Green Wave Falls to #56 Rice

Sunday, March 15

NEW ORLEANS

11:00 AM

Tulane University

#56 Rice

The Green Wave honored seniors Leigh Van Zyl and Micah Pierce in a pre-match ceremony Sunday.

Mar 15, 2026 | Women's Tennis

NEW ORLEANS – The Tulane women's tennis team fought valiantly to the end against #56 Rice but came up short by a 4-3 margin Sunday afternoon at Goldring Tennis Center.

The Owls improved to 8-5 overall with the win, while the Green Wave dipped to 7-8.

Tulane did find success at No. 1 doubles, where Campbell Ricci and Summer Chandler knocked off Darya Schwartzman and Uma Bakaityte, 6-3. The latter duo came in ranked 74th nationally.

The Owls picked up the necessary three singles matches at Nos. 1, 2 and 4. For Tulane, Natalia Perez and Micah Pierce each won in straight sets at Nos. 3 and 6, while Natalia Fantini outlasted Rice's Ema Mravcova in three sets at No. 5.

The program honored seniors Micah Pierce and Leigh Van Zyl in a pre-match ceremony Sunday.

Tulane will be back in action Wednesday at City Park Tennis Center for a 1 p.m. match against Murray State. Then on Thursday, the Green Wave will host UNO at Goldring Tennis Center at 2.

#56 Rice Women 4, Tulane 3
Singles
1. Darya Schwartzman (RICE) def. Campbell Ricci (TULW) 4-6, 6-4, 7-5
2. Divna Ratkovic (RICE) def. Summer Chandler (TULW) 6-4, 6-7 (6-8), 6-1
3. Natalia Perez (TULW) def. Uma Bakaityte (RICE) 6-3, 6-3
4. Francesca Maguina (RICE) def. Leigh Van Zyl (TULW) 5-7, 7-5, 6-4
5. Natalia Fantini (TULW) def. Ema Mravcova (RICE) 5-7, 6-3, 6-3
6. Micah Pierce (TULW) def. Daniela Chica (RICE) 6-3, 7-5

Doubles
1. Campbell Ricci/Summer Chandler (TULW) def. #74 Darya Schwartzman/Uma Bakaityte (RICE) 6-3
2. Ema Mravcova/Francesca Maguina (RICE) def. Leigh Van Zyl/Micah Pierce (TULW) 6-4
3. Daniela Chica/Divna Ratkovic (RICE) def. Natalia Perez/Natalia Fantini (TULW) 6-4

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