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Owls Finish Weekend at HEB Invite
11/9/2025 8:37:00 PM | Women's Tennis
WACO – The Rice women's tennis team wrapped up the weekend at the H-E-B Invitational hosted by Baylor on Sunday.
The Owls earned five wins on the day, including one in doubles and four in singles.
Nithesa Selvaraj and Uma Bakaityte defeated Baylor's Kennedy Gibbs and Alain Zack 6-3. In singles play, Divna Ratkovic, Francesca Maguina, Valentina Ponce and Selvaraj each secured victories.
Darya Schwartzman will close out the fall season at the NCAA Singles Championship in Orlando, Florida, Nov. 18-23.
RESULTS
Doubles
Nithesa Selvaraj/Uma Bakaityte (Rice) def. Kennedy Gibbs/Alain Zack (Baylor) 6-3
Natalie Cinkova/Claudia Martinez De Velasco (Denver) def. Valentina Ponce/Ema Mravcova (Rice) 6-2
Singles
Divna Ratkovic (Rice) def. Kennedy Gibbs (Baylor) 6-2, 6-2
Nithesa Selvaraj (Rice) def. Yerkezhan Arystanbekova (Kansas) 6-1, 6-2
Francesca Maguina (Rice) def. Martaa Chogsmjav (Kansas State) 6-2, 6-4
Anna Perelman (TAMU) def. Anushka Ashar 6-1, 7-6 (4)
Giuliana Giardina (UTSA) def. Ema Mravcova (Rice) 6-3, 6-2
Valentina Ponce (Rice) def. Margaret Jaraczewski (Kansas State) 6-2, 2-6, 10-7
The Owls earned five wins on the day, including one in doubles and four in singles.
Nithesa Selvaraj and Uma Bakaityte defeated Baylor's Kennedy Gibbs and Alain Zack 6-3. In singles play, Divna Ratkovic, Francesca Maguina, Valentina Ponce and Selvaraj each secured victories.
Darya Schwartzman will close out the fall season at the NCAA Singles Championship in Orlando, Florida, Nov. 18-23.
RESULTS
Doubles
Nithesa Selvaraj/Uma Bakaityte (Rice) def. Kennedy Gibbs/Alain Zack (Baylor) 6-3
Natalie Cinkova/Claudia Martinez De Velasco (Denver) def. Valentina Ponce/Ema Mravcova (Rice) 6-2
Singles
Divna Ratkovic (Rice) def. Kennedy Gibbs (Baylor) 6-2, 6-2
Nithesa Selvaraj (Rice) def. Yerkezhan Arystanbekova (Kansas) 6-1, 6-2
Francesca Maguina (Rice) def. Martaa Chogsmjav (Kansas State) 6-2, 6-4
Anna Perelman (TAMU) def. Anushka Ashar 6-1, 7-6 (4)
Giuliana Giardina (UTSA) def. Ema Mravcova (Rice) 6-3, 6-2
Valentina Ponce (Rice) def. Margaret Jaraczewski (Kansas State) 6-2, 2-6, 10-7
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