a seven-match homestand that begins with Jackson State on Feb. 28 at 2 p.m.

Results
1: Monique Burton/Sarah Medik (USM) vs. Jasmin Starr/Keegan McCain (UTSA), 4-4, unf.
2: Katia de la Garza/Warisara Lee (USM) def. Catalina Cabarique/Kylee Kato (UTSA), 6-2
3: Arina Amaning/Ebru Zeynep Yazgan (USM) def. Sophie Omoworare/Laura Cabrera (UTSA), 6-2

1: Jasmin Starr (UTSA) def. Arina Amaning (USM), 6-4, 0-6, 6-1
2: Katia de la Garza (USM) def. Laura Boroja (UTSA), 6-2, 6-1
3: Sarah Medik (USM) def. Laura Cabrera (UTSA), 6-4, 6-2
4: Ebru Zeynep Yazgan (USM) def. Catalina Cabarique (UTSA), 6-1, 6-1
5: Warisara Lee (USM) vs. Kylee Kato (UTSA), 4-6, 6-5, unf.
6: Tanit Lopez (USM) vs. Keegan McCain (UTSA), 6-7(2), 1-4, unf.

Golden Eagles Defeat UTSA for First C-USA Win

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Team Stats

Players Mentioned

Arina Amaning

Monique Burton

Katia de la Garza

Warisara Lee

Tanit Lopez

Sarah Medik

Ebru Zeynep Yazgan