ARLINGTON, Texas (March 27, 2026) – Playing in its final nonconference match of the 2025-26 season, The UT Permian Basin women's tennis team won its fourth match in a row and defeated No. 19 (NAIA) Texas Wesleyan University by a final score of 5-2.

UTPB won the first two doubles matches before falling against the No. 42-ranked doubles pair in the NAIA at the top spot.

Dinethya Dharmaratne and Sophia Crosby first won 6-1 over Shelby Standokes and Meghan Connoly at No. 3 doubles before Mattea Bowe and Paige Sitanggang defeated Kaja Brunzlow and Carla Arce Fernandez 6-2 at No. 2 doubles. Both pairs for UTPB moved to 2-0 in their respective doubles positions.

Fanny Bergstrom put UTPB up 2-0 with a 6-4, 7-6 (7-1) win over No. 12-ranked Zeynep Ege at No. 1 singles, Sophia Rashid made it 3-0 with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Arce Fernandez at No. 3 singles, and Bowe made it 4-0 with a 6-2, 7-5 victory over Brunzlow in the No. 4 position.

It was the second win this season at No. 1 singles for Bergstrom while Bowe improved to 5-2 at No. 4 singles. Both ladies are tied for the team lead with six singles wins on the year.

UTPB fell in two of the final three singles matches, all three of which went to third-set super tiebreakers with the match already in hand.

Pulling out the win was Alyssa Glasgow with a 1-6, 7-6 (7-3), 1-0 (10-3) comeback win over Mai Tsushima in the six-hole.
 
Results:
Doubles

• #1 – No. 42 Zeynep Ege/Paulina Hudson (TWU) def. Sophia Rashid/Fanny Bergstrom (UTPB) 7-5
• #2 – Mattea Bowe/Paige Sitanggang (UTPB) def. Kaja Brunzlow/Carla Arce Fernandez (TWU) 6-2
• #3 – Dinethya Dharmaratne/Sophia Crosby (UTPB) def. Shelby Standokes/Meghan Connoly (TWU) 6-1
• Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1

Singles

• #1 – Fanny Bergstrom (UTPB) def. No. 12 Zeynep Ege (TWU) 6-4, 7-6 (7-1)
• #2 – No. 38 Paulina Hudson (TWU) def. Dinethya Dharmaratne (UTPB) 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (12-10)
• #3 – Sophia Rashid (UTPB) def. Carla Arce Fernandez (TWU) 6-4, 6-1
• #4 – Mattea Bowe (UTPB) def. Kaja Brunzlow (TWU) 6-2, 7-5
• #5 – Meghan Connoly (TWU) def. Paige Sitanggang (UTPB) 2-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-7)
• #6 – Alyssa Glasgow (UTPB) def. Mai Tsushima (TWU) 1-6, 7-6 (7-3), 1-0 (10-3)
• Order of Finish: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 2

Team Records:

• UTPB improves to 4-7 with four straight wins.
• It was UTPB's first match vs. TWU since a 5-2 win in 2020.
• TWU previously had just one loss on the season, now falling to 16-2.

Next Up: Today was the beginning of three matches in three days for the Falcons. UT Permian Basin returns to Lone Star Conference action on Saturday, March 28, at The University of Texas at Dallas.