Tulane Sweeps Singles in First Round Romp

Thursday, April 16

Houston, TX

1:00 PM

Tulane University

(10) UTSA

Apr 16, 2026 | Women's Tennis

HOUSTON, TX – The seventh-seeded Tulane women's tennis team overcame a post-doubles deficit by running off consecutive singles wins in a 4-1 triumph over 10th-seeded UTSA Thursday afternoon in first round action at the American Conference Championship in Houston.

The tournament is being held at the George R. Brown Tennis Center.

Tulane improved to 11-11 overall with the victory. The Roadrunners finished their season at 9-11 after failing to win a match away from home this spring.

The Green Wave's 63rd-ranked doubles tandem of Campbell Ricci and Summer Chandler won 6-2, but UTSA took the point with wins at Nos. 2 and 3. Ricci and Chandler are 9-3 on the season.

However, Tulane roared back in singles, taking each of the top four positions in straight sets. Natalia Perez provided the clinching salvo with a 6-4, 6-2 effort at No. 4.

The Green Wave now turns its attention to a 2 p.m. match against second-seeded, and 30th-ranked, Charlotte on Friday. The two teams met on March 13 in New Orleans with the 49ers registering a 4-1 win. In that contest, Tulane's Natalia Fantini secured the team's lone point with a 6-4, 6-0 win at No. 6 singles.

Live video can be found here, while live scoring will be located here.

Tulane 4, UTSA 1

Doubles
1. #63 Summer Chandler/Campbell Ricci (TULW) def. Natalia Castaneda/Valeria Sanchez (UTSA) 6-2
2. Guiliana Giardina/Celine Absawi (UTSA) def. Natalia Fantini/Leigh Van Zyl (TULW) 6-4
3. Aoka Nagasawa/Akari Tomoyose (UTSA) def. Natalia Perez/Micah Pierce (TULW) 7-6 (7-3)

Singles
1. Campbell Ricci (TULW) def. Celine Absawi (UTSA) 6-1, 6-2
2. Summer Chandler (TULW) def. Valeria Sanchez (UTSA) 6-3, 6-4
3. Leigh Van Zyl (TULW) def. Akari Tomoyose (UTSA) 7-6 (8-6), 6-1
4. Natalia Perez (TULW) def. Natalia Castaneda (UTSA) 6-4, 6-2
5. Guiliana Giardina (UTSA) led Micah Pierce (TULW) 4-6, 6-3, 3-1 (unfinished)
6. Natalia Fantini (TULW) led Laia Tarazona (UTSA) 5-7, 6-4, 2-0 (unfinished)

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