Women’s tennis collect two shutouts over weekend

Chris Caraveo

March 24, 2014

Neither the wind nor the Cyclones managed to faze the Longhorns on Friday night as No. 21 Texas swept Iowa State 7-0, the team’s second shutout of the season.

Texas won the doubles point with victories from freshman duo Ratnika Batra/Neda Koprcina and senior-freshman tandem Juliana Gajic/Pippa Horn.

In singles play, senior Elizabeth Begley won 6-1, 6-1 when Sami Budai’s return fell short of the net at match point.

Batra remained calm against a frustrated Meghan Cassens, who yelled at herself constantly with each error made. Batra nearly shut out Cassens with a 6-0, 6-1 win.

Koprcina swept her first set and pulled ahead 4-0 in the second with a left-side return at the net. Her 6-0, 6-2 win over Ana Gasparovic clinched the match for the Longhorns.

The Longhorns also shut out West Virginia on Sunday, moving to 8-9 (3-1 Big 12) on the season.