HUNTSVILLE ? The Sam Houston State women's tennis team ran is current dual match winning streak to four and upped their season record to 11-6 with a 6-1 Southland Conference victory over Central Arkansas Friday at the McAdams Tennis Center.

The Bearkats won all but the number six singles match and all three doubles pro sets. Sam Houston State stands 6-3 in Southland action with the final two regular season matches of the year scheduled for next Thursday and Saturday.

Irina Sotnikova and Peta Taylor both continued their successful singles and doubles successes. Sotnikova defeated Petra Keilova 6-0 6-1 to run her season record to 25-1. Taylor stands 22-6 for the year after a 6-0 6-1 victory over Lisa Mainz.

In doubles, Sotnikova and Taylor are 26-2 at number one, winning today 8-1 over Mainz and Rebecca Miller.

Sam Houston State will play host to Northwestern State at 10 a.m. Thursday and wrap up the regular season with Southeastern Louisiana Saturday at 12 noon. The Bearkats have clinched their fifth consecutive Southland Conference post-season tournament berth. The tournament will be played April 24-26 in Corpus Christi.

Tennis Match Results

Central Arkansas vs Sam Houston State

Apr 10, 2009 at Huntsville, TX

Sam Houston State 6, Central Arkansas 1 Doubles competition

1. Irina Sotnikova/Peta Taylor (SHSU) def. Mainz, Lisa/Miller, Rebecca (UCA) 8-1

2. Paty Manzur/Giorgia Pozzan (SHSU) def. Allison Hartman/Keilova, Petra (UCA) 8-2

3. Eleonora Kuruc/Stasa Vujosevic (SHSU) def. Rios, Alex/Short, Jordan (UCA) 8-1

 Singles competition

1. Irina Sotnikova (SHSU) def. Keilova, Petra (UCA) 6-0, 6-1

2. Giorgia Pozzan (SHSU) def. Miller, Heidi (UCA) 6-0, 6-2

3. Peta Taylor (SHSU) def. Mainz, Lisa (UCA) 6-0, 6-1

4. Paty Manzur (SHSU) def. McCullough, Rebecca (UCA) 6-0, 6-0

5. Eleonora Kuruc (SHSU) def. Allison Hartman (UCA) 6-4, 6-2

6. Short, Lindsey (UCA) def. Stasa Vujosevic (SHSU) 4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-8)

Match Notes:

Central Arkansas 4-11, SLC 0-10

Sam Houston State 11-6, SLC 6-3