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Owls Shine on Day Two of ITA Texas Regional
10/9/2026 11:35:00 PM | Women's Tennis
WACO – Rice women's tennis completed the second day of the ITA Texas Regional at Baylor on Friday, advancing two doubles teams to the round of 16 and earning four singles victories.
In doubles, Josephine Kunz and Francesca Maguina advanced to the round of 16 with a pair of 8-3 victories. The duo defeated ACU's Julia Ionescu and Che Nel before taking down Houston's Valeriia Krokhotina and Alice Stevens.
Fernanda Martinez and Uma Bakaityte also advanced after receiving a first-round bye and defeating UTRGV's Mirka Delaney and Juana Weiss, 8-3.
Anushka Ashar and Nithesa Selvaraj opened doubles play with an 8-4 win over UIW's Ine Lamprecht and Jana Ruzic before falling to SMU's Brooklyn Olson and Sophie Llewellyn, 8-5.
In singles, the Owls recorded four victories to advance to the next round. Divna Ratkovic opened the day with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Texas Tech's Kaili Teso. Maguina followed with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Texas Tech's Raegan Farm.
Selvaraj earned a three-set victory over UTRGV's Mariangel Estrella, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, while Bakaityte defeated North Texas' Lou Chalard, 7-6, 6-3.
Rice will return to the courts Saturday, with doubles beginning at 8 a.m. and singles starting at 9:30 a.m.
Results
Doubles
Anushka Ashar/Nithesa Selvaraj (RICE) def. Ine Lamprecht/Jana Ruzic (UIW) 8-4
Brooklyn Olson/Sophie Llewellyn (SMU) def. Anushka Ashar/Nithesa Selvaraj (RICE) 8-5
Raegan Farm/Teodora Prisadnikova (TTU) def. Divna Ratkovic/Daniela Chica (RICE) 8-7
Fernanda Martinez/Uma Bakaityte (RICE) def. Mirka Delaney/Juana Weiss (UTRGV) 8-3
Josephine Kunz/Francesca Maguina (RICE) def. Julia Ionescu/Che.Nel (ACU) 8-3
Josephine Kunz/Francesca Maguina (RICE) def. Valeriia Krokhotina/Alice Stevens (Houston) 8-3
Singles
Natalie Cinkova (Houston) def. Anushka Ashar (RICE) 3-6, 6-0, 6-3
Divna Ratkovic (RICE) def. Kaili Teso (TTU) 6-3, 6-2
Francesca Maguina (RICE) def. Raegan Farm (TTU) 6-2, 6-4
Nithesa Selvaraj (RICE) def. Mariangel Estrella (UTRGV) 3-6, 6-4, 6-1
Uma Bakaityte (RICE) def. Lou Chalard (UNT) 7-6, 6-3
Polina Sleptsova (TTU) def. Josephine Kunz (RICE) 6-1, 4-6, 7-6
In doubles, Josephine Kunz and Francesca Maguina advanced to the round of 16 with a pair of 8-3 victories. The duo defeated ACU's Julia Ionescu and Che Nel before taking down Houston's Valeriia Krokhotina and Alice Stevens.
Fernanda Martinez and Uma Bakaityte also advanced after receiving a first-round bye and defeating UTRGV's Mirka Delaney and Juana Weiss, 8-3.
Anushka Ashar and Nithesa Selvaraj opened doubles play with an 8-4 win over UIW's Ine Lamprecht and Jana Ruzic before falling to SMU's Brooklyn Olson and Sophie Llewellyn, 8-5.
In singles, the Owls recorded four victories to advance to the next round. Divna Ratkovic opened the day with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Texas Tech's Kaili Teso. Maguina followed with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Texas Tech's Raegan Farm.
Selvaraj earned a three-set victory over UTRGV's Mariangel Estrella, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, while Bakaityte defeated North Texas' Lou Chalard, 7-6, 6-3.
Rice will return to the courts Saturday, with doubles beginning at 8 a.m. and singles starting at 9:30 a.m.
Results
Doubles
Anushka Ashar/Nithesa Selvaraj (RICE) def. Ine Lamprecht/Jana Ruzic (UIW) 8-4
Brooklyn Olson/Sophie Llewellyn (SMU) def. Anushka Ashar/Nithesa Selvaraj (RICE) 8-5
Raegan Farm/Teodora Prisadnikova (TTU) def. Divna Ratkovic/Daniela Chica (RICE) 8-7
Fernanda Martinez/Uma Bakaityte (RICE) def. Mirka Delaney/Juana Weiss (UTRGV) 8-3
Josephine Kunz/Francesca Maguina (RICE) def. Julia Ionescu/Che.Nel (ACU) 8-3
Josephine Kunz/Francesca Maguina (RICE) def. Valeriia Krokhotina/Alice Stevens (Houston) 8-3
Singles
Natalie Cinkova (Houston) def. Anushka Ashar (RICE) 3-6, 6-0, 6-3
Divna Ratkovic (RICE) def. Kaili Teso (TTU) 6-3, 6-2
Francesca Maguina (RICE) def. Raegan Farm (TTU) 6-2, 6-4
Nithesa Selvaraj (RICE) def. Mariangel Estrella (UTRGV) 3-6, 6-4, 6-1
Uma Bakaityte (RICE) def. Lou Chalard (UNT) 7-6, 6-3
Polina Sleptsova (TTU) def. Josephine Kunz (RICE) 6-1, 4-6, 7-6
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