HUNTSVILLE, Texas— UTSA Women’s Tennis competed in the Bearkat Invitational Oct. 25- Oct. 27, facing off against Sam Houston, UTRGV and Lamar. The Roadrunners accumulated a combined record of 15-6 in the three-day tournament at the Chuck and Wanda Beckner Tennis Center.
In the doubles portion of the invitational, the Roadrunners won five of their six matches, falling to just UTRGV. Natalia Castaneda and Vittoria Baccino went undefeated as a tandem, winning 6-4 over UTRGV, 6-2 over Sam Houston and 6-3 over Lamar. Aoka Nagasawa and Valeria Sanchez went 2-1 in their double matchups topping Lamar and Sam Houston.
Baccino capped off an amazing weekend as she triumphed in each of her single’s matchups, beating Madeleine Joffe out of UTRGV, Nayuma Subba out of Sam Houston and Luana Paiva out of Lamar. Valeria Sanchez also won all her single’s matchups, downing Asta Miettien out of Lamar, Sam Houston’s Jacqueline Scnabel and Luna Buijtenhuijs from UTRGV.
The Roadrunners managed to pull off a clean sweep against Lamar, only losing one set in seven matches in both singles and doubles. Against UTRGV, the Roadrunners won three of their five matches. Against the host, Sam Houston, the Roadrunners won two of their five games.
UTSA will be back in action on Nov. 8, heading to Houston, Texas, to compete in the Rice Invitational at the George R. Brown Tennis Center.
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
SAM HOUSTON vs. UTSA
Vittoria Baccino, UTSA def. Nayuma Subba, SHSU 0-6 6-2 1-0 (10-3)
Christine Jevicky, SHSU def. Acka Nagasawa, UTSA 6-4 6-2
Valeria Sanchez, UTSA def. Jacqueline Schnabel, SHSU 6-1 6-1
Adithi Venkata Krishnan, SHSU def. Natalia Guerrero, UTSA 6-1 6-4
Sara Sadadinovic, SHSU def. Katerina Robinson, UTSA 6-4 6-2
UTSA vs. UTRGV
Vittoria Baccino, UTSA def. Madeleine Joffe, UTRGV 6-2 6-2
Valeria Sanchez, UTSA def. Luna Buitjtenhuijs, UTRGV default
Maria Baktina UTRGV def. Natalia Guerrero, UTSA 7-6 6-2
K Robinson, UTSA def. Giuliana Castelain, UTRGV default
LAMAR vs. UTSA
Vittoria Baccino, UTSA def. Luana Paiva, Lamar 6-1 6-1
Aoka Nagasawa, UTSA def. Megan Do, Lamar 6-3 1-6 (10-5)
Valeria Sanchez, UTSA def. Asta Miettinen, Lamar 6-1 6-2
Natalia Guerrero, UTSA def. Matrina Alcaino, Lamar6-2 6-1
DOUBLES RESULTS
UTSA vs. UTRGV
Luna Buijtenhuijs / Madeleine Joffe, UTRGV def. Aoka Nagasawa / Valeria Sanchez, UTSA 6-3
Aroma Baccino / Natalia Guerrero UTSA def. Maria Bakhtina / Valentina Urraco, UTRGV 6-4
LAMAR vs. UTSA
Aoka Nagasawa / Valeria Sanchez, UTSA def. Megan Do / Asta Miettinen, Lamar 7-6 (7-3)
Aroma Babenko / Natalie Guerero, UTSA def. Martina Alcaino / Luana Paiva 6-3
SAM HOUSTON vs. UTSA
Nayuma Subba / Sara Sadadinovic , SHSU def. Aoka Nagasawa / Valeria Sanchez , UTSA 6-4
Vittoria Baccino / Natalia Guerrero, UTSA def. Aaliyah Holmann / Jacqueline Scnabel, SHSU 6-2
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