{"id":416522,"date":"2026-01-18T02:37:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T02:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/416522\/"},"modified":"2026-01-18T02:37:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T02:37:09","slug":"petelinsek-leads-way-for-tennis-at-jae-foundation-battle-for-the-boot-spring-kickoff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/416522\/","title":{"rendered":"Petelinsek Leads Way for Tennis at JAE Foundation Battle for the Boot Spring Kickoff"},"content":{"rendered":"

FORT WORTH \u2013 The UNT tennis program kicked off its spring season Friday and Saturday with a strong performance by freshman Pia Petelinsek<\/a> at the JAE Foundation Battle for the Boot Spring Kickoff hosted by TCU.
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\nPetelinsek posted a perfect 2-0 singles record with a pair of wins over opponents from Michigan State which represented two of a total of four singles victories for the Mean Green over the two-day tournament against TCU and MSU.
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\nThe Mean Green also picked up a pair of doubles wins on the weekend with Carolina Laydner<\/a> and newcomer Ujin Batsukh<\/a> picking up a victory on day one and Lilly Schultz<\/a> and Lou Chalard<\/a> grabbing a win on day two.
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\nElsewhere in singles play, Chalard had a victory over an MSU opponent on day one and freshman Giulianna Ciangherotti<\/a> winning on day two.
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\nPetelinsek’s two singles victories were over Sarah Fazlagic 6-2, 6-1 on the first day of competition and in a thriller against Oriana Parkins-Godwin 6-3, 4-6, 10-8.
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\nOn day one, Laydner and Batsukh defeated Fazlagic and Parkins-Godwin 6-1 in doubles play while Chalard knocked off Parkins-Godwin in singles competition 6-2, 6-1.
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\nThe second day of competition featured Schultz and Chalard taking down TCU’s line two doubles pairing of Gay and Salkova 6-4 and Ciangherotti knocking off Fazlagic 6-1, 6-1.
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\nThe tournament was the final non-dual competition of the season for the Mean Green as they will now open their dual season on Jan. 23 with a doubleheader against Houston and Incarnate Word.
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\nAdmission to each home tennis event at the Waranch Tennis Complex is free and open to the public.
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\nDay One
\nDoubles
\nMain\/Jackson (TCU) def. Schultz\/Chalard (UNT), 6-1
\nGay\/Salkova (TCU) def. Petelinsek\/Ciangherotti (UNT), 6-2
\nLaydner\/Batsukh (UNT) def. Fazlagic\/Parkins-Godwin (Michigan St.), 6-1
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\nSingles
\nCayetana Gay (TCU) def. Carolina Laydner<\/a> (UNT), 6-3, 1-6, 6-2
\nLou Chalard<\/a> (UNT) def. Oriana Parkins-Godwin (MSU), 6-2, 6-1
\nTomi Main (TCU) def. Giulianna Ciangherotti<\/a> (MSU), 6-2, 6-0
\nIssey Purser (MSU) def. Lilly Schultz<\/a>, 6-4, 7-6 (5)
\nNatalie Salkova (TCU) def. Ujin Batsukh<\/a> (UNT), 6-2, 6-3
\nPia Petelinsek<\/a> (UNT) def. Sarah Fazlagic (MSU), 6-2, 6-1
\nDay Two
\nDoubles
\nMain\/Jackson (TCU) def. Batsukh\/Laydner (UNT), 6-2
\nSchultz\/Chalard (UNT) def. Gay\/Salkova (TCU), 6-4
\nParkins-Godwin\/Purser (MSU) def. Petelinsek\/Ciangherotti (UNT), 2-6
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\nSingles
\nJennifer Jackson (TCU) def. Lou Chalard<\/a> (UNT), 6-1,6-0
\nPia Petelinsek<\/a> (UNT) def. Oriana Parkins-Godwin (MSU), 6-3, 4-6, 10-8
\nTomi Main (TCU) def. Carolina Laydner<\/a> (UNT), 6-2, 6-3
\nIssey Purser (MSU) def. Ujin Batsukh<\/a> (UNT), 6-4, 6-0
\nNatalie Salkova (TCU) def. Lilly Schultz<\/a> (UNT), 6-3, 6-2
\nGiulianna Ciangherotti<\/a> (UNT) def. Sarah Fazlagic (MSU), 6-1, 6-1
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