Feb. 4, 2010

Arlington, Texas -

UT Arlington Match Notes

Match 3
UT Arlington (0-2) at Richmond (0-1) & Old Dominion (4-2)
Friday, February 5 & Saturday, February 6
Richmond, VA. -- 1 & 2 p.m.

A LOOK AT THIS WEEKEND
The women's team hits the road for a pair of non-conference games in Richmond, VA. UT Arlington takes on Richmond Friday, February 5 at 1 p.m. followed by a meeting against Old Dominion University the next day at 2 p.m.

UTA is coming off a pair of losses in Lubbock, Texas over Texas Tech and University of New Mexico.

SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
On Friday, the women face Richmond at 1 p.m. followed by a Saturday meeting with Old Dominion at 2 p.m.

Richmond is coming off a 7-0 loss to No. 26 Virginia in its season opener.

No. 53 Old Dominion earned a 5-2 victory over No. 50 Denever at the ITF National Indoor Team Championships. The Lady Monarchs are 4-2 overall but before they face UTA they will match-up against East Carolina on their home court.

TENNIS SWEEPS PLAYER OF THE WEEK AWARDS
UT Arlington sophomore Katarina Mlcochova and senior Dmitry Minkin have been named the Southland Conference's men's and women's tennis player of the week, the league office announced Tuesday.

Mlcochova opened the season going a perfect 2-0 in singles and 1-0 in doubles action. The Bratislava, Slovakia, native handed Kelsy Garland of Texas Tech a 7-5, 4-6 and 6-3 loss and followed that performance with a 7-6, 6-1 victory over New Mexico's Kristen Eggleston.

In doubles action, Mlcochova and teammate Klara Jagosova notched a 9-8 win against New Mexico's No. 1 doubles team.

Minkin was one of two Mavericks to record a singles win against No. 38 Texas Christian Sunday at the UTA Tennis Center. The St. Petersburg, Russia, native handed TCU's No. 1 singles player a 6-3, 3-6 and 6-2 loss.

In doubles action, Minkin and teammate Mindaugas Celedinas dropped a 9-7 decision to Paul Chappell and Marius-Adrian Cirste in the top spot.

MAVERICKS RECAP
UT Arlington finished last season with a perfect 10-0 conference mark and a 13-9 overall record. The Mavericks clinched their third Southland Conference title in the last five years.

Head Coach Diego Benitez guided three athletes to SLC honors as well as being named the Southland Conference Coach of the Year.

The Mavs went on to the NCAA Women's Tennis Championships where they suffered a 4-0 setback to No. 4 Baylor.

MEN OPEN SEASON AT HOME
UT Arlington opened the 2010 campaign with a 5-2 loss over nationally-ranked TCU at home.

The men's tennis team continues their five-game homestand when they take on Centenary and Cameron, Thursday, February 11 at 10 a.m and 1 p.m. at the UTA Tennis Center.