RICHARDSON, Texas (February 14, 2026) – In its first two matches of the 2026 season, the University of Texas Permian Basin women's tennis team fell 4-1 against Southeastern Oklahoma State University in a match played at Collin College and later fell 5-2 against Northeastern State University in a match at UT Dallas on Friday, February 13.

In the first match against SOSU, UTPB was close on the doubles point as Dinethya Dharmaratne and Mattea Bowe won 6-3 at No. 2 doubles, while at No. 1 doubles, Fanny Bergstrom and Sophia Rashid battled until the end before coming up short, 7-5.

Words from Coach Chris Tolson: "We played great doubles, but we just came up a bit short at No. 1. Everyone competed well and hopefully we can build off some of the great things we did."

In the second match against NSU, the RiverHawks opened by claiming doubles play with a pair of 6-3 victories in the No. 2 and No. 3 slots. UTPB got a pair of wins in third-set super tiebreakers by Dharmaratne winning 10-5 at No. 1 singles and by Bergstrom grinding out an 11-9 win at No. 3 singles. At No. 5 singles, Paige Sitanggang came up just short of forcing a third set as well, falling 6-1, 7-6 (7-2)

Words from Coach Chris Tolson: "The ladies played great doubles tonight. We came up a bit short, but we were up on No. 1 and had chances at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles. We were extremely aggressive at net and putting pressure on the other team. In singles the ladies had a lot of energy and competed well. All courts were close, but we were highlighted by big wins by Dinethya at No. 1 and Fanny at No. 3. It was great to see them come out with victories against great players."
 
Results:
Match #1 – UTPB 0, SOSU 4:
Doubles

• #1 – Milana Voloshyn/Kseniya Zhdanok (SOSU) def. Fanny Bergstrom/Sophia Rashid (UTPB) 7-5
• #2 – Dinethya Dharmaratne/Mattea Bowe (UTPB) def. Emilia O'Neill/Lilly Shepard (SOSU) 6-3
• #3 – Amishi Shukla/Sophia Brooks-Gay (SOSU) def. Alyssa Glasgow/Paige Sitanggang (UTPB) 6-0
• Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1

Singles

• #1 – Dinethya Dharmaratne (UTPB) vs. Emilia O'Neill (SOSU) 6-7, 2-3, unf.
• #2 – Milana Voloshyn (SOSU) def. Sophia Rashid (UTPB) 6-3, 6-2
• #3 – Amishi Shukla (SOSU) def. Fanny Bergstrom (UTPB) 6-2, 6-3
• #4 – Mattea Bowe (UTPB) def. Kseniya Zhdanok (SOSU) 3-2, ret.
• #5 – Lilly Shepard (SOSU) def. Paige Sitanggang (UTPB) 6-2, 6-4
• #6 – Sophia Crosby (UTPB) vs. Sophia Brooks-Gay (SOSU) 5-7, 2-3, unf.
• Order of Finish: 4, 5, 2, 3

 
Results:
Match #2 – UTPB 2, NSU 5:
Doubles

• #1 – Fanny Bergstrom/Sophia Rashid (UTPB) vs. Daisy Barrow/Renata Morales (NSU) 5-4, unf.
• #2 – Lucia Bontempo/Sofia Kotliarova (NSU) def. Dinethya Dharmaratne/Mattea Bowe (UTPB) 6-3
• #3 – Camila de Michele/Laura Mertens (NSU) def. Alyssa Glasgow/Paige Sitanggang (UTPB) 6-3
• Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1

Singles

• #1 – Dinethya Dharmaratne (UTPB) def. Renata Morales (NSU) 7-5, 6-7 (4-7), 1-0 (10-5)
• #2 – Sofia Kotliarova (NSU) def. Sophia Rashid (UTPB) 6-2, 6-1
• #3 – Fanny Bergstrom (UTPB) def. Daisy Barrow (NSU) 6-4, 5-7, 1-0 (11-9)
• #4 – Laura Mertens (NSU) def. Alyssa Glasgow (UTPB) 6-2, 6-0
• #5 – Carla Alvarez Perez (NSU) def. Paige Sitanggang (UTPB) 6-1, 7-7 (7-2)
• #6 – Lucia Bontempo (NSU) def. Sophia Crosby (UTPB) 6-2, 6-4
• Order of Finish: 2, 4, 5, 1, 3, 6

Team Records:

• UTPB starts its season 0-2.
• SOSU (2-2) was voted third in the Great American Conference Preseason Poll. The Savage Storm were one of four teams to receive a first-place vote. The Savage Storm advanced to the GAC Championship match last season for the fifth straight year in a row after a 15-6 season.
• NSU (2-2) was picked seventh in the 2026 MIAA Women's Tennis Preseason Coaches' Poll.

 
Next Up: UTPB will conclude its opening weekend of the season by taking on Delta State University at 10 a.m. on Sunday, February 15, at the UTD Tennis Complex.