COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – The University of the Incarnate Word women's tennis team dropped a Southland Conference match on Thursday to Central Arkansas, 4-1 at the Texas A&M Indoor Tennis Courts.

The match was originally scheduled to be played at UIW's Mabry Tennis Center, but the threat of rain and a ticking clock on the conference schedule season forced the Cardinals to move the match.

The Cardinals (2-19, 0-9) remained winless in conference play against the Lady Bears (9-5, 4-5).  Central Arkansas earned the opening point of the match by winning the first two doubles matches.  The team of Kelsey Williams and Allison Murphy won 8-3 at #2 while Kristina Horsikyan and Bianca Strukelj knocked off Malisa Vatanadilok and Taryn Strahl, 8-6 at #3.

In singles play, the Cardinals picked up their only point of the match when Strahl won at #5 over Strukelj, 6-4, 6-2.  The Bears closed out the match by winning three other singles matches in straight sets.  The only matches that did not finish were at #3 and #6.

The Cardinals are back in action on Friday at 10 a.m. against Southland rival New Orleans.

Doubles
1. Nataly Yoo/Cassidy Crawford (UCA) dnf. Rachel Sadiq/Sarah Savedra, 4-4
2. Kelsey Williams/Allison Murphy (UCA) d. Matea Zemunik/Antea Dedic, 8-3
3. Kristina Horsikyan/Bianca Strukelj (UCA) d. Malisa Vatanadilok/Taryn Strahl, 8-6

Singles
1. Yoo (UCA) d. Sadiq, 6-2, 6-0
2. Williams (UCA) d. Zemunik, 6-4, 6-4
3. Horsikyan (UCA) dnf. Savedra, 6-5
4. Williams (UCA) d. Vatanadilok, 6-0, 6-3
5. Strahl (UIW) d. Strukelj, 6-4, 6-2
6. Amanda Alvarez (UCA) dnf. Dedic, 6-4, 1-2
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