ACU Wraps Up Strong Run at WAC Tennis Invitational

WAC Tennis Invitational
Thursday, Oct.16 - Saturday, Oct. 18
Trailblazer Tennis Courts | St. George, UT

Thursday Results | Friday Results | Saturday Results


ST. GEORGE, Utah -- The Abilene Christian women's tennis team completed its run at the 2025 WAC Tennis Invitational on Saturday with runner-up finishes in singles and doubles.

Masha Vrsalovic reached the singles championship match with a straight-set win in Friday's semifinal. In the title match, Tarleton State's Maria Castano held serve in the first game, then the two players broke serve in each of the next nine games. Vrsalovic pulled within a game four times, but could not hold serve as Castano took set one, 6-4.

In set two, Vrsalovic found herself in a 2-1 hole and could not climb out with Castano winning 6-1. Though the match was won in two sets, there were multiple extended rallies where the ACU senior showed tremendous grit and determination.

"[Masha] competed really, really well," ACU head coach Bryan Rainwater said. "The biggest thing with her is keeping a good attitude and being a competitor. Hats off to Castano, she played really, really well in the second set. I am really proud of Masha all weekend for sticking with the gameplan, and competing extremely well. I think that's going to help us a lot going into the spring."

Fellow senior Alice Klinteby gutted out a three-set win in the singles consolation bracket on Saturday morning, winning 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 [10-6].

"Alice did a great job. Her struggle lately has been getting over the hump, so today was a really, really big step in the right direction," said Rainwater.

Klinteby and Vrsalovic teamed up to reach the doubles championship on Friday where they fell in a tight match to Tarleton State, 6-3, 7-6 [11-9].

"I am pleased with both of them. There were lots of nerves in this tournament because it means a lot to them. That's what happened to Masha in her first match, but then she turned it around and played really amazing tennis on Friday. 

"Hopefully moving into the spring this will give us a lot of confidence to play our game and stick with our game. I am really proud of how they competed in singles and doubles."




Thursday, Oct. 16 (LIVE RESULTS)

Women's Singles Quarterfinals 
Match 1: No. 1 Maria Castano (Tarleton State) defeated No. 8 Sofia Selle (UTA): 6-4, 6-3
Match 2: No. 4 Mariana Zurita Berdecio (Utah Tech) defeated No. 5 Alice Klinteby (ACU): 6-1, 6-3
Match 3: No. 3 Masha Vrsalovic (ACU) defeated No. 6 Maya Inouye (Utah Tech): 2-6, 6-3, 7-5
Match 4: No. 2 Emma Persson (Tarleton) defeated No. 7 Tasnime Ahamout (UTA): 6-2, 6-0

Women's Doubles Semifinals 
Match 1: No. 1 Alice Klinteby/Masha Vrsalovic (ACU) defeated No. 4 Tasnime Ahamout/Vanja Cado (UTA): 3-6, 6-0, 1-0 (10-5)
Match 2: No. 3 Maria Castano/Aya Ishii (Tarleton State) defeated No. 2 Mariana Zurita Berdecio/Maya Inouye (Utah Tech): 6-3, 6-3


Friday, Oct. 17 (LIVE RESULTS)

Women's Singles Semifinals
Match 5: No. 1 Maria Castano (Tarleton) defeated No. 4 Mariana Zurita Berdecio (UTU): 6-3, 6-0
Match 6: No. 3 Masha Vrsalovic (ACU) defeated No. 2 Emma Persson (TAR): 6-1, 6-3

Women's Singles Consolations
Match 7: No. 8 Sofia Selle (UTA) defeated No. 5 Alice Klinteby (ACU): 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (7-5)
Match 8: No. 6 Maya Inouye (Utah Tech) defeated No. 7 Tasnime Ahamout (UTA): 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (8-6)

Women's Doubles Final
Match 3: No. 3 Maria Castano/Aya Ishii (Tarleton) defeated No. 1 Alice Klinteby/Masha Vrsalovic (ACU): 6-3, 7-6 (11-9)

Women's Doubles Consolation
Match 4: No. 2 Mariana Zurita Berdecio/Maya Inouye (Utah Tech) defeated No. 4 Tasnime Ahamout/Vanja Cado (UTA): 7-6 (7-5), 5-7, 1-0 (13-11)


Saturday, Oct. 18 (LIVE RESULTS)

Women's Singles Consolations
Match 9 (3rd Place Match): No. 2 Emma Persson (Tarleton) defeated No. 4 Mariana Zurita Berdecio (Utah Tech): 2-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-8)
Match 10 (5th Place Match): No. 6 Maya Inouye (Utah Tech) defeated No. 8 Sofia Selle (UTA): 4-6, 6-1, 1-0 (10-6)
Match 11 (7th Place Match): No. 5 Alice Klinteby (ACU) defeated No. 7 Vanja Cado (UTA): 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 (10-6)

Women's Singles Final
Match 12: No. 1 Maria Castano (Tarleton) defeated No. 3 Masha Vrsalovic (ACU): 6-4, 6-1