AUSTIN, Texas – No. 6 national seed Texas (23-4) won the doubles point and put away three singles wins in a 4-0 victory over McNeese State Friday in the first round of the NCAA Championships. The Longhorns secure their 18th consecutive win and set up a second-round contest against Texas A&M on Saturday. The Aggies advanced by way of a tightly-contested 4-3 victory over Rice in the first round.
Texas picked up doubles wins at the third and second positions to lock up the doubles point and a 1-0 match lead. Twin sophomores Anna and Bianca Turati improved to 6-0 at third doubles and notched a 6-2 victory over Charoline Erlandsson and Phonexay Chitdara.