SAN ANGELO – The Angelo State women's tennis team returned home for a matchup of ranked teams within the top 25 of the ITA rankings, and the Belles dominated #15 Nebraska-Kearney with a 6-1 win to improve to 7-2 overall on the season and 2-0 at home.

The Belles claimed the doubles point with a 7-6 victory though Eva Schwartz and Mieke Van Deventer at line three.

In singles play, the Belles claimed a pair of straight set victories and a trio of wins that took all three sets.

Valentina Gonzalez and Dianela Rodriguez took care of business on lines one and two, with Gonzalez winning 6-2, 6-4 while Rodriguez claimed her match 6-2, 6-3.

Ena Ovcina, Ayda Guler and Ramitha Irrinki would all win in three sets.

The Belles are back in action next week on the road for a trio of matches against Spring Hill, West Florida and #13 West Alabama.
 
#24 Angelo State 6, #15 Nebraska-Kearney 1
Doubles
1. Valentina Gonzalez/Ena Ovcina (ASU) def. Alexis Bernthal/Jazmin Zamorano (UNK) 6-0
2. Mia Sherikulova/Narindra Ranaivo (UNK) def. Ramitha Irrinki/Ayda Guler (ASU) 6-3
3. Eva Schwartz/Mieke Van Deventer (ASU) def. Melisa Becerra/Masha Hatouka (UNK) 7-6
Singles
1. Valentina Gonzalez (ASU) def. Melisa Becerra (UNK) 6-2, 6-4
2. Dianela Rodriguez (ASU) def. Alexis Bernthal (UNK) 6-2, 6-3
3. Ena Ovcina (ASU) def. Narindra Ranaivo (UNK) 7-5, 5-7, 7-6
4. Jazmin Zamorano (UNK) def. Eva Schwartz (ASU) 6-3, 6-3
5. Ayda Guler (ASU) def. Mia Sherikulova (UNK) 7-5, 4-6, 7-6
6. Ramitha Irrinki (ASU) def. Masha Hatouka (UNK) 6-4, 2-6, 6-1
Order of finish: Doubles (1, 2, 3) Singles (1, 2, 4, 3, 6, 5)
Match Notes:
Nebraska-Kearney 6-4; National ranking #15
Angelo State 7-2; National ranking #24