The Texas State Bobcats opened their fall tennis schedule this past weekend in the Cowgirl Invite hosted by McNeese State in Lake Charles, La.

Tarleton State and Louisiana also participated in the three-day tournament, with Texas State earning a 16-16 overall record, with six doubles wins and 10 singles victories.

On Friday, the Bobcats struggled against Tarleton State in the doubles section, only winning one of their four matchups against the Texans with Junior Charlotte Roesch and freshman Kim Kuehbauer winning their set 6-3.

Kuehbauer had an outstanding debut tournament, winning three matches in each of the two sections and going undefeated throughout the entire tournament.

Against Louisiana, the Bobcats fared much better, winning three doubles matches against them. Senior Julia Richardet and sophomore Kinley VanPelt won their set 6-3, junior duo Tadiwa Mauchi and Juliette Jalai won 6-4, and Roesch alongside Kuehbauer continued their strong start with a 6-1 victory.

In the singles section of the day, Texas State went 4-5, with VanPelt winning her two sets 6-3, 6-1. Kuehbauer’s match went to three sets, but she bested Ana Hollweg 10-6 in the last set to clinch a victory. Freshman Avery Arant beat former Bobcat Jacqueline Schnabel in two sets and Richardet defeated Silvie Peart 6-4 in consecutive sets.

On Saturday, Texas State went 2-2 in doubles against McNeese with yet another win from Roesch and Kuehbauer. Sophomore Olivia Collins and Arant clinched their first victory as a duo, winning 6-2 over Leana Gomez and Naomi Hagi.

In the singles section of the day, Texas State went 5-2. Kuehbauer won in three sets, Richardet won two tightly contested sets 7-5, 7-6(5), and Roesch won her two sets over Ana Martinez. Collins and VanPelt both won their matches by comfortable margins.

Sunday’s action was cut short because of inclement weather, and the Bobcats played only four singles matches.

Richardet lost to Elena Morales from McNeese in two sets, Roesch lost to Tarleton State’s Aya Ishii, 6-2, 7-6(0), and Arant was unable to pull through against Nuria Lafitte Valls, losing her third set 10-2.

Kuehbauer provided the only consolation for Texas State on the day, winning her match against Aruzhan Nuranbay by a score of 10-4.

The Bobcats will return to Texas this weekend and play in the ACU Invite starting Sept. 18 in Abilene, Texas.