HOUSTON – The No. 61 UTSA women’s tennis team dropped a 4-0 decision to the Rice Owls on Saturday at George R. Brown Tennis Center.
The Owls took a 1-0 advantage after winning the doubles point. The dynamic duo of Cassie McLay and Aleksandra Zlatarova suffered their first doubles loss of the season, falling to Chie Kezuka and Federica Trevisan by 6-1 at the first court. Vittoria Baccino and Magda Tuells dropped a 6-2 match to Anushka Ashar and Divna Ratkovic at court three.
Rice opened up with a win at the top singles court to add on to their advantage as Zlatarova fell to Trevisan by sets of 6-1 and 6-2. Next, Baccino battled but fell to Ratkovic at the third spot by 7-5 and 6-2. The Owls sealed the win with a fifth court win of 6-3 and 6-2 by Saara Orav, as Rice took the 4-0 win over UTSA.
The Roadrunners fall to a 7-2 record, while the Owls improve to 3-5 record.
RICE 4 – UTSA 0
Doubles Results (RICE 1, UTSA 0)
Order of Finish: 1, 3
1. Chie Kezuka/Federica Trevisan (RICE) def. Cassie McLay/Aleksandra Zlatarova (UTSA) 6-1
2. Darya Schwartzman/Saara Orav (RICE) vs. Fatima Gutierrez/Ekua Youri (UTSA) 5-3, unfinished
3. Anushka Ashar/Divna Ratkovic (RICE) def. Vittoria Baccino/Magda Tuells (UTSA) 6-2
Singles Results (RICE 3, UTSA 0)
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 5
1. Federica Trevisan (RICE) def. Aleksandra Zlatarova (UTSA) 6-1, 6-2
2. Darya Schwartzman (RICE) vs. Fatima Gutierrez (UTSA) 6-3, 1-6, 1-0, unfinished
3. Divna Ratkovic (RICE) def. Vittoria Baccino (UTSA) 7-5, 6-2
4. Chie Kezuka (RICE) vs. Cassie McLay (UTSA) 6-4, 4-3, unfinished
5. Saara Orav (RICE) def. Ekua Youri (UTSA) 6-3, 6-2
6. Anushka Ashar (RICE) vs. Eva Beyebach (UTSA) 6-3, 3-1, unfinished
Up Next
The Roadrunners head to Denton, Texas, for a trio of matches next weekend. UTSA will face North Texas on March 2 at 11 a.m., before a couple of neutral site matches on March 3 against Tyler JC at 9 a.m. and Cowley CC at 1 p.m.
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