NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The UCA tennis team was back in action today and, in just their second match of the season, ran into a buzz saw as they fell 7-0 at the hands of UALR Tuesday morning.
 
The victory improved UALR’s record to 1-4 this year while UCA fell to 1-1.
 
In singles action, UCA forced third sets at No. 1, No. 4 and No. 5 singles. Simona Horsikyan fell in No. 1 action to Viktoriya Plyuta 6-7, 6-3, 10-8, Allison Hartman was outlasted by Michaela McShane 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 and Nina Yates defeated Sasha Ruocco 6-4, 2-6, 6-3.  
 
Other singles matches included Veronique Luksich downing Kristina Horsikyan 6-0, 6-0, Allison Murphy fell to Yana Kakovkina 6-4, 6-3, and Kazumi Otani was bested by Alla Kravchuk 7-5, 6-4.
 
In doubles play, UCA did manage a victory in No. 3 doubles. The duo of K. Horsikyan and Ruocco defeated Alina Kolegova and Yates 8-3.
 
UALR earned the doubles point, however, as Kakovkina and Plyuta defeated Hartman and Murphy 9-8 at the No. 1 spot and Luksich and McShane got the best of S. Horsikyan and Otani, 8-5.
 
The Bears return to the courts this Saturday when they travel to Texas to take on UT Arlington and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.