Lumberjacks Fall to Roadrunners in Non-Conference Finale

Friday, February 27

San Antonio, TX

11:00 a.m.

Stephen F. Austin

UTSA

Photo by: Erika Cruz

Lumberjacks Fall to Roadrunners in Non-Conference Finale

2/27/2026 2:27:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Rooth remains unbeaten as two matches go unfinished in 4-0 road loss

SAN ANTONIO, Texas - The Stephen F. Austin women's tennis team fell to the Roadrunners of UTSA in a 4-0 match on Friday, February 27.

DOUBLES
#1 – Felicia Back/Sonja Rooth (SFA) – Natalia Castaneda/Giuliana Giardina (UTSA) 5-4 UF
#2 – Valeria Sanchez/Laia Tarazona Peyro (UTSA) def. Avery Kinsey/Ana Paula Chavez (SFA) 6-4
#3- Aoka Nagasawa/Akari Tomoyose (UTSA) def. Alkmini Giannakogiorgou/Antonella Taco (SFA) 6-3
ORDER TO FINISH: 1, 3, 2

SINGLES
#1- Felecia Back (SFA) – Celine Absawi (UTSA) 6-4, 3-4 UF
#2- Sonja Rooth (SFA) – Valeria Sanchez (UTSA) 7(7)-6(2), 3-1 UF
#3- Akari Tomoyose (UTSA) def. Ana Paula Chavez (SFA) 6-2, 6-3
#4- Antonella Taco (SFA) – Natalia Castaneda (UTSA) 3-6, 3-4 UF
#5- Aoka Nagasawa (UTSA) def. Avery Kinsey (SFA) 7-5, 6-0
#6- Giuliana Giardina (UTSA) def. Alkmini Giannakogiorgou (SFA) 6-3, 6-1
ORDER TO FINISH: 1, 2, 4, 3, 5, 6

POSTGAME NOTES

Sonja Rooth and Felecia Back competed at the #1 spot for a third match in a row.
With Rooth's match unfinished, she keeps her undefeated streak alive at 4-0, as Sonja was leading in her unfinished match at UTSA today.
SFA was in the lead in two games before being unfinished, with Rooth leading 7(7)-6(2), 3-1UF, and Back leading 6-4, 3-4 UF.

UP NEXT
The Lumberjacks fall to 0-5 on the year and now head down to Corpus Christi for their opening SLC match at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi for a rematch of the 2025 Southland Conference Championship. SFA meets with the Islanders for the 16th time in series history.

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