Rice University
Furman
No. 42 Rice Falls at No. 38 Furman, 4-2
3/23/2025 2:37:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Owls end stretch of five-straight ranked matches with 4-1 record
GREENVILLE, S.C. - The 42nd-ranked Rice women's tennis team saw its seven-match winning streak come to a halt on Sunday afternoon, falling to the 38th-ranked Furman Paladins 4-2. Rice falls to 12-5 while Furman improves to 12-2.
Rice earned the first victory of the doubles portion of the contest, with Saara Orav and Francesca Maguina earning a 6-1 victory at the second court. However, the Paladins would earn a 6-2 victory on court one, followed by a 6-3 victory on court three, to take the doubles point of the contest.
In singles, Furman would build up a 2-0 lead with a 6-0, 6-2 victory on the third line, but Allison Zipoli would get Rice on the board with a 6-3, 6-0 victory at court six. Furman would again take a two-point lead with a win on the fifth court, 3-6, 6-2, 6-0, and Rice would again dig into the lead with a Nithesa Selvaraj victory at the fourth line, 6-3, 6-4. Furman would claim the fourth point of the match with a three-set victory on court one, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2. On court two, Divna Ratkovic and her opponents were set to begin their third set after winning a set each before the match was called.
Rice will remain on the road next week, taking on South Florida and 66th-ranked Florida International on Friday and Saturday in Tampa, Florida.
RESULTS
DOUBLES
E. Schulson/S. Snyder (FUR) def. #32 D. Schwartzman/F. Martinez (RICE), 6-2
S. Orav/F. Maguina (RICE) def. J. Dawson/M. Hitchcock (FUR), 6-1
A. Griffin/M. Pennings (FUR) def. A. Ashar/D. Ratkovic (RICE), 6-3
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3
SINGLES
S. Snyder (FUR) def. D. Schwartzman (RICE), 3-6, 6-2, 6-2
D. Ratkovic (RICE) vs. M. Pennings (FUR), 6-1, 4-6, 0-0 uf
J. Dawson (FUR) def. F. Maguina (RICE), 6-0, 6-2
N. Selvaraj (RICE) def. M. Hitchcock (FUR), 6-3, 6-4
E. Schulson (FUR) def. F. Martinez (RICE), 3-6, 6-2, 6-0
A. Zipoli (RICE) def. G. Thomas (FUR), 6-3, 6-0
Order of Finish: 3, 6, 5, 4, 1
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1,3
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
3,6,5,4,1
Players Mentioned
