(St. George - Oct. 18, 2025) – Utah Tech women's tennis wrapped up play at the UT-hosted 2025 WAC Women's Tennis Invitational at Trailblazer Tennis Courts on Saturday morning. The Trailblazers posted a combined 4-4 record in the tourney, including a 1-1 mark in singles play on Saturday. 

Sophomore Maya Inouye, the No. 6 seed, won the fifth-place match, downing No. 8 Sofia Selle of UT Arlington, 4-6, 6-1, 1-0 (10-6). After falling in the first set, Inouye stormed back for a dominant second set win and a thrilling 10-6 victory in the super tiebreaker. 

Junior Mariana Zurita Berdecio, the No. 4 seed, finished fourth overall in singles play. She fell in the third-place match to No. 2 Emma Persson of Tarleton State, 2-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-8). Zurita Berdecio put up a strong fight, forcing the match to a super tiebreaker where she came up short, 10-8. 

No. 1 Maria Castano (Tarleton State) dispatched No. 3 Masha Vrsalovic (Abilene Christian) in the singles championship match, 6-4, 6-1. Castano will represent the WAC at the ITA Conference Masters next month. 

Utah Tech closes out its fall schedule at the UNLV-hosted Watanabe Classic on Friday-Sunday, Nov. 7-9, in Las Vegas, Nevada. 

Utah Tech Results (10/18/25)

Singles
No. 6 Maya Inouye (UT) def. No. 8 Sofia Selle (UTA) 4-6, 6-1, 1-0 (10-6)
No. 2  Emma Persson (TSU) def. No. 4 Mariana Zurita Berdecio (UT) 2-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-8)