ODESSA, Texas – The University of Texas Permian Basin women's tennis team have added Sweta Rana, a top-30 ranked player from India to its highly rated 2023 signing class.
 
Rana is from Haryana, India and is a proven player in both singles and doubles play at the national level. She has won four singles competitions, including the All India Tennis Association Championship Series events in Delhi, Haryana, Karnal and the Super Series event in Haryana. The Haryana native also finished runner up at the AITA National Series event in Faridabad. In doubles competition, Rana has won the AITA Championship Series event in Karnal and the National Series event in Faridabad, in addition to a runner up finish at the Championship Series event in her hometown of Haryana.
 
Rana has signed a national letter of intent with the Falcons to join a 2023 class that features two ranked players (three-star Mattea Bowe and two-star Chloe O'Connor) and one other international player (Paige Bott, United Kingdom). Rana plans to major in business management while at UTPB.
 
Alex Hunt, head coach –

"I'm very excited that Sweta has committed and signed on to join our women's tennis team starting this Fall 2023. Sweta has an all-around game that has produced impressive results at a very high level of tennis there in India. Being a top 30 player in India takes a lot of dedication and talent and I'm really looking forward to seeing what that dedication and talent can bring to this UTPB women's squad. The future is bright!"