ALPINE, Texas (April 18, 2026) – The University of Texas Permian Basin women's tennis team swept Sul Ross State University 7-0 in its final road match of the season.

Five of the nine matches were shutouts for the Falcons.

Sophia Rashid and Dinethya Dharmaratne won the first match without dropping a game at No. 3 doubles, and then Peyton Jones and Paige Sitanggang (No. 2 doubles) and Fanny Bergstrom and Mattea Bowe (No. 3 doubles) both won by a score of 6-1. It was the first win together for Bergstrom and Bowe and for Rashid and Dharmaratne.

Also not dropping a game in singles was Bergstrom (No. 1 singles), Rashid (No. 2 singles), Sitanggang (No. 3 singles) and Jones (No. 6 singles).

Bergstrom leads the Falcons with eight singles wins so far on the season, including four wins at No. 1 singles.

For the first time this season, Sitanggang played No. 3 singles and Sophia Crosby, who earned her second win of the year, played No. 4 singles.

For Jones, it was her first singles action of the season.
 
Results:
Doubles

• #1 – Fanny Bergstrom/Mattea Bowe (UTPB) def. Madalyn Marquez/J. Pacheco (SRSU) 6-1
• #2 – Peyton Jones/Paige Sitanggang (UTPB) def. Emily Scott/Jade Munoz (SRSU) 6-1
• #3 – Sophia Rashid/Dinethya Dharmaratne (UTPB) def. Lily Wiser/Arianne Nieto (SRSU) 6-0
• Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1

Singles

• #1 – Fanny Bergstrom (UTPB) def. J. Pacheco (SRSU) 6-0, 6-0
• #2 – Sophia Rashid (UTPB) def. Lily Wiser (SRSU) 6-6, 6-0
• #3 – Paige Sitanggang (UTPB) def. Breanna Morrison (SRSU) 6-0, 6-0
• #4 – Sophia Crosby (UTPB) def. Madalyn Marquez (SRSU) 6-3, 6-1
• #5 – Alyssa Glasgow (UTPB) def. Emily Scott (SRSU) 6-2, 6-2
• #6 – Peyton Jones (UTPB) def. Josebeth Hernandez (SRSU) 6-0, 6-0
• Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1, 6, 4, 5

Team Records:

• With their 10th straight win and 10th straight sweep over the Lobos, the Falcons improve to 6-12 overall and 2-6 in the Lone Star Conference. SRSU falls to 0-12 and 0-8, and has yet to win a match in conference play (all 7-0 defeats).
• The Falcons have just two more matches remaining in the season.

 
Weekend Combined Statistical Leaders:

• Peyton Jones and Paige Sitanggang were 2-0 at No. 2 doubles.
• Fanny Bergstrom was 2-0 at No. 1 singles.
• Sitanggang also won twice in singles, winning at both the No. 3 and No. 5 positions.
• Sitanggang led the Falcons with a perfect 4-0 combined record on the weekend.

 
Next Up: UTPB will close out the regular season with back-to-back home matches next week. First will be Texas A&M University-Kingsville starting at 12 p.m. on Friday, April 24, followed by the regular-season finale against No. 25 Angelo State University starting again at 12 p.m. on Saturday, April 25. Both matches will be played at the Bush Tennis Center in Midland, Texas.