WICHITA FALLS, Texas - Faye D'Hamecourt and
Alex Odell-Michels continue to be a dynamite doubles duo for No. 38 Midwestern State.
But their effort were not enough Tuesday afternoon at the MSU Tennis Center as No. 16 Tarleton State rolled to a 7-2 Lone Star Conference victory.
D'Hamecourt and Odell-Michels edged Natalia Yanes/Melanie Zilles 8-5 at No. 1 doubles, but the TexAnns rallied to take the other two doubles' contests to take control of the contest.
Odell-Michels also battled Yanes, who is the No. 41-ranked singles' player in NCAA Division II, to three sets at the No. 1 singles position before falling 6-3, 2-6, 6-2.
Colleen Kinser rolled past Zilles 6-3, 7-5 at No. 5 for the Mustangs' lone singles' win while
Holly Gunderson fought Evgeniya Prokofeva to three sets before succumbing 4-6, 6-1, 6-2.
The TexAnns claimed straight-set wins in each of the other three singles' contests for their third-straight win against NCAA Division II compeition.
Midwestern State plays host to the Lone Star Conference Championships beginning next Thursday at the MSU, Hamilton Park and Weeks Park tennis centers.
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