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Rice Cruises Past North Texas
1/30/2026 7:54:00 PM | Women's Tennis
MCKINNEY— The Rice women's tennis team defeated conference foe North Texas 6-0 on Friday at the McKinney Tennis Courts.
Rice (3-1) jumped out to an early lead in doubles. Uma Bakaityte and Darya Schwartzman opened the match with a 6-0 win over Lou Chalard and Lilly Schultz. Ema Mravcova and Daniela Chica followed with a 6-2 victory against Marina Adati and Carolina Laydner to clinch the doubles point. On court two, Fernanda Martinez and Francesca Maguina were leading 3-2 before play was stopped.
The Owls carried the momentum into singles. Divna Ratkovic secured the first singles point with a dominant 6-0, 6-0 win over Batsukh. Bakaityte added a 6-2, 6-2 victory against Chalard on court two before Nithesa Selvaraj clinched the match with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Schultz.
Following the clinch, Maguina defeated Petelinsek 7-5, 7-6, and Schwartzman closed the match with a three-set win over Laydner, 6-3, 6-7, 7-6.
Rice will face TCU on Sunday at noon in Fort Worth.
RESULTS
DOUBLES
U. Bakaityte/D. Schwartzman (RICE) def. L. Chalard/L. Schultz (UNT) 6-0
F. Martinez/F. Maguina (RICE) def. U. Batsukh/P. Petelinsek (UNT) 3-2 unfinished
E. Mravcova/D. Chica (RICE) vs M. Adati/C. Laydner (UNT) 6-2
Order of Finish: 1, 3
SINGLES
D. Schwartzman (RICE) def. C. Laydner (UNT) 6-3, 6-7, 7-6
U. Bakaityte (RICE) def. L. Chalard (UNT) 6-2, 6-2
D. Ratkovic (RICE) def. U. Batsukh (UNT) 6-0, 6-0
F. Maguina (RICE)) def. P. Petelinsek (UNT) 7-5, 7-6
N. Selvaraj (RICE) def. L. Schultz (UNT) 6-4, 6-1
F. Martinez (RICE) vs M. Adati (UNT) unfinished
Order of Finish: 3, 2, 5, 4, 1
Rice (3-1) jumped out to an early lead in doubles. Uma Bakaityte and Darya Schwartzman opened the match with a 6-0 win over Lou Chalard and Lilly Schultz. Ema Mravcova and Daniela Chica followed with a 6-2 victory against Marina Adati and Carolina Laydner to clinch the doubles point. On court two, Fernanda Martinez and Francesca Maguina were leading 3-2 before play was stopped.
The Owls carried the momentum into singles. Divna Ratkovic secured the first singles point with a dominant 6-0, 6-0 win over Batsukh. Bakaityte added a 6-2, 6-2 victory against Chalard on court two before Nithesa Selvaraj clinched the match with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Schultz.
Following the clinch, Maguina defeated Petelinsek 7-5, 7-6, and Schwartzman closed the match with a three-set win over Laydner, 6-3, 6-7, 7-6.
Rice will face TCU on Sunday at noon in Fort Worth.
RESULTS
DOUBLES
U. Bakaityte/D. Schwartzman (RICE) def. L. Chalard/L. Schultz (UNT) 6-0
F. Martinez/F. Maguina (RICE) def. U. Batsukh/P. Petelinsek (UNT) 3-2 unfinished
E. Mravcova/D. Chica (RICE) vs M. Adati/C. Laydner (UNT) 6-2
Order of Finish: 1, 3
SINGLES
D. Schwartzman (RICE) def. C. Laydner (UNT) 6-3, 6-7, 7-6
U. Bakaityte (RICE) def. L. Chalard (UNT) 6-2, 6-2
D. Ratkovic (RICE) def. U. Batsukh (UNT) 6-0, 6-0
F. Maguina (RICE)) def. P. Petelinsek (UNT) 7-5, 7-6
N. Selvaraj (RICE) def. L. Schultz (UNT) 6-4, 6-1
F. Martinez (RICE) vs M. Adati (UNT) unfinished
Order of Finish: 3, 2, 5, 4, 1
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2,3
Order of Finish:
3,2,5,4,1
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