Belton, Texas - The University of Texas at Dallas women's tennis team dominated doubles and kept rolling through singles as the Comets cruised to a 6-0 victory over Mississippi College in the semifinals of the American Southwest Conference Championship Tournament Saturday in Belton. The victory sends UTD into Sunday's Championship Match.
Rachel Houston and Casey Johnson posted an 8-4 win at #1 doubles. The Comets also got wins at #2 doubles from Megan Tan and Auvi Tran and at #3 doubles from Jean-Jean Gwo and Cindy Tiu. Tran rolled to a 6-0, 6-0 victory at #1 singles and then Mindy Tiu and Stephanie Lu won at #3 and #6 singles at exactly the same time to make it a 6-0 Comet victory. UTD also led the other three singles matches when the match was stopped.
UTD improves to 14-3 on the season with the win and moves into Sunday's 1:00 PM Championship Match to take on U.T.-Tyler. That match will be played at the Yvonne Li Tennis Center on the UMHB campus. The ASC Tournament Champion also claims the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III National Championships. The loss ends Mississippi College's season at 8-7.
