Ayra Salim Serves During Sunday Home Defeat Against Tulsa (March 22, 2026 - San Antonio, Texas)Ayra Salim Serves During Sunday Home Defeat Against Tulsa (March 22, 2026 - San Antonio, Texas)
Women's Tennis

‘Runners Drop Sunday Matchup to Tulsa

SAN ANTONIO – The Roadrunners dropped just their second home match of the season in a 4-0 setback to Tulsa on Sunday at the UTSA Tennis Center.

UTSA fell to 8-2 at home and 8-7 overall on the season, while the Golden Hurricane improved to 9-10 this spring.

In doubles, Tulsa scored 6-2 victories on the third and second courts to clinch the first point of the match. At No. 1 doubles, UTSA’s duo of Natalia Castaneda and Guiliana Giardina took an early 2-1 lead over Maria Santos and Isabella Basson only to see the Tulsa tandem rally for a 6-3 victory.

The Golden Hurricane seized a 2-0 advantage with a 6-1, 6-3 decision by Carolina Alonso over Akari Tomoyose at No. 3 singles. Tulsa then moved to within one point of clinching with a 6-2, 6-1 win by Santos over Celine Absawi at the top spot of the lineup.

The visitors secured the win at No. 6, as Erin McKenzie registered a 6-4, 6-1 triumph over Giardina to end the match.

Match 15

DOUBLES

  1. Maria Santos/Isabella Basson (TUL) def. Natalia Castaneda/Giuliana Giardina (UTSA), 6-3
  2. Uta Asakura/Carolina Alonso (TUL) def. Valeria Sanchez/Laia Tarazona Peyro (UTSA), 6-2
  3. Lilitha Ndungane/Erin McKenzie (TUL) def. Aoka Nagasawa/Akari Tomoyose (UTSA), 6-2

SINGLES

  1. Maria Santos (TUL) def. Celine Absawi (UTSA), 6-2, 6-0
  2. Valeria Sanchez (UTSA) vs. Isabella Basson (TUL), 7-5, 2-6 (unfinished)
  3. Carolina Alonso (TUL) def. Akari Tomoyose (UTSA), 6-1, 6-3
  4. Natalia Castaneda (UTSA) vs. Alice Baba (TUL), 2-6, 3-4 (unfinished)
  5. Aoka Nagasawa (UTSA) vs. Coral Valle (TUL), 6-2, 3-5 (unfinished)
  6. Erin McKenzie (TUL) def. Giuliana Giardina (UTSA), 6-4, 6-1

FINAL SCORE: UTSA 0, TULSA 4

March 22, 2026

UTSA Tennis Center

San Antonio, Texas

Records: UTSA 8-7, Tulsa 9-10

Order of Finish: Doubles: (3, 2, 1); Singles: (3, 1, 6)

UP NEXT

UTSA gears up for its first road trip in more than a month, visiting North Texas on Friday, March 27, before trekking to UT Arlington a day later. The bout between the Roadrunners and Mean Green will begin at 11 a.m. from Denton, Texas. All the action will be available to follow via utsa.statbroadcast.com.

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