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Owls Secure Six Wins on Day Two of HEB Invite
11/8/2025 8:54:00 PM | Women's Tennis
WACO – The Rice women's tennis team recorded two doubles wins and four singles victories Saturday at the H-E-B Invite hosted by Baylor.
Divna Ratkovic and Daniela Chica led the Owls with two wins each. The pair opened the day with a 6-2 doubles win over Kansas' Meg McCarty and Yerkezhan Arystanbekova, then each added singles victories later in the day.
Valentina Ponce and Ema Mravcova also picked up a doubles win, defeating UTSA's Ayra Salim and Milica Milosavljevic 6-1. In singles play, Nithesa Selvaraj and Anushka Ashar each earned straight-set victories to round out the day's wins for Rice.
The Owls will conclude play at the H-E-B Invite on Sunday, with matches set to begin at 10 a.m.
Results
Doubles
Divna Ratkovic/Daniela Chica (Rice) def. Yerkezhan Arystanbekova/Meg McCarty (Kansas) 6-2
Kennedy Gibbs/Alian Zack (Baylor) def. Divna Ratkovic/Daniela Chica (Rice) 7-6 (2)
Valentina Ponce/Ema Mravcova (Rice) def. Ayra Salim/Milica Milosavljevic (UTSA) 6-1
Singles
Kennedy Gibbs (Baylor) def. Darya Schwartzman (Rice) 6-1, 6-7 (5), 11-9
Divna Ratkovic (Rice) def. Meriem Ezzedine (Kansas) 6-2, 6-1
Alian Zack (Baylor) def. Uma Bakaityte (Rice) 6-0, 4-6, 10-7
Nithesa Selvaraj (Rice) def. Marta Chogsomjav (Kansas State) 6-2, 6-1
Yerkezhan Arystanbekova (Kansas) def. Francesca Maguina (Rice) 4-6, 6-4, 10-8
Anushka Ashar (Rice) def. Giuliana Giardina (UTSA) 6-0, 6-1
Anna Perelman (Texas A&M) def. Ema Mravcova (Rice) 6-2, 6-2
Daniela Chica (Rice) def. Claudia Velasco (Denver) 6-1, 7-6 (6)
Divna Ratkovic and Daniela Chica led the Owls with two wins each. The pair opened the day with a 6-2 doubles win over Kansas' Meg McCarty and Yerkezhan Arystanbekova, then each added singles victories later in the day.
Valentina Ponce and Ema Mravcova also picked up a doubles win, defeating UTSA's Ayra Salim and Milica Milosavljevic 6-1. In singles play, Nithesa Selvaraj and Anushka Ashar each earned straight-set victories to round out the day's wins for Rice.
The Owls will conclude play at the H-E-B Invite on Sunday, with matches set to begin at 10 a.m.
Results
Doubles
Divna Ratkovic/Daniela Chica (Rice) def. Yerkezhan Arystanbekova/Meg McCarty (Kansas) 6-2
Kennedy Gibbs/Alian Zack (Baylor) def. Divna Ratkovic/Daniela Chica (Rice) 7-6 (2)
Valentina Ponce/Ema Mravcova (Rice) def. Ayra Salim/Milica Milosavljevic (UTSA) 6-1
Singles
Kennedy Gibbs (Baylor) def. Darya Schwartzman (Rice) 6-1, 6-7 (5), 11-9
Divna Ratkovic (Rice) def. Meriem Ezzedine (Kansas) 6-2, 6-1
Alian Zack (Baylor) def. Uma Bakaityte (Rice) 6-0, 4-6, 10-7
Nithesa Selvaraj (Rice) def. Marta Chogsomjav (Kansas State) 6-2, 6-1
Yerkezhan Arystanbekova (Kansas) def. Francesca Maguina (Rice) 4-6, 6-4, 10-8
Anushka Ashar (Rice) def. Giuliana Giardina (UTSA) 6-0, 6-1
Anna Perelman (Texas A&M) def. Ema Mravcova (Rice) 6-2, 6-2
Daniela Chica (Rice) def. Claudia Velasco (Denver) 6-1, 7-6 (6)
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