WACO, Texas – On Sunday, UTSA Women’s Tennis concluded its stay at Baylor’s H-E-B Invitational. All eight Roadrunners hit the court over the four-day event, tallying 18 victories, including 14 in singles play. Diana Khaydarshina continued a strong fall campaign with three straight wins to open play, taking down two individuals from Power Four institutions in the process.
On Thursday, Gabriela Felix da Silva opened things up with a 2-6, 6-2 5-7 defeat against Rice. A day later, she dropped a 1-6, 1-6 contest to Kansas State. The Iowa State transfer then entered the win column, taking down her former school 6-4, 1-6, 7-5. Felix da Silva wrapped up her stay with a 2-6, 1-6 showing against Rice.
Meanwhile, Celine Absawi went down in a tiebreaker to Kansas State (6-2, 3-6 [6-10 tiebreaker]) on Thursday. The sophomore then suffered a similar fate to Rice on Friday by a 1-6, 6-3 [5-10 tiebreaker] ledger. Absawi fell to Iowa State 1-6, 2-6 on Saturday and did not take the court on Sunday.
Laia Tarazona Peyro’s Thursday affair was two sets in favor of Rice (4-6, 1-6). The sophomore bounced back a day later, toppling Iowa State 5-7, 7-5 [10-6 tiebreaker]. Texas A&M got the better of Tarazona Peyro on Saturday by a final mark of 6-7 (4-7), 2-6, capping her singles stay.
Amid her first semester with the program, Diana Khaydarshina started off with a bang against Kansas, coming back for a 5-7, 6-3 [10-8 tiebreaker] victory. The Russian then cruised to a 6-2, 6-3 Friday victory over Kansas State before making quick work of Rice (6-4, 6-1). On Sunday, she went down in straight sets to the Owls by a 3-6, 1-6 mark.
Giuliana Giardina breezed past Iowa State in her Thursday bout (6-0, 6-4), setting up a close Friday matchup with Kansas where she dropped a 2-6, 7-6 (7-5) [8-10 tiebreaker] contest. The Italian then faced another Jayhawk, falling 7-5, 6-7 (4-7), 2-6 on Saturday to conclude her action in singles.
Another Kansas clash saw Akari Tomoyose prevail 6-2, 6-4 on day one, but the Jayhawks got revenge 24 hours later by a 2-6, 4-6 margin. A Kansas State 2-6, 6-0, 4-6 victory soured Tomoyose’s Saturday before the Japan native answered against Iowa State on Sunday (6-1, 6-3).
Aoka Nagasawa dropped a 3-6, 4-6 opening-day contest to Kansas before taking down ISU 6-2, 6-2. Rice stifled the third-year Roadrunner in the first set before the Owl retired with an injury at 6-7 (5-7), 5-0. To close things out, Nagasawa took down a Jayhawk by a 6-4, 6-1 final line.
True freshman Katsiaryna Dubik crushed KSU 6-0, 7-5 on Thursday, setting up another win on Friday over Kansas (6-3, 5-7 [10-8 tiebreaker]). ISU slowed Dubik’s roll on day three by a 3-6, 0-6 score before the Belarus native toppled her second Jayhawk of the weekend, prevailing 6-1, 7-6 (7-4).
Head Coach Ki Kroll also sent four doubles pairs into action, shaking up two duos before first serve on Saturday. In total, the ‘Runners picked up four victories in 15 tries. Dubik and Nagasawa went 3-0 as a pairing while Felix da Silva and Khaydarshina added another triumph on Friday.
UP NEXT
Next weekend, the ‘Runners close their fall slate, hosting the second and final UTR College Series, opening play on Friday, Nov. 6. All the action will be held at UTSA Tennis Center, with finals wrapping up on Sunday, Nov. 8.
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