During their final season in the Sun Belt Conference, the women’s tennis team (23-2, 9-1) will play for the conference tournament championship following a 4-2 win Saturday against Georgia State University in the semifinals.
The victory puts UTA one win away from their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2011 as a member of the Southland Conference.
The Lady Mavericks grabbed the doubles point from the Panthers 6-3, 6-7, 7-6 to take an early 1-0 lead.
Freshmen Sarina Reinertsen and Ana Paula Jimenez won their singles matches, putting UTA one point away from victory.
In a 3-2 game, senior Momoka Horiguchi found herself down one set after a 6-7 loss in the first set.