EL PASO, Texas — UTSA women’s tennis defeats the UTEP Miners 4-0 in their fourth match of the season on the road in El Paso, Texas on Jan. 19.
With the win, the Roadrunners stay undefeated to open the 2025 season. Through the first four matches of the season, the Roadrunners have defeated their opponents by a combined score of 18-1.
The Roadrunners will host their first match against Texas State on Saturday, Jan. 15, at the UTSA Tennis Center at 2 p.m.
Match 1
UTSA jumped out to an early 1-0 lead as a team of Letizia Corsini and Vittoria Baccino took down Zuzanna Szczepanska and Candice Bernier 6-3. Ekua Youri and Valeria Sanchez brought home the Roadrunners’ first point after defeating Carlotta Mancaglia and Hanna Telzynska 6-4 in doubles.
To open singles, Youri defeated Bernier at No. 2 6-1, 6-0 to put the Roadrunners up 2-0; this was Youri’s second singles win of the season. At No. 5, Arina Babenko quickly took down Szczepanska 6-1, 6-0, Babenko’s third singles win.
Baccino gave the Roadrunners their fourth win of the season after defeating Telzynska 6-2, 6-1 at No. 3
Match 4: UTSA 4, UTEP 0
January 19, 2024
El Paso Tennis Club
El Paso, Texas
Singles
- Letizia Corsini (UTSA) vs. Carlotta Mencaglia (UTEP) 6-2, 5-3, unfinished
- Ekua Youri (UTSA) def. Candice Bernier (UTEP) 6-1, 6-0
- Vittoria Baccino (UTSA) def. Hanna Telzynska (UTEP) 6-2, 6-1
- Valeria Sanchez vs. Paloma Hennicaux (UTEP) 7-4(4), 1-0, unfinished
- Arina Babenko (UTSA) def. Zuzanna Szczepanska (UTEP) 6-1, 6-0
- Natalia Castaneda Guerrero (UTSA) vs. Wendy Zhang (UTEP) 4-6, 2-1, unfinished
Doubles
- Letizia Corsini/ Vittoria Baccino (UTSA) def. Zuzanna Szczepanska/ Candice Bernier (UTEP) 6-3
- Ekua Youri/Valeria Sanchez (UTSA def. Carlotta Mencaglia/Hanna Telzynska (UTEP) 6-4
- Arina Babenko/Natalia Castaneda Guerrero (UTSA) vs. Wendy Zhang/DeCora Antoine (UTEP) 5-4, unfinished
Records: UTSA 4-0; UTEP 1-1
Order of finish: Doubles: (1,2): Singles (2,5,3)
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