RICHARDSON, TX (04.09.22) - The No. 29-ranked UT Dallas women's tennis team needed little time to collect its third consecutive win to open ASC East Division play Saturday afternoon in a 9-0 shutout of Belhaven at the UTD Tennis Courts.

The Comets (7-2, 3-0 ASC East) sailed through doubles play, giving up just two games to Belhaven, before adding six straight-sets singles victories. UTD had four wins in singles play of 6-0, 6-0. With Saturday's victory, the Comets locked up at least a share of a fourth-consecutive ASC division crown and earned the right host the ASC Tournament later this month.

Top-flighted Samantha Wong and Elyssa Ducret opened the duel with an 8-1 win before Comets Megan Zeng and Suzuka Nishino added an 8-0 win at No. 3 doubles. Rebecca Jackson and Tisha Nakakes-Nguyen completed the doubles sweep with an 8-1 win at No. 2.

Jackson, the reigning ASC East Player of the Week, kicked off singles with a 6-0, 6-0, win over BU's Asia Robinson at No. 4. Zeng then locked down the team victory at No. 5 over Blazer Lillian Williams by the same score.

Wong (No. 1, 6-1, 6-3), Nishino (No. 2, 6-0, 6-1), Ducret (No. 3, 6-0, 6-0) and Nakakes-Nguyen (No. 6, 6-0, 6-0) also added straight-set singles wins.

The Comets return to action Sunday with a 1 p.m. home match against No. 13-ranked Trinity in non-conference play.