Lumberjacks Take Battle of the Piney Woods

Thursday, March 19

Huntsville, TX

1:00 p.m.

Stephen F. Austin

Sam Houston

Lumberjacks Take Battle of the Piney Woods

3/19/2026 5:34:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Ana Paula Chávez secures decisive point to lift SFA past Sam Houston

HUNTSVILLE, Texas – The Stephen F. Austin women's tennis team defeated Sam Houston 4-3 in the 23rd Battle of the Piney Woods on Thursday, March 19.

DOUBLES
Felicia Back/ Sonja Rooth (SFA) def. Nayuma Subba/Adithi Venkatakrishana (SHSU) | 6-0
Ana Paula Chavez/Avery Kinsey (SFA) def. Aaliyah Hohmann/Ella Fitcher (SHSU) | 6-4
Ksenia Mamontova/Alkmini Giannakogiorgou (SFA) and Sara Sadadinovic/Anamaria Kurtsikashvili (SHSU) | 5-4 UNF
ORDER TO FINISH: 1, 2, 3 UNF

SINGLES
Nayuma Subba (SHSU) def. Sonja Rooth (SFA | 6-4, 6-3
Felicia Back (SFA) def. Anamaria Kurtsikashvili (SHSU) | 6-1, 6-2
Ksenia Mamontova (SFA) def. Christine Jevicky (SHSU) | 6-1, 6-4
Sara Sadadinovic (SHSU) def. Antonella Taco (SFA) | 6-4, 4-6, 6-0
Ana Paula Chavez (SFA) def. Ella Fitcher | 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
Adithi Venkatakrishana (SHSU) def. Avery Kinsey (SFA) | 6-0, 6-3
ORDER TO FINISH: 6, 2, 3, 1, 4, 5

POSTGAME NOTES

The Lumberjacks win their fourth straight match.
The 'Jacks now trail the Bearkats in the series by one game, with a record of 11-12.
Sam Houston falls to 8-9 on the year.
Ksenia Mamontova wins her third straight singles match and now sits at 3-2 in singles.
Sonja Rooth moves to a 7-2 singles record, leading SFA.
Felicia Back and Ana Paula Chavez both collect their second straight singles wins.
Ana Paula Chavez clinched victory for SFA in her singles match win, her first game-winning point of the season.
Kinsey and Chavez improve to 4-4 in doubles matches.
Felicia Back and Sonja Rooth add a second straight doubles victory, now with a 4-2 record together.

UP NEXT
SFA improves to 4-6 on the year, winning four straight, as they look ahead to their 19th meeting with SLC opponent, Southeastern Louisiana, scheduled for Saturday, March 21, at 3:00 p.m. in Hammond.

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