Arlington, Texas – In the opening round of the LSC Tournament, the Angelo State tennis team started strong, battling to earn the doubles point and jumping out to a 3-0 lead; however, a valiant effort by six-seed UT Tyler saw them complete the comeback and claim the 4-3 win over the Belles.

Ramitha Irrinki and Ayda Guler made quick work of Brooklyn Ross and Chloe Dix at line two with a 6-1 victory. Esther Bowers and Eva Schwartz clinched the doubles point at line three with a 6-4 win.

Valentina Gonzalez doubled the Belles' lead with a 6-2, 6-1 win at line two over Ross before doubles' partner Ena Ovcina extended the lead with a three-set win at line three.

The Patriots fought back from dropping the first set at lines four, five, and six to win those respective matches; the Patriots' Leony Deutschmann completed the comeback with a victory at line one over Dianela Rodriguez.

The Belles are now 0-3 all-time in the LSC Tournament; they await their postseason fate on May 3^rd for the NCAA selection show.
 
UT Tyler 4, Angelo State 3
Doubles
Leony Deustchmann/Kanika Sivaraman (UTT) def. Ena Ovcina/Valentina Gonzalez (ASU) 6-3
Ramitha Irrinki/Ayda Guler (ASU) def. Brooklyn Roos/Chloe Dix (UTT) 6-1
Esther Bowers/Eva Schwartz (ASU) def. Tanvikhaa Saravanan/Chloe Chawner (UTT) 6-4
Singles
Deutschmann (UTT) def. Dianela Rodriguez (ASU) 7-5, 7-6 (7-4)
Gonzalez (ASU) def. Ross (UTT) 6-2, 6-1
Ovcina (ASU) def. Sivaraman (UTT) 6-0, 3-6, 6-3
Saravanan (UTT) def. Schwartz (ASU) 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
Dnyanada Patil (UTT) def. Guler (ASU) 2-6, 6-3, 6-4
Chawner (UTT) def. Irrinki (ASU) 3-6, 6-2, 6-4