MIDLAND, Texas (March 4, 2026) – The University of Texas Permian Basin women's tennis played in its first home match and first Lone Star Conference match of the 2026 season on Wednesday afternoon at the Bush Tennis Center and fell 7-0 vs. Lubbock Christian University.

UTPB battled hard in the top-two doubles spots as Sophia Rashid and Fanny Bergstrom fell 7-5 against the No. 17 nationally-ranked doubles team of Andrea De Bernardo and AnaMaria Zoric at No. 1 doubes before Dinethya Dharmaratne and Mattea Bowe fell in a tiebreaker, 7-6 (7-5), against Oshini Herath and Alexandra Luders at No. 2 doubles.

At No. 3 doubles, Alyssa Glasgow and Paige Sitanggang lost 6-1 against Kristel Jativa and Ana Sofía Valero Treviño (No. 7 in South Central Region).

UTPB forced a third set in the final three singles matches.

Dharmaratne lost 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 (10-5) in a third-set super tiebreaker vs. Zoric at No. 2 singles. During the Fall season, Zoric was ranked No. 34 nationally in singles and enters the Spring ranked No. 4 in the South Central Region.

Sitanggang lost 3-6, 7-6 (7-4), 1-0 (10-2) in a third-set super tiebreaker vs. Aitanna Moreno Villa at No. 6 singles.

Rashid fell 2-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7-2) in a third-set tiebreaker against Herath at No. 3 singles. Herath is ranked No. 14 in the South Central Region.

At No. 1 singles, Bergstrom fell 7-5, 6-3 against De Bernardo (No. 18 in South Central Region).
 
Results:
Doubles

• #1 – No. 17 Andrea De Bernardo/AnaMaria Zoric (LCU) def. Sophia Rashid/Fanny Bergstrom (UTPB) 7-5
• #2 – Oshini Herath/Alexandra Luders (LCU) def. Dinethya Dharmaratne/Mattea Bowe (UTPB) 7-6 (7-5)
• #3 – Kristel Jativa/Ana Sofía Valero Treviño (LCU) def. Alyssa Glasgow/Paige Sitanggang (UTPB) 6-1
• Order of Finish: 3, 1, 2

Singles

• #1 – Andrea De Bernardo (LCU) def. Fanny Bergstrom (UTPB) 7-5, 6-3
• #2 – AnaMaria Zoric (LCU) def. Dinethya Dharmaratne (UTPB) 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 (10-5)
• #3 – Oshini Herath (LCU) def. Sophia Rashid (UTPB) 2-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7-2)
• #4 – Kristel Jativa (LCU) def. Mattea Bowe (UTPB) 6-4, 6-2
• #5 – Ana Sofía Valero Treviño (LCU) def. Alyssa Glasgow (UTPB) 6-2, 6-1
• #6 – Aitanna Moreno Villa (LCU) def. Paige Sitanggang (UTPB) 3-6, 7-6 (7-4), 1-0 (10-2)
• Order of Finish: 5, 4, 1, 2, 6, 3

Team Records:

• UTPB falls to 0-7 overall and 0-1 in the Lone Star Conference.
• LCU improves to 5-3 and 1-0. The Lady Chaps previously opened the Spring season nationally ranked in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Division II Preseason Top 25 Coaches Poll for the first time in program history, debuting at No. 25 in the ITA Preseason Coaches Poll following their first NCAA postseason appearance a year ago.

 
Next Up: The Falcons return to action March 6-7 for their Spring Break trip back in the Dallas, Texas, area.