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Women's Tennis Will Burrow, Assistant Director of Athletic Communications

The Belles Travel to Oklahoma to take on Southwest Baptist, Ouachita Baptist

SAN ANGELO, Texas - The Angelo State women's tennis team looks to continue its hot start as they travel to Oklahoma to take on Southwest Baptist on Saturday and Ouachita Baptist on Sunday. 
 
The Rambelles sit at 3-0 early in the season. 
 
Match 4 
Angelo State vs Southwest Baptist 
Saturday, Feb. 14th, 2026 - 9:00 a.m.
Edmond, Okla. 
 
Match 5 
Angelo State vs Ouachita Baptist 
Sunday, Feb. 15th, 2026 - 9:00 a.m.
Edmond, Okla. 
 
Head Coach Jason Potthoff has started his fourth season strong, starting 3-0, after recording a 15-7 record last year. 
 
The Belles return one of the top-ranked players in the nation. Sophomore Margaux Rene from Soisy-Sur-Siene, France, is currently ranked seventh in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association preseason poll.
 
Rene is coming off a season in which she won Freshman of the Year in the Lone Star Conference after recording a 17-5 record, the best on the team.
 
The new doubles pairing of Sasa Felixova and Rene is ranked 22nd in the ITA Tennis Association rankings. 
 
The Belles return two players from last year's squad. Sophomores Benedetta Raggiotti and Margaux Rene. Raggiotti was 14-7 in singles play last year. 
 
The Belles bring in Five Freshmen and one Sophomore into the fold: Danaiya Amangazhiyeva from Almaty, Kazakhstan, Jade Bestagno from Sainte-Maxime, France, Sasa Felixova from Sala, Slovakia, Anastasiia Melnikova from Moscow, Russia, Anna Waché from Paris, France, and the loan sophomore is Vasilissa Kupriianova, from Ryazan, Russia, a North Georgia transfer. 
 
Danaiya Amangazhiyeva, Vendetta Raggiiotti, and Anna Waché lead the team with a 3-0 record in singles play. 
 
The Belles have only dropped one doubles match in the first three matches with an 8-1 overall record. Sasa Felixova and Anastasiia Melnikova lead the team with a 3-0 record. The Sophomore pairing of Margaux Rene and Benedetta Raggiotti are 2-0, and the pairing of Anna Waché and Benedetta Raggiotti are 1-0. Jade Bestagno and Danaiya Amangazhiyeva are the ones to drop a doubles match, recording a 2-1 one record to this point. 
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Benedetta  Raggiotti

Benedetta Raggiotti

5' 5"
Sophomore
Psychology
Margaux Rene

Margaux Rene

5' 7"
Sophomore
Marketing
Anastasiia Melnikova

Anastasiia Melnikova

5' 8"
Freshman
Marketing
Danaiya Amangazhiyeva

Danaiya Amangazhiyeva

5' 4"
Freshman
Kinesiology
Jade Bestagno

Jade Bestagno

5' 4"
Freshman
Exercise Science
Sasa Felixova

Sasa Felixova

5' 4"
Freshman
Kineosology
Vasilissa Kupriianova

Vasilissa Kupriianova

5' 9"
Sophomore
Marketing

Players Mentioned

Benedetta  Raggiotti

Benedetta Raggiotti

5' 5"
Sophomore
Psychology
Margaux Rene

Margaux Rene

5' 7"
Sophomore
Marketing
Anastasiia Melnikova

Anastasiia Melnikova

5' 8"
Freshman
Marketing
Danaiya Amangazhiyeva

Danaiya Amangazhiyeva

5' 4"
Freshman
Kinesiology
Jade Bestagno

Jade Bestagno

5' 4"
Freshman
Exercise Science
Sasa Felixova

Sasa Felixova

5' 4"
Freshman
Kineosology
Vasilissa Kupriianova

Vasilissa Kupriianova

5' 9"
Sophomore
Marketing