Casasampere, Mavs conclude fall season at Rice Invitational

Friday, November 3

Houston, Texas

University of Texas Arlington

Rice University

Photo by: Michael Clements / Ellman Photography

11/6/2023 2:14:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score

By: Mia Kovachev (@miakovacheva)

HOUSTON – The UT Arlington women's tennis team finished the Rice Invitational at the George R. Brown Tennis Center on Sunday, tallying eight singles wins and two doubles wins over the weekend.

The Mavericks went undefeated on Friday in singles play to start off the event strong. Sarina Reinertsen won by retirement over Incarnate Word's Estefania Gonzalez. Nika Novikova then earned a strong, straight-set win over UIW's Lyric Bonilla 6-1, 6-4.

The remaining singles matches went to three sets, with the Mavs finishing victorious. Ana Paula Jimenez earned a close 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 win over UIW's Isid Hernandez Leon. Bruna Casasampere followed up with another three-set win over UIW's Ine Lamprecht 3-6, 6-4, 6-2. Francisca Vergara concluded Friday with a 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 win over Amelie Montalvo.

Saturday saw continued success for the Mavs, with Jimenez and Casasampere taking their next two wins. Jimenez defeated Western Kentucky's Anna-Marie Kopecka 6-0, 6-3, and Casasampere took down Montalvo 6-4, 6-4.

Reinertsen earned another win on Sunday after taking a loss to WKU's Rachel Hermanova 6-2, 6-4. She defeated UIW's Leon 6-3, 7-5 to finish the weekend off strong.

The Mavericks earned two doubles wins for the weekend, both on Saturday. Reinertsen and Vergara took down Rice's Federica Trevisan and Chie Kezuka 6-3. Reinertsen continued her doubles success with Novikova in her next match, defeating WKU's Sofia Blanco and Samantha Martinez in a close tiebreaker, 7-6 (5).

The event concludes the fall season as the Mavs will return to action in the spring.

FRIDAY
Laura Slisane / Maria Dzemeshkevich (Houston) d. Sarina Reinertsen / Nika Novikova (UTA) 7-6 (2)
Sayda Hernandez / Mariana Zegada (WKU) d. Ana Paula Jimenez / Bruna Casasampere (UTA) 6-3
Sarina Reinertsen (UTA) d. Estefania Gonzalez (UIW) 6-2, retired
Ana Paula Jimenez (UTA) d. Isid Hernandez Leon (UIW) 6-4, 5-7, 6-4
Francisca Vergara (UTA) d. Amelie Montalvo (UIW) 2-6, 6-3, 2-6
Bruna Casasampere (UTA) d. Ine Lamprecht (UIW) 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
Nika Novikova (UTA) d. Lyric Bonilla (UIW) 6-1, 6-4

SATURDAY
Francisca Vergara / Sarina Reinertsen (UTA) d. Federica Trevisan / Chie Kezuka (Rice) 6-3
Darya Schwartzman / Saara Orav (Rice) d. Nika Novikova / Ana Paula Jimenez (UTA) 6-1
Paola Cortez / Anna-Marie Kopecka (WKU) d. Francisca Vergara / Ana Paula Jimenez (UTA) 6-4
Sarina Reinertsen / Nika Novikova (UTA) d. Sofia Blanco / Samantha Martinez (WKU) 7-6 (5)
Eva Beybach (UTSA) d. Nika Novikova (UTA) 6-4, 6-3
Rachel Hermanova (WKU) d. Sarina Reinertsen (UTA) 6-2, 6-4
Ana Paula Jimenez (UTA) d. Anna -Marie Kopecka (WKU) 6-0, 6-3
Bruna Casasampere (UTA) d. Amelie Montalvo (UIW) 6-4, 6-4

SUNDAY
Divna Ratkovic (Rice) d. Ana Paula Jimenez (UTA) 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
Chie Kezuka (Rice) d. Bruna Casasampere (UTA) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
Saara Orav (Rice) d. Nika Novikova (UTA) 6-0, 6-2
Sarina Reinertsen (UTA) d. Isid Hernandez Leon (UIW) 6-3,7-5

Singles Champion: Darya Schwartzman (Rice)
Doubles Champions: Darya Schwartzman / Saara Orav (Rice)

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