College Station, Texas – The TCU women’s tennis team wrapped up ITA Kickoff Weekend with one win and a loss with a 4-1 victory over Rice followed by a 4-0 loss to Texas A&M at Mitchell Tennis Center Jan. 27-28.
 
“We are still building belief to the level of our potential,” head coach Lee Taylor Walker said. “We had an opportunity the first day to dominate Rice in doubles and singles and we didn’t do it. Credit to their players and staff for fighting back and making that a very close match. But it really impacted our confidences and preparation against Texas A&M. Had we gotten off the courts quicker yesterday we would have played A&M with the confidence needed to win at this level. A lot of winning at this level has to do with our players truly believing in the work they have put in and what they are capable of. Our staff really believes we have the talent to compete with any team in the country. Now we have to get to work and coach them up better to be successful in these situations. Overall, I’m proud of our team for where we are right now and confident we are going to keep improving until we maximize our potential this season.”
 
DAY ONE
The Horned Frogs began the weekend with a 4-1 victory over the Owls on Saturday, Jan. 27. Raquel Caballero Chica and Jade Otway earned the first win of the weekend in doubles taking down Divna Ratkovic and Darya Schwartzman 6-2. Chiho Mushika and Yu-Chin Tsai secured the doubles point for TCU with a 6-4 win on court one. 
 
Tsai was first off the singles court with a straight set win over Chie Kezuka (6-1, 6-0). Helena Narmont secured her first win of the spring season taking down her opponent 6-2, 6-1 on court six. Otway clinched the win for the Frogs on court two in three sets 6-3, 4-6, 6-2.  
 
DAY TWO 
TCU fell short to No. 9 Texas A&M on Sunday, Jan. 28, 4-0. The Aggies secured the doubles point with wins on courts one and three before singles wins on courts one, three and four to clinch the match. 
 
RESULTS
Doubles Results vs Rice:
1.Chiho Mushika/Yu-Chin Tsai (TCU) def. Federica Trevisan/Chie Kezuka (RICE) 6-4
2. Raquel Caballero/Jade Otway (TCU) def. Divna Ratkovic/Darya Schwartzman (RICE) 6-2
3. Destinee Martins/Isabel Pascual (TCU) vs. Saara Orav/Anushka Ashar (RICE) 6-5, unfinished
Singles Results vs Rice:
1. Federica Trevisan (RICE) def. Isabel Pascual (TCU) 6-1, 6-4
2. Jade Otway (TCU) def. Darya Schwartzman (RICE) 6-3, 4-6, 6-2
3. #58 Destinee Martins (TCU) vs. Divna Ratkovic (RICE) 6-7 (3-7), 6-4, 1-1, unfinished 
4. Yu-Chin Tsai (TCU) def. Chie Kezuka (RICE) 6-1, 6-0
5. Raquel Caballero (TCU) vs. Saara Orav (RICE) 6-7 (6-0), 4-5, unfinished
6. Helena Narmont (TCU) def. Nithesa Selvaraj (RICE) 6-2, 6-1
Doubles Results vs Texas A&M:
1. #3 Mary Stoiana/Mia Kupres (TAMU) def. Yu-Chin Tsai/Chiho Mushika (TCU) 6-1
2. Lucciana Perez/Nicole Khirin (TAMU) vs. Jade Otway/Raquel Caballero (TCU) 3-5, unfinished 3. Sydney Fitch/Daria Smetannikov (TAMU) def. Destinee Martins/Isabel Pascual (TCU) 6-1
Singles Results vs Texas A&M:
1. #1 Mary Stoiana (TAMU) def. Isabel Pascual (TCU) 6-0, 6-0
2. #31 Nicole Khirin (TAMU) vs. Jade Otway (TCU) 5-7, 6-1, 2-1, unfinished
3. #26 Mia Kupres (TAMU) def. #58 Destinee Martins (TCU) 6-3, 6-3
4. Lucciana Perez (TAMU) def. Yu-Chin Tsai (TCU) 6-3, 6-4
5. Daria Smetannikov (TAMU) vs. Raquel Caballero (TCU) 6-7 (5-7), 2-3, unfinished 
6. Jeanette Mireles (TAMU) vs. Helena Narmont (TCU) 6-3, 4-4, unfinished
 
UP NEXT
TCU is back in action Sunday, Feb. 4 when they travel to Santa Barbara, Calif. to take on UC Santa Barbara. 
 
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