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COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- No. 41 Texas A&M claimed the doubles point and five singles matches on its way to a 6-1 win over No. 15 Texas (11-9, 5-1) Thursday in the State Farm Lone Star Showdown at A&M's George P. Mitchell Tennis Center.

UT junior Petra Dizdar (Split, Croatia) and freshman Marija Milic (Etobicoke, Ontario) scored Texas' lone doubles victory, defeating Anna Blagodarova and Seva Iwinski by an 8-5 count at the third position. Texas A&M (10-8, 6-0) collected victories at the first and second positions to take the doubles point.

UT sophomore Courtney Zauft (San Antonio, Texas) rallied from a one-set deficit to defeat A&M's Nicki Mechem in three sets, winning by a 2-6, 6-2, 6-1 margin at the fourth slot. UT senior Kelly Baritot (Allison Park, Pa.) fought back from a one-set deficit against A&M's Tiffany Clifford to prolong her match and later forced a third-set tiebreak. Baritot fell just shy in the end, dropping the tiebreak by a 10-8 count.

Senior Kendra Strohm (Tucson, Ariz.) also rallied from one set down to force a third set, but Blagodarova claimed the victory by winning the third set, 6-2. A&M tallied straight-set singles victories at the first, second and sixth positions.

Texas closes out the regular season with a five-match home stand beginning on Saturday, April 8 when UT meets Texas Tech. First serve is set for 1 p.m. CDT at the Penick-Allison Tennis Center in Austin.

No. 41 Texas A&M 6, No. 15 Texas 1
Doubles - Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2
1.Clifford/Foster (A&M) def. Marovic/Zauft (UT) - 8-3
2.No. 25 Lubinsky/Mechem (A&M) def. Baritot/Strohm (UT) - 8-5
3. Dizdar/Milic (UT) def. Blagodarova/Iwinski (A&M) -8-5

Singles - Order of Finish: 6, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
1. No. 50 Anna Lubinsky (A&M) def. No. 68 Mia Marovic (UT) - 6-4, 6-3
2. Sarah Foster (A&M) def. No. 81 Petra Dizdar (UT) - 6-1, 6-4
3. Anna Blagodarova (A&M) def. Kendra Strohm (UT) - 6-3, 4-6, 6-2
4. Courtney Zauft (UT) def. Nicki Mechem (A&M) - 2-6, 6-2, 6-1
5. Tiffany Clifford (A&M) def. Kelly Baritot (UT) - 6-1, 1-6, 7-6 (8)
6. Marisa Druss (A&M) def. Ristine Olson (UT) - 6-2, 6-2