HOUSTON, Texas – The UT Arlington women's tennis team finished up the 2024 fall season over the weekend at the Rice Invitational at the George R. Brown Tennis Center.
 
Throughout the weekend there was rain in the forecast, which pushed back play on multiple occasions and days, greatly affecting play for all teams throughout the tournament.
 
Below are the results for the three-day long Rice Invitational:
 
FRIDAY
Doubles:
Flight 2 – Jayna Clemens/Gianna Oboniye (Mississippi State) def. Iona Dumitrescu/Nika Novikova (UTA) 6-4
Flight 3 (Round Robin) – Valeriia Ivanovskaia/Maria Araoz-Gosn (UTA) def. Valentina Urraco/Hitakamya Narwal (UTRGV) 6-3 
 
Singles:
Flight 4 – Alessia Tagliente (Mississippi State) def. Valeriia Ivanovskaia (UTA) 6-4, 6-2
Flight 5 – Jayna Clemens (Mississippi State) def. Nika Novikova (UTA) 6-0, 6-0
Flight 5 – Madeleine Joffe (UTRGV) def. Ioana Dumitrescu (UTA) 6-7 (7:9), 7-6 (7:3), 6-1
Flight 6 – Maria Araoz-Gosn (UTA) def. Indi Patel (LSU) 6-1, 6-2
 
SATURDAY
Doubles:
Flight 2 – Yaiza Vazquez/Madeleine Joffe (UTRGV) def. Ioana Dumitrescu/Nika Novikova (UTA) 6-2 
Flight 3 (Round Robin) – Emma Cohen/Alessia Tagliente (Mississippi State) def. Maria Araoz-Gosn/Valeriia Ivanovskaia (UTA) 6-3
Flight 3 (Round Robin) – Mariia Bakhtina/Rhea Makesar (UTRGV) def. Valeriia Ivanovskaia/Maria Araoz-Gosn (UTA) 6-1
 
Singles:
Flight 4 (West) – Valeriia Ivanovskaia (UTA) def. Lauren Littell (Baylor) 4-6, 6-3 (10-7)
Flight 5 – Hitakamya Narwal Singh (UTRGV) def. Nika Novikova (UTA) 6-1, 6-2
Flight 5 – Brooke Thompson (Baylor) def. Ioana Dumitrescu (UTA) Wo (inj.)
Flight 6 – Gabriela Felix da Silva (Iowa State) def. Maria Araoz-Gosn (UTA), 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-1
 
SUNDAY
Singles:
Flight 4 (West) – Anushka Ashar (Rice) def. Valeriia Ivanovskaia (UTA) 6-3, 6-2
Flight 6 (3-4 Playoff) – Rhea Makesar (UTRGV) def. Maria Araoz-Gosn (UTA) 3-0, ret. 
 
With the conclusion of the tournament, the UTA women's tennis team turn their attention to spring play and competing for a Western Athletic Conference title. The 2025 spring season begins in January. Stay tuned for details and a full schedule reveal in the near future.
   
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