EDINBURG – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) women's tennis team closes out its home portion of the schedule when it hosts Laredo Community College on Friday at 1 p.m. at the Orville Cox Tennis Center.
With it being the final home match of the season, UTRGV will honor its lone senior
Dominique Esparza before the National Anthem. Admission is free and fans are encouraged to attend. Gates open at 12 p.m.
Last Time Out
UTRGV (10-8, 3-0 WAC) closed out the first WAC cluster of the season with a 7-0 win over Seattle U on Sunday.
UTRGV started off doubles with a pair of wins on courts three and one to clinch the point.
In singles, UTRGV took care of business on all their courts. It started off with
Dominique Ibarra who came away with the 6-1, 6-0 win on court three. Lasya Patnaik won in straight sets on court six 6-1, 6-4 while Anastasia Belyaeva picked up the 6-0, 6-1 win on court four.
Dominique Esparza followed with a 6-3, 6-3 win on court one before Marine Darzyan won 6-3, 6-2 on court two.
Doris Aleksovska closed out the scoring with a 6-0, 6-3 win on court five to complete the sweep.
Scouting Laredo Community College
Laredo Community College last played on March 14 when it faced off against Lamar University in a neutral site match in San Antonio. Lamar picked up the 7-0 victory.
Laredo Community College has a couple of student-athletes from the Rio Grande Valley in Monika Cantu (Roma), Chantal Lozano (Roma), and Priscilla Morales (Alamo).
The All-Time Series
UTRGV is 16-2 all-time against Laredo Community College in a series that dates back to 1986.
Both of these teams met up last season where UTRGV came away with the 5-2 victory at the Orville Cox Tennis Center.
Globetrotters
UTRGV currently has eight student-athletes on the roster representing seven different countries, including the Macedonia, Mexico, Russia, Spain, India, Germany and Denmark.
Next Up
UTRGV will be back on the road for its final two regular season matches when it travels to Seattle to face off against Chicago State on April 6.
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