ODESSA, Texas (March 29, 2025) – The upstart UT Permian Basin women's tennis team began the day on Saturday with high hopes of challenging the No. 2 team in NCAA Division II, Midwestern State University, but in the end, the Falcons fell 6-1 against the Mustangs.

Paige Bott and Brooke Runyan won 7-5 over the No. 13 nationally-ranked doubles pair in NCAA Division II, Jessica Binzari and Anda Ghinga, at No. 1 doubles, but the rest of the doubles matches went to the Mustangs.

UTPB's lone point of the day came via a 3-6, 6-2, 6-1 three-set, comeback win for Bott over Camila Garcia at No. 5 singles.

In the final two matches to finish, Rhea Singh battled Hannah Yip to a tiebreak in the second set, falling 6-3, 7-6 (7-3) at No. 2 singles, and Teodora Vrucan took Ghinha to a third-set super tiebreaker at No. 3 singles, where she ultimately fell 7-5, 6-7 (3-7), 1-0 (10-8) in a close final set.

In their regular-season matchup last year, it was again Bott who picked up UTPB's lone point of the day with a win in singles, but UTPB's also showed improvement this time around after getting swept in doubles a year ago.
 
Results:
Doubles

• #1 – Paige Bott/Brooke Runyan (UTPB) def. No. 13 Jessica Binzari/Anda Ghinga (MSU) 7-5
• #2 – No. 35 Camila Garcia/Hannah Yip (MSU) def. Tuva Asplund/Teodora Vrucan (UTPB) 6-1
• #3 – Sydney Williams/Sarah Mazaraki (MSU) def. Sophia Rashid/Fanny Bergstrom (UTPB) 6-4

Singles

• #1 – No. 4 Jessica Binzari (MSU) def. Brooke Runyan (UTPB) 6-2, 6-4
• #2 – Hannah Yip (MSU) def. Rhea Singh (UTPB) 6-3, 7-6 (7-3)
• #3 – Anda Ghinga (MSU) def. Teodora Vrucan (UTPB) 7-5, 6-7 (3-7), 1-0 (10-8)
• #4 – No. 15 Sofia Giraldo (MSU) def. Fanny Bergstrom (UTPB) 6-2, 6-2
• #5 – Paige Bott (UTPB) def. Camila Garcia (MSU) 3-6, 6-2, 6-1
• #6 – Sydney Williams (MSU) def. Dinethya Dharmaratne (UTPB) 6-3, 6-4

Team Records:

• UTPB sees its four-match winning streak come to an end and falls to 5-3 overall and 1-1 in the Lone Star Conference while No. 2 Midwestern State improves to 14-1 and 3-0.
• Midwestern State is now 13-1 in its all-time meetings with UT Permian Basin and has won its last 12 encounters with the Falcons.

 
Next Up: UTPB hits the road to face No. 20 Lubbock Christian University in its first LSC road match of the season on Friday, April 4, in Lubbock, Texas (starting at 2 p.m.).