SAN MARCOS, Texas (3/16/25) – After dropping a tightly-contested doubles point, the Arkansas State women's tennis team fought hard in singles but ultimate dropped a 4-1 decision at Texas State Sunday at the Bobcat Tennis Complex.
Loles Carbo Chova earned a singles point for A-State (9-5, 2-1 SBC) at the No. 6 position, but the Bobcats (12-3, 3-1) clinched the match with wins on Courts 1, 3 and 4.
Hanmare McAslin and Sarah Millard dropped a 6-0 match to TXST's Callie Creath and Kiana Graham on Court 3, but Lilly Cvanciger and Abigail Thurmer leveled the doubles count with a 6-3 victory against Chantajah Mills and Emily Niers on Court 2. The hosts then took a 1-0 lead in the match when Sofia Fortuno and Ireland Simme outlasted Anna Grigoreva and Carla Muro Castellvi on Court 1.
Carbo Chova evened the match at 1-all when she topped Maria Lora 6-2, 6-2, to improve to 9-1 this spring.
The Bobcats claimed a 2-1 advantage when Graham won 6-1, 6-4 against Cvanciger on Court 1, and then made it 3-1 after Niers defeated McAslin 6-4, 6-2 on Court 3. Fortuno then clinched the match with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Muro Castellvi at the No. 4 position.
At the time the match ended, Grigoreva led Creath 5-3 in the second set on Court 2, looking to extend the match, while Simme was up a set and had a 4-2 second-set lead against Millard at No. 5.
NEXT UP
A-State returns home for four straight matches at the A-State Tennis Complex, beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday versus Coastal Carolina. Admission is free to all A-State home tennis matches.
A-STATE 1 – TEXAS STATE 4
March 16, 2025 – San Marcos, Texas
DOUBLES
#1 – Sofia Fortuno/Ireland Simme def. Anna Grigoreva/Carla Muro Castellvi 6-4
#2 – Lilly Cvanciger/Abigail Thurmer def. Chantajah Mills/Emily Niers 6-3
#3 – Callie Creath/Kiana Graham def. Sarah Millard/Hanmare McAslin 6-0
Order of finish: 3,2,1
SINGLES
#1 – Kiana Graham def. Lilly Cvanciger 6-1, 6-4
#2 – Anna Grigoreva vs. Callie Creath 4-6, 5-3 unf.
#3 – Emily Niers def. Hanmare McAslin 6-4, 6-2
#4 – Sofia Fortuno def. Carla Muro Castellvi 6-3, 6-2
#5 – Sarah Millard vs. Ireland Simme 6-7(2), 2-4 unf.
#6 – Loles Carbo Chova def. Maria Lora 6-2, 6-2
Order of finish: 6,1,3,4
