The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
01.16.2022 | Women's Tennis
Stearns, Collins and Rapolu each claim victories against ranked opponents on Sunday.
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — The No. 1 University of Texas Women's Tennis team recorded a trio of ranked singles victories on Sunday morning during the second day of competition at the Miami Invitational at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center. During the three-day event, the Longhorns are competing in singles and doubles in an individual round-robin format against No. 8 NC State, Vanderbilt and host No. 24 Miami.
Sophomore Peyton Stearns registered a straight-set win over a ranked opponent for the second-consecutive day. Stearns posted a 6-3, 6-0 victory against Vanderbilt's No. 112-ranked Anessa Lee. Sophomore No. 40 Kylie Collins also claimed a ranked win for the second-straight day with an impressive 6-3, 6-3 win over No. 96 Marcella Cruz of Vanderbilt. Sophomore No. 117 Malaika Rapolu rallied for a 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 against Vanderbilt's No. 119-ranked Holly Staff.
The trio of Stearns, Collins and Rapolu each improved to 2-0 in singles play at the Miami Invitational. The Longhorns were scheduled to face NC State in doubles on Sunday, but all doubles matches were canceled due to weather.
Texas concludes play at the Miami Invitational on Monday, Jan. 17. The Longhorns will face Vanderbilt in doubles beginning at 7 a.m. Central (8 a.m. Eastern) and follow immediately with singles against Miami.
No live video stream will be available for the Miami Invitational, but live scoring will be provided at the following link: http://www.statbroadcast.com/events/statmonitr.php?gid=mifl.
Miami Invitational Results – Sunday, Jan. 16
Singles (Texas vs Vanderbilt)
Peyton Stearns (UT) def. #112 Anessa Lee (VU), 6-4, 6-0
Anna Ross (VU) def. Charlotte Chavatipon (UT), 6-3, 6-4
#40 Kylie Collins (UT) vs. #96 Marcella Cruz (VU), 6-3, 6-3
#117 Malaika Rapolu (UT) def. #119 Holly Staff (VU), 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
Dasha Kourkina (VU) def. Simran Kortikere (UT), 6-2, 6-0
Yufei Long (VU) def. Gabby Cusano (UT), 6-3, 6-3
