UTSA blanks Sam Houston in Friday match
UTSA blanks Sam Houston in Friday matchUTSA blanks Sam Houston in Friday match
Women's Tennis

UTSA blanks Sam Houston in Friday match

by Kaden Chumbley

HUNTSVILLE, Texas — The Roadrunners continue their undefeated streak alive, beating Sam Houston 4-0 on Friday, Feb. 7 in Huntsville, Texas at the Chuck & Wanda Beckner Tennis Center.

The Roadrunners are now 8-0 to open the 2025 season and 5-0 on the road. In the eight matches played, UTSA has outscored their opponents by a combined score of 38-4. In singles play, the Roadrunners are 28-3 in singles and 14-4 in doubles.

UTSA will stay on the road to face off against Lamer on Saturday, Feb. 8 at 11 a.m. in Beaumont, Texas.

Match 8
The Roadrunners managed to take the match's first point as Aoka Nagasawa and Natalia Castaneda Guerrero defeated their opponents 6-3. Ekua Youri and Valeria Sanchez clinched the doubles point for the Roadrunners as they took down their foes 6-4 to give UTSA a 1-0 lead.

To open singles play, Youri handled her opponent at No. 2, defeating her 6-2, 6-4 for Youri’s sixth singles win of the season. With the Roadrunners up 2-0, Sanchez took down her opponent 6-4, 6-3 at No. 3 to give the Roadrunners a 3-0 lead.

To close out the match, giving the Roadrunners the win, Letizia Corsini beat her opponent 6-3, 6-3 at No. 1; this was Corsini’s fifth singles win of the season.

Match 8: UTSA 4, Sam Houston 0
February 7, 2025
Chuck & Wanda Beckner Tennis Center
Huntsville, Texas

Singles
Letizia Corsini (UTSA) def. Nayuma Subba (SHSU) 6-3, 6-3
Ekua Youri (UTSA) def. Jacqueline Schnabel (SHSU) 6-2, 6-4
Valeria Sanchez (UTSA) def. Adithi Venkatakrishnan (SHSU) 6-4, 6-4
Arina Babenko (UTSA) vs. Aaliyah Hohmann (SHSU) 7-5, 1-1, unfinished
Aoka Nagasawa (UTSA) vs. Sara Sadadinovic (SHSU) 6-2, 4-5, unfinished
Natalia Castaneda Guerrero (UTSA) vs. Ella Fitcher (SHSU) 6-0, 5-6 unfinished

Doubles
1. Ekua Youri/Valeria Sanchez (UTSA) def. Nayuma Subba/ Jacqueline Schnabel (SHSU) 6-4
2. Letizia Corsini/Arina Babenko (UTSA) vs. Adithi Venkatakrishnan/ Ella Fitcher (SHSU) 5-3, unfinished
3. Aoka Nagasawa/Natalia Castaneda Guerrero (UTSA) def. Aaliyah Hohmann/ Sara Sadadinovic (SHSU) 6-3

Records: UTSA 8-0; Sam Houston 3-3
Order of finish: Doubles: (3-1); Singles: (2,3,1)

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