Three Owls Advance to Main Bracket at ITA Texas Regionals

WACO – Rice women's tennis advanced three Owls to the main singles draw Thursday to open the ITA Texas Regional in Waco. Fernanda Martinez opened the day with a 7-5, 7-6 win over Jessica Board of Abilene Christian before securing her spot in the main draw with a 6-3, 0-6, 6-3 victory over Baylor's Ligaya Murray. Freshman Josephine Kunz also earned two wins to advance. She defeated UTSA's Celine Absawi in three sets, 6-2, 6-7, 6-1, before claiming a 6-0, 6-3 victory over UIW's Victoria Franklin. Francesca Maguina received a first-round bye and advanced to the main draw after taking...