
Owls Finish Strong at TCU Fall Open
10/26/2025 9:01:00 PM | Women's Tennis
FORT WORTH – The Rice women's tennis team wrapped up the TCU Fall Open with an impressive showing on Sunday, collecting five singles victories and a doubles win to close the weekend on a high note.
The Owls controlled much of singles play, highlighted by straight-set wins from Uma Bakaityte, Francesca Maguina and Valentina Ponce. Bakaityte defeated TCU's Victoria Gomez 6-3, 7-6, while Maguina followed with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Cristina Ramos. Ponce turned in a dominant performance with a 6-1, 6-0 win over Texas Tech's Arina Oreshchenkova.
Ema Mravcova and Daniela Chica both battled through three-set matches to add to Rice's singles success. Mravcova edged Ella Brownback of Texas Tech 7-5, 3-6, 11-9, and Chica outlasted Elena Daskalova 6-2, 6-7 (5), 10-8.
In doubles play, Ponce and Anushka Ashar earned a 7-6 (5) victory over Nebraska's Tiziana Rossini and Catherine Gagen to wrap up the day.
Singles Results
Uma Bakaityte (Rice) def Victoria Gomez (TCU) 6-3, 7-6
Francesca Maguina (Rice) def. Cristina Ramos (TCU) 6-4, 6-3
Kseniia Logvin (Texas Tech) def. Anushka Ashar (Rice) 6-1, 6-1
Ema Mravcova (Rice) def. Ella Brownback (Texas Tech) 7-5, 3-6, 11-9
Daniela Chica (Rice) def. Elena Daskalova (Texas Tech) 6-2, 6-7 (5), 10-8
Valentina Ponce (Rice) def. Arina Oreshchenkova (Texas Tech) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles Results
Tomi Main/Letizia Corsini (TCU) def. Uma Bakaityte/Francesca Maguina (Rice) 7-5
Reya Lee Coe/Yuzu Miyoshi (Nebraska) def. Daniela Chica/Ema Mravcova (Rice) 6-2
Valentina Ponce/Anushka Ashar (Rice) def. Tiziana Rossini/Catherine Gagen (Nebraska) 7-6 (5)
The Owls controlled much of singles play, highlighted by straight-set wins from Uma Bakaityte, Francesca Maguina and Valentina Ponce. Bakaityte defeated TCU's Victoria Gomez 6-3, 7-6, while Maguina followed with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Cristina Ramos. Ponce turned in a dominant performance with a 6-1, 6-0 win over Texas Tech's Arina Oreshchenkova.
Ema Mravcova and Daniela Chica both battled through three-set matches to add to Rice's singles success. Mravcova edged Ella Brownback of Texas Tech 7-5, 3-6, 11-9, and Chica outlasted Elena Daskalova 6-2, 6-7 (5), 10-8.
In doubles play, Ponce and Anushka Ashar earned a 7-6 (5) victory over Nebraska's Tiziana Rossini and Catherine Gagen to wrap up the day.
Singles Results
Uma Bakaityte (Rice) def Victoria Gomez (TCU) 6-3, 7-6
Francesca Maguina (Rice) def. Cristina Ramos (TCU) 6-4, 6-3
Kseniia Logvin (Texas Tech) def. Anushka Ashar (Rice) 6-1, 6-1
Ema Mravcova (Rice) def. Ella Brownback (Texas Tech) 7-5, 3-6, 11-9
Daniela Chica (Rice) def. Elena Daskalova (Texas Tech) 6-2, 6-7 (5), 10-8
Valentina Ponce (Rice) def. Arina Oreshchenkova (Texas Tech) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles Results
Tomi Main/Letizia Corsini (TCU) def. Uma Bakaityte/Francesca Maguina (Rice) 7-5
Reya Lee Coe/Yuzu Miyoshi (Nebraska) def. Daniela Chica/Ema Mravcova (Rice) 6-2
Valentina Ponce/Anushka Ashar (Rice) def. Tiziana Rossini/Catherine Gagen (Nebraska) 7-6 (5)
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