Friday, March 20
Houston, Texas
11:00 a.m.
Tulsa
0
at
7
Rice
Photo by: Alina Lebedeva
Tulsa Drops Road Contest to Rice 7-0
3/20/2026 3:42:00 PM | Women's Tennis
HOUSTON, Texas – Tulsa women's tennis (8-10) was swept 7-0 by fellow American Conference member Rice (9-5) in the Golden Hurricane's first road match in nearly a month.
Rice claimed the doubles point in decisive fashion. Uma Bakaityte and Darya Schwartzman opened with a 6-1 win over Maria Santos and Carolina Alonso, followed by a 6-2 result over Tayla Wilmot and Coral Valle. The third match went unfinished, with Erin McKenzie and Isabella Basson trailing 4-3.
Tulsa put up a fight in singles, taking all but two matches to a third set. Santos was first off the court, falling 6-0, 6-1 to Schwartzman, while Alice Baba dropped a 7-6, 6-1 decision. At the No. 2 and No. 3 positions, Basson and Alonso each captured their opening sets 7-5 and 7-6, respectively, before dropping the next two sets. Valle was the lone Golden Hurricane to win in the second set, recovering from a 6-1 first set with a 6-4 response, but she ultimately came up short in the final set. McKenzie closed out the day in a tight three-set battle, falling 3-6, 6-0, 7-5 to Rice's Fernanda Martinez.
Tulsa continues its Texas trip on Sunday with a 10:30 a.m. match at UTSA.
Results
Doubles:
Singles:
Rice claimed the doubles point in decisive fashion. Uma Bakaityte and Darya Schwartzman opened with a 6-1 win over Maria Santos and Carolina Alonso, followed by a 6-2 result over Tayla Wilmot and Coral Valle. The third match went unfinished, with Erin McKenzie and Isabella Basson trailing 4-3.
Tulsa put up a fight in singles, taking all but two matches to a third set. Santos was first off the court, falling 6-0, 6-1 to Schwartzman, while Alice Baba dropped a 7-6, 6-1 decision. At the No. 2 and No. 3 positions, Basson and Alonso each captured their opening sets 7-5 and 7-6, respectively, before dropping the next two sets. Valle was the lone Golden Hurricane to win in the second set, recovering from a 6-1 first set with a 6-4 response, but she ultimately came up short in the final set. McKenzie closed out the day in a tight three-set battle, falling 3-6, 6-0, 7-5 to Rice's Fernanda Martinez.
Tulsa continues its Texas trip on Sunday with a 10:30 a.m. match at UTSA.
Results
Doubles:
- Uma Bakaityte and Darya Schwartzman (RICE) def. Maria Santos and Carolina Alonso (TULS) 6-1
- Francesca Maguina and Ema Mravcova (RICE) def. Tayla Wilmot and Coral Valle (TULS) 6-2
- Daniela Chica and Divna Ratkovic (RICE) vs. Erin McKenzie and Isabella Basson (TULS) 4-3 UF
Singles:
- Darya Schwartzman (RICE) def. Maria Santos (TULS) 6-0, 6-1
- Divna Ratkovic (RICE) def. Isabella Basson (TULS) 5-7, 6-2, 6-1
- Uma Bakaityte (RICE) def. Carolina Alonso (TULS) 6-7, 6-3, 6-2
- Francesca Maguina (RICE) def. Alice Baba (TULS) 7-6, 6-1
- Ema Mravcova (RICE) def. Coral Valle (TULS) 6-1, 4-6, 6-3
- Fernanda Martinez (RICE) def. Erin McKenzie (TULS) 3-6, 6-0, 7-5
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