ARKADELPHIA – The Ouachita women's tennis was back in action on Friday at home against 31st-ranked Texas-Tyler resulting in a 6-1 win for the Patriots.

Ouachita's Sadbaroy Kholdarova and Natalia Zamora Caprirolo started off with a convincing win in doubles on court one, but the Patriots came back to win on courts two and three to take a 1-0 lead heading into singles.

Kholdarova secured Ouachita's only point in the match at No. 1 singles with a hard-fought two-set victory over UT-Tyler's Natalia Gorzny. With the win, Kholdarova remains unbeaten at No. 1 singles this spring at 9-0.

The Tigers cross the street this upcoming Wednesday, March 19 for a non-conference matchup against Henderson State. First serve is set for 2 p.m.

NO. 31 UT-TYLER 6, OUACHITA 1

DOUBLES
1.     Kholdarova & Zamora (OUA) def. Carla Rodier & Allison Schwartz (UTT) 6-1
2.     Yona Bancarel & Kanika Sivaraman (UTT) def. Macie Heide & Marlee Bledsoe (OUA) 6-2
3.     Paula Castellanos & Natalia Gorzny (UTT) def. Karli Gay & Alice Kubler (OUA) 6-1

SINGLES
1.     No. 46 Kholdarova (OUA) def. Gorzny (UTT) 6-4, 6-4
2.     Rodier (UTT) def. Zamora (OUA) 6-2, 6-1
3.     Castellanos (UTT) def. Kubler (OUA) 6-3, 6-4
4.     Sivaraman (UTT) def. Anastasia Myachina (OUA) 6-4, 6-2
5.     Luisa Morales (UTT) def. Ali May (OUA) 6-3, 6-2
6.     Elisa Buhagiar (UTT) def. Gay (OUA) 7-6 (7-0), 6-3