{"id":450419,"date":"2026-09-28T20:38:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T20:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/450419\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T20:38:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T20:38:08","slug":"muzichenko-claims-singles-title-at-rice-invite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/450419\/","title":{"rendered":"Muzichenko claims singles title at Rice Invite"},"content":{"rendered":"

HOUSTON \u2013 Freshman Veronika Muzichenko<\/a> captured the Flight 7 singles title to highlight Sam Houston’s performance at the Rice Invitational this weekend at the George R. Brown Tennis Center.<\/p>\n

Muzichenko did not drop a set in her two completed singles matches. She opened the tournament with a 6-3, 6-1 victory over LA Tech’s Carolina Correia before defeating Houston’s Vladislava Razina, 6-3, 7-5, in Sunday’s championship match.<\/p>\n

Anamaria Kurtsikashvili<\/a> and Sara Khamitova<\/a> also closed the weekend with singles victories Sunday. Kurtsikashvili rallied for a 5-7, 7-5, 6-0 win over Houston’s Alice Stevens, while Khamitova defeated LA Tech’s Carolina Correia, 7-5, 6-0.<\/p>\n

Sam Houston also picked up a pair of doubles victories Friday. Sara Sadadinovic<\/a> and Khamitova defeated LA Tech’s Natalia Trigosso and Lucie Gallegos, 6-1, while Ivona Savekova<\/a> and Muzichenko earned a 6-1 win over LA Tech’s Maria Tsironi and Alexandra Patton.<\/p>\n

The Kats return to action Oct. 8-11 at the ITA Texas Regional Championships in Waco.<\/p>\n

2026 RICE INVITATIONAL RESULTS \u2013 Sept. 25-27, 2026

\nFLIGHT 1 SINGLES

\nFriday \u2013 Francesca Maguina (RICE) def. Anamaria Kurtsikashvili<\/a> (SHSU) 6-1, 6-1

\nSaturday \u2013 Luna Ivkovic (BU) def. Kurtsikashvili (SHSU) 6-2, 6-3

\nSunday \u2013 Kurtsikashvili (SHSU) def. Alice Stevens (HOU) 5-7, 7-5, 6-0<\/p>\n

FLIGHT 3 SINGLES

\nFriday \u2013 Addison Comiskey (SMU) def. Sara Sadadinovic<\/a> (SHSU) 6-0, 6-0

\nFriday \u2013 Whitley Pate (TUL) def. Sara Khamitova<\/a> (SHSU) 6-0, 6-1

\nSaturday \u2013 Martina Acebedo Bonocore (NWST) def. Sadadinovic (SHSU) 4-6, 6-2, 6-2

\nSaturday \u2013 Lucie Gallegos (LA Tech) def. Khamitova (SHSU) 7-6 (2), 6-2

\nSunday \u2013 Manal Ennaciri (LA Tech) def. Sadadinovic (SHSU) 6-0, 4-1, retired

\nSunday \u2013 Khamitova (SHSU) def. Carolina Correia (LA Tech) 7-5, 6-0<\/p>\n

FLIGHT 4 SINGLES

\nFriday \u2013 Natalia Perez (TUL) def. Maria Gajete<\/a> (SHSU) 6-0, 6-0

\nSaturday \u2013 Fernanda Martinez (RICE) def. Gajete (SHSU) 6-7 (9), 6-3, 6-2

\nSunday \u2013 Laia Tarazona (UTSA) def. Gajete (SHSU) 6-3, 6-3<\/p>\n

FLIGHT 6 SINGLES

\nFriday \u2013 Aoka Nagasawa (UTSA) def. Ivona Savekova<\/a> (SHSU) 7-6 (5), 2-0, retired<\/p>\n

FLIGHT 7 SINGLES

\nFriday \u2013 Muzichenko (SHSU) def. Carolina Correia (LA Tech) 6-3, 6-1

\nFriday \u2013 Vladislava Razina (HOU) def. Viktorie Zidelova<\/a> (SHSU) walkover

\nSaturday \u2013 Diana Badalyan (TUL) def. Zidelova (SHSU) walkover

\nSunday \u2013 Muzichenko (SHSU) def. Razina (HOU) 6-3, 7-5<\/p>\n

FLIGHT 8 SINGLES

\nFriday \u2013 Nico Tagami (NWST) def. Isabella Garza<\/a> (SHSU) 6-1, 6-3

\nFriday \u2013 Leigh Tribby (TUL) def. Emma Nordin<\/a> (SHSU) 6-2, 6-0

\nSaturday \u2013 Sabina Gomez Weiss (UTRGV) def. Nordin (SHSU) 6-2, 6-3

\nSunday \u2013 Tagami (NWST) def. Nordin (SHSU) 7-5, 6-3<\/p>\n

FLIGHT 1 DOUBLES

\nFriday \u2013 Elena Mireles\/Addison Comiskey (SMU) def. Sara Sadadinovic<\/a>\/Sara Khamitova<\/a> (SHSU) 6-1

\nFriday \u2013 Sadadinovic\/Khamitova (SHSU) def. Natalia Trigosso\/Lucie Gallegos (LA Tech) 6-1

\nSaturday \u2013 Celine Absawi\/Grace Anne Felix\/Dubik (UTSA) def. Sadadinovic\/Khamitova (SHSU) 6-1<\/p>\n

FLIGHT 2 DOUBLES

\nFriday \u2013 Josephine Kunz\/Uma Bakaityte (RICE) def. Ivona Savekova<\/a>\/Veronika Muzichenko<\/a> (SHSU) 6-1

\nFriday \u2013 Savekova\/Muzichenko (SHSU) def. Maria Tsironi\/Alexandra Patton (LA Tech) 6-1<\/p>\n

FLIGHT 3 DOUBLES

\nFriday \u2013 Elisabeth Braathen\/Natalia Fantini (TUL) def. Anamaria Kurtsikashvili<\/a>\/Maria Gajete<\/a> (SHSU) 6-4

\nFriday \u2013 Manal Ennaciri\/Carolina Correia (LA Tech) def. Kurtsikashvili\/Gajete (SHSU) 6-2

\nSaturday \u2013 Nico Tagami\/Zala Vnuk (NWST) def. Kurtsikashvili\/Gajete (SHSU) 6-3<\/p>\n

FLIGHT 4 DOUBLES

\nFriday \u2013 Diana Badalyan\/Leigh Tribby (TUL) def. Isabella Garza<\/a>\/Emma Nordin<\/a> (SHSU) 6-0

\nFriday \u2013 Laia Tarazona\/Giuliana Giardina (UTSA) def. Garza\/Nordin (SHSU) 6-0

\nSaturday \u2013 Nina Skoric\/Jana Ruzic (LA Tech\/UIW) def. Garza\/Nordin (SHSU) 6-1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HOUSTON \u2013 Freshman Veronika Muzichenko captured the Flight 7 singles title to highlight Sam Houston’s performance at the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":450420,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[56,58,57],"class_list":["post-450419","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-houston","tag-houston-headlines","tag-houston-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/450419","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=450419"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/450419\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/450420"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=450419"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=450419"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=450419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}