No. 25 Baylor WT Completes Lady Vols Invite

[Pirtle, Colin]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Jan. 12, 2026

No. 25 Baylor WT Completes Lady Vols Invite
Zack and Tzeng pick up upset wins in singles action
For more information contact: Colin Pirtle; 940-564-0351, colin_pirtle1 at baylor.edu<mailto:colin_pirtle1 at baylor.edu>


KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Baylor women’s tennis wrapped up the University of Tennessee’s Lady Vols Invite to open its spring slate on Sunday afternoon at the Goodfriend Tennis Center.



Among the three-day invitational, newcomer Bears Mu-Jie Tzeng and Alian Zack earned their first spring singles win in green and gold while also picking up upset wins. Tzeng won her match, 2-6, 7-5, 6-2, against Vanderbilt’s No. 36 Mia Yamakita on Saturday, while Zack defeated Arizona State’s No. 76 Vivian Ovrootsky, 6-1, 4-6, 6-1.



In doubles, the duo of Kennedy Gibbs and Zack posted a 2-1 record on the weekend. The duo earned a, 6-4, win against Vanderbilt and a, 6-3, victory over Arizona State before narrowly falling, 7-6 (7), against Tennessee. Spring freshmen Neda Rahimkhani and Gabrielle Villegas earned their first doubles win in a green and gold uniform, taking down Arizona State, 6-2, on Saturday.



Baylor opens dual match competition hosting Illinois on Saturday, Jan. 17, at the Hawkins Indoor Tennis Facility.



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LADY VOLS INVITE RESULTS

Friday Singles:

Vanesa Suarez (UT) def. Kennedy Gibbs (BU) 6-3, 6-2

Leyla Britez Risso (UT) def. Alian Zack (BU) 6-1, 6-4

Catherine Aulia (UT) def. Mu-Jie Tzeng (BU) 6-4, 6-2

Saray Yli-Piipari (UT) def. Gabrielle Villegas (BU) 6-3, 6-4

Francesca Mattioli (UT) def. Luna Ivkovic (BU) 6-2, 6-2

Elim Yan (UT) def. Neda Rahimkhani (BU) 6-1, 6-1



Friday Doubles:

Kennedy Gibbs/Alian Zack (BU) def. Celia-Belle Mohr/Mia Yamakita (VU) 6-4

Valeria Ray/Sonya Macavei (VU) def. Mu-Jie Tzeng/Luna Ivkovic (BU) 6-4

Sophia Webster/Erin Pearce (VU) def. Neda Rahimkhani/Gabrielle Villegas (BU) 6-4



Saturday Singles:

Celia-Belle Mohr (VU) def. Kennedy Gibbs (BU) 6-2, 6-2

Valeria Ray (VU) def. Alian Zack (BU) 6-3, 6-3

Mu-Jie Tzeng (BU) def. Mia Yamakita (VU) 2-6, 7-5, 6-2

Trinetra Vijayakumar (VU) def. Gabrielle Villegas (BU) 6-3, 6-2

Sophia Webster (VU) def. Luna Ivkovic (BU) 6-0, 6-2

Erin Pearce (VU) def. Neda Rahimkhani (BU) 6-4, 6-3



Saturday Doubles:

Kennedy Gibbs/Alian Zack (BU) def. Vivian Ovrootsky/Zlata Bartanusz (ASU) 6-3

Lily Taylor/Karsyn Evans (ASU) def. Mu-Jie Tzeng/Luna Ivkovic (BU) 6-4

Neda Rahimkhani/Gabrielle Villegas (BU) def. Sarang Lim/Emilija Tverijonaite 6-2



Sunday Singles:

Emilija Tverijonaite (ASU) def. Kennedy Gibbs (BU) 6-3, 6-1

Alian Zack (BU) def. Vivian Ovrootsky (ASU) 6-1, 4-6, 6-1

Lily Taylor (ASU) def. Mu-Jie Tzeng (BU) 7-5, 6-2

Zlata Bartanusz (ASU) def. Gabrielle Villegas (BU) 4-6, 7-5, 6-3

Karysn Evans (ASU) def. Luna Ivkovic (BU) 6-1, 6-4

Sarang Lim (ASU) def. Neda Rahimkhani (BU) 3-6, 6-4, 6-4



Sunday Doubles:

Catherine Aulia/Leyla Britez Risso (UT) def. Kennedy Gibbs/Alian Zack (BU) 7-6 (7)

Vanesa Suarez/Francesca Mattioli (UT) def. Mu-Jie Tzeng/Luna Ivkovic (BU) 6-3

Maeve Thornton/Sophia Webster (UT) def. Neda Rahimkhani/Gabrielle Villegas (BU) 6-4





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Colin Pirtle | Associate Director of Athletics Communications (WBB, Soccer, W. Tennis)

Department of Athletics | Baylor University

C: 940-564-0351



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