No. 13 Women's Tennis Faces Three First-Time Opponents

THIS WEEK IN RATTLERS TENNIS
Feb. 27 • at Nebraska Kearney • 1 p.m. (NEW TIME)
Feb. 28 • vs Missouri Western • 9 a.m. • vs Augustana • 2 p.m.
Ernest Grundy Tennis Center
 

•    The St. Mary's Women's Tennis Team will play three matches in two days at the Ernest Grundy Tennis Center on the campus of Nebraska Kearney. The Rattlers will face UNK, Missouri Western and Augustana in duals.

•    St. Mary's has never faced any of the three teams on the tennis courts in school history. The Lopers are 2-3 this season, while the Griffons are 1-1 and the Vikings are 7-1.

•    The Rattlers have had two weeks off from competition after defeating Our Lady of the Lake 6-1 on Feb. 10.

•    Senior Gia Posito and junior Selina Wu were named the Lone Star Conference doubles team of the week on Feb. 12 after starting the season 5-0 in both singles and doubles. The pair knocked off the number one doubles team from Division I Eastern Washington 6-2, for the lone doubles win, and then won at No. 5 and No. 1, respectively.

•    The Rattlers are currently fifth in the Lone Star standings, trailing Angelo State and UT Tyler, which are both 5-0 and Cameron and Texas A&M-Kingsville, which are both 1-0. 

•    St. Mary's is ranked No. 13 in the ITA poll from Feb. 25, dropping one place in the poll despite not playing. The Rattlers have been ranked for 11 consecutive weeks.

•    Five Rattlers were named to the Lone Star Commissioner's Honor Roll at the conclusion of the fall semester, and Madalyn Smelley recorded a perfect 4.00 GPA. Janel Ospanova, Gia Posito, Alessia Terlizzi and Sarah Wooten were also honored on the team.

•    Gia Posito and Alessia Terlizzi advanced to the doubles final at the ITA South Central Regional before losing to the Midwestern State team in the finals. The pair went 4-1 over the tournament, only dropping eight games in their four wins.

•    Selina Wu won the consolation draw at the ITA South Central Regional. After being upset in her opening round, Wu won four of the five in straight sets and only dropped one game in the final, defeating Luisa Moraes from UT Tyler, 6-0, 6-1. In 2024, Wu made the quarterfinals in singles and semifinals in doubles after making the finals in 2023 as a freshman.