EDINBURG – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) women's tennis recorded its first victory of the season after defeating Prairie View A&M University 6-0 on Sunday at the Orville Cox Tennis Center.
 
With a late start due to rain in the morning, doubles matches were not played. Freshman Lasya Patnaik started things off for UTRGV (1-2) as she picked up the 6-1, 6-1 win on court six.
 
Junior Doris Aleksovska followed with a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Jimena Castellanos on court five that pushed UTRGV's lead to 2-0.
 
Senior Dominique Esparza added to the lead with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Stacy Lackey on court one and then it was junior Dominique Ibarra who clinched the win for UTRGV with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Constanza Aranguiz on court four. 
 
Sophomore Anastasia Belyaeva made it 5-0 with a 6-3, 7-5 win on court three over Shaddae Finley and then junior Marine Darzyan closed things out with a win on court two over Neharika Rama. Darzyan dropped the first set before answering back with 6-2, 6-3 victories in the second and third sets. 
 
UTRGV will be back in action later this evening when they host Texas A&M Kingsville after the conclusion of the men's match against Prairie View A&M. 
 
Singles (6,5,1,4,3,2)
1. Dominique Esparza (UTRGV) def. Stacy Lackey (PVAM) 6-2, 6-2
2. Marine Darzyan (UTRGV) def. Neharika Rama (PVAM) 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
3. Anastasia Belyaeva (UTRGV) def. Shaddae Finley (PVAM) 6-3, 7-5
4. Dominique Ibarra (UTRGV) def. Constanza Aranguiz (PVAM) 6-3, 6-4
5. Doris Aleksovska (UTRGV) def. Jimena Castellanos (PVAM) 6-1, 6-0
6. Lasya Patnaik (UTRGV) def. Tatiana Ruhl (PVAM) 6-1, 6-1

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