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Cheyenne Rowe led UTSA with 27 points and 11 rebounds, Damara Allen hit the go-ahead shot with 13 seconds left and Idara Udo returned from an injury that kept her out for more than a month.
UTSA beat St. Mary’s 5-2 in women’s tennis on Thursday at the UTSA Tennis Center.
It was the Roadrunners’ spring home opener.
UTSA took the first point of the team match by sweeping three doubles sets. UTSA got wins at No. 2 singles by Celine Absawi, No. 4 singles by Giuliana Giardina, No. 5 singles by Aoka Nagasawa and No. 6 singles by Laia Tarazona Peyro.
SINGLES
1. Alessia Terlizzi (STMU) def. Natalia Castaneda Guerrero (UTSA) 6-4, 6-2
2. Celine Absawi (UTSA) def. Janel Ospanova (STMU) 6-2, 6-0
3. Selina Wu (STMU) def. Akari Tomoyose (UTSA) 6-3, 7-6
4. Giuliana Giardina (UTSA) def. Sarah Wooten (STMU) 6-0, 6-2
5. Aoka Nagasawa (UTSA) def. Gia Posito (STMU) 6-1, 6-0
6. Laia Tarazona Peyro (UTSA) def. Breeze Simon (STMU) 6-1, 6-0
DOUBLES
1. Natalia Castaneda Guerrero/Giuliana Giardina (UTSA) def. Selina Wu/Janel Ospanova (STMU) 6-4
2. Akari Tomoyose/Aoka Nagasawa (UTSA) def. Alessia Terlizzi/Gia Posito (STMU) 6-3
3. Laia Tarazona Peyro/Celine Absawi (UTSA) def. Breeze Simon/Sarah Wooten (STMU) 6-3
Damara Allen and Mia Hammonds led UTSA with 12 points each.
Cheyenne Rowe and Idara Udo, UTSA’s top two rebounders on the season, both missed the game.
UTSA’s Ereauna Hardaway had a team-high 16 points and assists. Cheyenne Rowe had a double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds. Adriana Robles added 11 points and Jayda Holiman had 10.
Game story by Jerry Briggs, theJBreplay.com
Jamir Simpson led UTSA with 21 points, Austin Nunez had 18, Brent Moss 13 points and 10 rebounds and Kaido Rayfield and Macaleab Rich had 10 points each.
UTSA (3-2) plays in Jacksonville, Florida, on Monday against Abilene Christian and Tuesday against Georgia Southern.
Cheyenne Rowe led UTSA with 17 points, Ereauna Hardaway had 15 points and Idara Udo and Adriana Robles had 11 points each.
