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Brew-1-0 2/7: Ki's Eyes on the Prize
Coach Ki Kroll + Women's Tennis use momentum of best start (4-0) to face Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
🤙 The Official Newsletter For UTSA Athletics
Good morning. The UTSA women’s tennis team welcomes Southland powerhouse Texas A&M-Corpus Christi to the UTSA Tennis Center, hosting the Islanders on TODAY at 2 PM CST.
The Roadrunners have started the 2024 campaign with their best start (4-0) under head coach Ki Kroll, going undefeated through their first four matches. UTSA has dominated in doubles action, earning a 10-1 record to go along with a 19-5 singles advantage. A pair of Roadrunners are undefeated in singles play—No. 2 Fatima Gutierrez and No. 6 Magda Tuells.
It’s sure to be an intense day of tennis, as Texas A&M-Corpus Christi has started this season with a 7-0 record.
The Roadrunners travel to Las Vegas next week, facing Kansas City on Feb. 16 and UNLV on Feb. 17—both at 12 PM CST.
What else can you find in today’s Brew?
🏀 Q&A with junior guard Christian Tucker
🥎 UTSA softball starts tomorrow!
🤙🏼 And much, much more!
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🔼 ‘Runners Carry On With Carreon. Camryn Carreon finished in a tie for 12th place to help guide the UTSA women’s golf team to a share of eighth (with Iowa) at the Paradise Invitational, which wrapped up Tuesday at Osprey Point Golf Club (par 72/6,204 yards).
Carreon carded a 1-over-par 217 to end up as part of a four-way tie for 12th in the 75-player field. The senior from San Antonio opened the 54-hole event with a 75 on Monday morning before firing a 5-under 67 that afternoon, her 10th sub-70 round of the 2023-24 campaign. The 2023 NCAA San Antonio Regional champion closed with a 75 that featured birdies on the 365-yard, par-4 third and 368-yard, par-4 10th holes, giving her eight birdies for the week en route to her fifth top-20 finish of the season.
UTSA ended up three shots ahead of American Athletic Conference opponent East Carolina (888) and only five strokes behind Notre Dame (880), also placing ahead of FAU (891), BYU (892), and FIU (906) in the 13-team field.
The Roadrunners will return to the course on Feb. 12-14 when they travel to Nassau, Bahamas, to compete in the Nexus Collegiate.
🔼 Born into Basketball. Get to know UTSA men’s basketball junior guard Christian Tucker in this Q&A.
Q: Why did you choose UTSA?
Christian Tucker: “I chose UTSA mostly because of how the coaching staff built a great relationship with me during my recruitment process. Since first being recruited by UTSA, this was always the place I wanted to be.”
Q: What do you like most about being a student-athlete at UTSA?
Christian Tucker: “What I like most about being a student-athlete at UTSA is that I have been able to make relationships with so many students and athletes. I also have all the tools necessary to not only be a great athlete, but a great person.”
Q: How did you first get involved in playing basketball?
Christian Tucker: “Since I was a baby, I was always surrounded by basketball. My father had been working in the NBA for many years and took me under his wing. It was only right that basketball would turn into the sport that I love.”
Go here for the full Q&A, including a rather surprising passion of his, his friend in the NBA, and his career aspirations.
🤔 UTSA TRIVIA
D1Softball.com recently announced its Top 10 Head Coaching Hires of 2023, with UTSA softball's Vann Stuedeman listed as the third-best hire out of 35 D-I softball leadership changes. At what university was Stuedeman most recently working before UTSA? |
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📅 COMING SOON
Wednesday 2/7
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi @ 2:00 PM CST
🏀 Men’s Basketball @ Wichita State @ 6:30 PM CST on ESPN+ | Watch Live | Live Stats
Thursday 2/8
🥎 Softball @ Texas State @ 2:00 PM CST
🥎 Softball vs. Northwestern State @ Texas State @ 6:30 PM CST
Friday 2/9
👟 Indoor Track & Field @ Howie Ryan Invitational
👟 Indoor Track & Field @ David Hemery Valentine Invitational
🥎 Softball vs. Southern Illinois @ Texas State @ 2:30 PM CST
🥎 Softball vs. Kennesaw State @ Texas State @ 7:00 PM CST
Saturday 2/10
👟 Indoor Track & Field @ Don Kerbie Elite Invitational
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. E. Carolina - 210 Day! @ 3:00 PM CST on ESPN+ | Live Stats | Watch Live | Tickets
🥎 Softball vs. Creighton @ Texas State @ 7:00 PM CST
Sunday 2/11
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ Texas Tech @ 11:00 AM CST
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. UAB @ 1:00 PM CST - Cancer Awareness Game on ESPN+ | Tickets | Live Stats | Listen
🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER
Answer: Illinois
Stuedeman came to San Antonio in June of 2023 after most recently serving as a pitching coach at Illinois.
Before that, she amassed a career record of 276-189 (.594) as the head coach at Mississippi State (2012-19), logging seven winning seasons. Under her tutelage, the Bulldogs reached the NCAA Tournament seven times and amassed 33-plus wins in seven of her eight seasons at the helm.
🤙🏼 Have a great Wednesday, y’all!