SAN ANTONIO – On Thursday, UTSA Women’s Tennis returned to action, hosting fellow American Conference member Wichita State. The Roadrunners put up a fight against the 36th-ranked team in the land, but ultimately fell by a 4-1 margin. The defeat was the first for the squad at home in 2026, dropping UTSA to 6-6 overall this spring.
Giuliana Giardina excelled on court six, coming away with back-to-back 6-2 set victories. Elsewhere, Akari Tomoyose and Aoka Nagasawa each took their opening set as UTSA applied pressure on the nationally-recognized Shockers. Both Roadrunners were unable to finish their second set, however, as WSU clinched the match at the conclusion of court two’s affair.
Match 12
DOUBLES
- Giorgia Roselli/Xin Tong Wang (WSU) def. Valeria Sanchez/Celine Absawi (UTSA) 6-0
- Kristina Kudryavtseva/Theodora Chantava (WSU) vs. Natalia Castaneda Guerrero/Giuliana Giardina 6-2
- Sati Aubakirova/Palmy Vimuktananda (WSU) vs. Aoka Nagasawa/Akari Tomoyose (UTSA) 4-3, unfinished
SINGLES
- Xin Tong Wang (WSU) def. Celine Absawi (UTSA) 6-4, 6-1
- Giorgia Roselli (WSU) def. Valeria Sanchez (UTSA) 6-0, 7-6 [7-0 tiebreaker]
- Akari Tomoyose vs. Theodora Chantava (WSU) 7-6 [7-4 tiebreaker], 2-5, unfinished
- Kristina Kudryavtseva (WSU) def. Natalia Castaneda Guerrero (UTSA) 6-4, 6-2
- Aoka Nagasawa (UTSA) vs. Palmy Vimuktananda (WSU) 6-4, 2-5, unfinished
- Giuliana Giardina (UTSA) def. Sati Aubakirova (WSU) 6-2, 6-2
FINAL SCORE: UTSA 1, No. 36 Wichita State 4
March 5, 2026
UTSA Tennis Center
San Antonio, Texas
Records: UTSA 6-6, Wichita State 11-3
Order of Finish: Doubles: (1, 2); Singles: (6, 4, 1, 2)
UP NEXT
UTSA currently sits more than three weeks away from its next scheduled road trip, coming on March 27 at North Texas. Before then, the Roadrunners will still have four more home matches, even following their bout with the Shockers. On Tuesday, UTSA will host SEMO at 11 a.m. from the Alamo City. Every home contest will be streamed on sporfie.com/utsa and available to follow via utsa.statbroadcast.com.
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