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March 21, 2010

AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas (6-3, 2-0 Big 12) secured the doubles point and swept the six singles matches on its way to a 7-0 win over Kansas (8-6, 0-2 Big 12) Sunday afternoon at UT's Penick-Allison Tennis Center.

The Longhorns opened the doubles session with a win at third doubles, as senior Sarah Lancaster and junior Caroline Larsson dealt Victoria Khanevskaya and Alie Dzuba an 8-3 defeat. The Jayhawks responded with a win at first doubles, but UT finished off the doubles session with a win at the second slot, as senior Vanja Corovic and freshman Aeriel Ellis defeated Kuni Dorn and Sara Lazarevic by an 8-6 count.

Texas made short work of Kansas in the singles session and won each match in straight sets. Corovic notched a 6-1, 6-0 win over Lazarevic at second singles, and Lancaster added a 6-0, 6-0 win over Dzuba at the sixth slot. Ellis clinched the victory for the Horns at first singles, where she dealt Katarina Morozova a 6-3 6-4 defeat.

Larsson followed with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Erin Wilbert at fourth singles, and UT junior Maggie Mello registered a 6-3, 7-5 win over Khanevskaya at the fifth slot. Sophomore Krista Damico tacked on the final point with a 7-5, 6-2 win over Dorn at third singles.

Texas continues conference play on Friday, March 26 when it hosts Texas Tech at 1 p.m. Central.

Texas 7, Kansas 0
Doubles - Order of Finish: 3, 1, 2
1 Morozova/Wilbert (KU) def. Craddock/Damico (UT) - 8-6
2 Corovic/Ellis (UT) def. Dorn/Lazarevic (KU) - 8-6
3 Lancaster/Larsson (UT) def. Khanevskaya/Dzuba (KU) - 8-3
Singles - Order of Finish: 2, 6, 1, 4, 5, 3
1 Aeriel Ellis (UT) def. Katarina Morozova (KU) - 6-3, 6-4
2 Vanja Corovic (UT) def. Sara Lazarevic (KU) - 6-1, 6-0
3 Krista Damico (UT) def. Kuni Dorn (KU) - 7-5, 6-2
4 Caroline Larsson (UT) def. Erin Wilbert (KU) - 6-3, 6-2
5 Maggie Mello (UT) def. Victoria Khanevskaya (KU) - 6-3, 7-5
6 Sarah Lancaster (UT) def. Alie Dzuba (KU) - 6-0, 6-0