ODESSA, Texas (March 28, 2025) – It was a strong showing as The University of Texas Permian Basin women's tennis team beat Cameron University for the first time in program history, winning by a score of 5-2 on Friday morning at the Ratliff Stadium Complex Tennis Courts in Odessa, Texas. It was both the 2025 home opener and Lone Star Conference opener for the Falcons.

Despite Fanny Bergstrom and Rhea Singh falling 6-2 against the No. 2 nationally-ranked doubles pair in NCAA Division II, Jenna Goessel and Anastasia Uspenskaia, the Falcons were able to win the doubles point as Paige Bott and Brooke Runyan finished it off with a 6-3 win over Martyna Jankowska and Mara Vidal at No. 2 doubles.

Bergstrom defeated Anna Deuringer 6-3, 6-4 at No. 4 singles to give the Falcons a 3-1 lead and Dinethya Dharmaratne clinched the match with a 6-0, 6-0 win over Vidal at No. 6 singles.
 
Results:
Doubles

• #1 – No. 2 Jenna Goessel/Anastasia Uspenskaia (CU) def. Fanny Bergstrom/Rhea Singh (UTPB) 6-2
• #2 – Paige Bott/Brooke Runyan (UTPB) def. Martyna Jankowska/Mara Vidal (CU) 6-3
• #3 – Teodora Vrucan/Tuva Asplund (UTPB) def. Alexsa Paucar/Anna Deuringer (CU) 6-1

Singles

• #1 – Brooke Runyan (UTPB) def. Anastasia Uspenskaia (CU) 6-3, 2-1, retired
• #2 – Martyna Jankowska (CU) def. Rhea Singh (UTPB) 6-1, 6-0
• #3 – Jenna Goessel (CU) def. Teodora Vrucan (UTPB) 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 (10-6)
• #4 – Fanny Bergstrom (UTPB) def. Anna Deuringer (CU) 6-3, 6-4
• #5 – Paige Bott (UTPB) def. Alexsa Paucar (CU) 6-3, 6-2
• #6 – Dinethya Dharmaratne (UTPB) def. Mara Vidal (CU) 6-0, 6-0

Team Records:

• With four straight wins in regular-season action, UTPB improves to 5-2 overall and 1-0 in the LSC. Last year, the Falcons took three matches from Cameron for the first time since 2017, and this year, after the near upset the year before, they broke through for the win.
• Cameron falls to 3-6 and 0-2. Last week, the Aggies dropped their LSC opener 7-0 at No. 1 Midwestern State on Tuesday (Mar. 18) just one day after dropping a hard-fought match, 4-3, against the No. 5-ranked team in the nation, Washburn, on Monday (Mar. 17).

 
Next Up: UTPB remains at the Ratliff Stadium Complex Tennis Courts tomorrow, Saturday, March 29, against Midwestern State University. The women's match will see the Falcons play against the No. 2 nationally-ranked Mustangs (starting at 10 a.m.). It will be the beginning of a stretch of five-straight conference matches against a team currently-ranked in the top-50 of the ITA Collegiate Tennis Rankings for UTPB.