Rice University
Middle Tennessee
No. 43 Owls Finish Regular Season With 4-0 Win Over Middle Tennessee
4/12/2025 2:07:00 PM | Women's Tennis
HOUSTON — The 43rd-ranked Rice Owls women's tennis team concluded the regular season with a 4-0 victory over the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders on Saturday afternoon at the George R. Brown Tennis Center. Rice posts a 16-5 record to finish the regular season while MTSU posts a 16-7 record to finish the regular season.
Prior to the match, seniors Saara Orav and Allison Zipoli were honored and thanked for their contributions to the Rice program.
In doubles play, the duo of Divna Ratkovic and Anushka Ashar were the first to finish, earning a dominant 6-0 win on the third line to open the match. Orav and Francesca Maguina at the first line earned a 6-3 win to wrap up doubles play, earning Rice the doubles point and the lead heading into singles play.
In singles, Maguina continued her winning ways with a 6-1, 6-3 win at the third line to open singles. Ratkovic followed up with 6-3, 6-1 result, putting the Owls up 3-0, needing only one more court to clinch the match. The Owls would get the clinch at the fourth line from Nithesa Selvaraj, who won her match 7-5, 6-3, to earn Rice's second-straight 4-0 win and clinch the match on senior day.
Rice will begin postseason play in Memphis, Tennessee, in the American Athletic Conference Championships. Seedings and the bracket will be announced at a later date.
RESULTS
DOUBLES
S. Orav/F. Maguina (RICE) def. E. Swarbrick/L. Peyer (MTSU), 6-3
D. Schwartzman/N. Selvaraj (RICE) vs. A. Truden/T. Chaphalkar (MTSU), 3-5 uf
D. Ratkovic/A. Ashar (RICE) def. I. Sposetti/C. Mataia (MTSU), 6-0
Order of Finish: 3, 1
SINGLES
D. Schwartzman (RICE) vs. A. Truden (MTSU), 5-7, 6-2, 0-0 uf
D. Ratkovic (RICE) def. I. Sposetti (MTSU), 6-3, 6-1
F. Maguina (RICE) def. L. Peyer (MTSU), 6-1, 6-3
N. Selvaraj (RICE) def. C. Mataia (MTSU), 7-5, 6-3
A. Zipoli (RICE) vs. R. Chaphalkar (MTSU), 7-6 (3), 1-4 uf
S. Orav (RICE) vs. Z. Lim (MTSU), 6-4, 2-1 uf
Order of Finish: 3, 2, 4
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,1
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2,4
Players Mentioned
