The Basics
-Score: Texas State 6, St. Edward's 1
-Records: St. Edward's 0-1: Texas State 2-0
-Location: San Marcos, Texas (Bobcat Tennis Complex)
 
How It Happened
-St. Edward's started doubles play with two disappointing defeats to Texas State at the #1 and #3 positions. At #2 doubles PAIGE RACHEL and RAFAELA HAEGELE took their opponents to a tiebreaker before falling, 7-4 in extra play.
-Haegele lost her first set against Rachel Baldree, but rallied to win the second, 6-3, and take home the match in the super tiebreaker, 10-6.
-KATHERINE SULLIVAN and SAMMY SIEGEL was very close to forcing a third set, as Sullivan took Gabriela Rojas to a tiebreaker in no. 5 singles before falling 7-4. Siegel was down 5-0, before rallying to win four-straight games against Mariana Perez at No. 6 singles. Perez would end the threat with a 6-4 victory.
 
Texas State 6, St. Edward's 1
DOUBLES
1-Jessica Kahts-Gabriela Rojas (TXST) def. Sasha Khadzyan-FLORENCE BOINON (SEU), 8-4
2-Melissa Hadad-Mariana Perez (TXST) def. PAIGE RACHEL-RAFAELA HAEGELE (SEU), 8-7(4)
3-Monica Pieratt-Rachel Baldree (TXST) def. Francesca Chahor-KATHERINE SULLIVAN (SEU), 8-0
 
SINGLES
1-Kahts (TXST) def. Khadhzyan (SEU), 6-0, 6-1
2-Hada (TXST) def. Boinon (SEU), 6-1, 6-4
3-Haegele (SEU) def. Baldree (TXST), 3-6, 6-3, 10-6
4-Pieratt (TXST) def. Chahor (SEU), 6-2, 6-1
5-Rojas (TXST) def. Sullivan (SEU), 6-2, 7-6
6-Perez (TXST) def. SAMMY SIEGEL (SEU), 6-2, 6-4
 
Up Next
St. Edward's will be back in action Saturday when they travel to take on UT-San Antonio. First serve is set for 11 a.m. at the UTSA Tennis Complex. Hilltopper head coach Brenda Niemeyer will be facing her former team as she was head coach of the Roadrunners from 1999-06.