KINGSVILLE – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) women's tennis team closes out the regular season when it faces off against Texas A&M-Kingsville on Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Javelina Tennis Courts.
 
The match was originally for early in the season but due to inclement weather that match was pushed to the end of the season.
 
All-Time Series

• UTRGV is 10-1 all-time against Texas A&M-Kingsville in a series that dates back to 1988.
• Both teams faced off last season as it was UTRGV who came away with the 7-0 win at home.

 
Scouting Texas A&M-Kingsville

• Texas A&M-Kingsville is 11-6 on the season.
• The Javelinas are coming off of a 4-3 victory against St. Mary's on Wednesday.
• Texas A&M-Kingsville is 60-37 in singles this spring with Julia Rauer leading the team with a 15-2 record.
• In doubles, Texas A&M-Kingsville is 33-17 while using just seven doubles teams this season. Thep Philavong and Vic Romanovskaia lead the team with a 12-4 record. 

 
Last Time Out

• UTRGV closed out WAC play with a 4-3 victory over Grand Canyon in Chicago.
• UTRGV fell behind early in the match dropping the doubles point with Dominique Ibarra and Marine Darzyan coming away with the 6-1 victory on court one.
• In singles, UTRGV rallied for four victories.
• Ibarra won 6-0, 6-3 on court one to extend her win streak to 12 wins in a row.
• Doris Aleksovska picked up the 7-6, 3-6, 7-5 victory on court four.
• Nethmi Waduge also picked up a three-set 6-4, 2-6, 6-3 victory on court five.
• Sandra Putz notched a 6-3, 6-1 victory on court six.

 
WAC Player of the Week Times Two

• Dominique Ibarra earned her second WAC Singles Player of the Week nomination last week after going 2-0 to close out the WAC play.
• She finished a perfect 5-0 in WAC play while playing at the No. 1 spot.
• She defeated Kansas City's Michela Xibilia 6-1, 6-1 and then capped off the weekend with a 6-0, 6-3 win over Grand Canyon's Emilia Occhipinti.
• Ibarra has now won 12 in a row and has not lost since January 19.

 
Moving Up the All-Time List

• Dominique Ibarra currently has 63 career singles victories and 52 career doubles victories.
• Her 63 career singles victories rank her third all-time behind Ellen Nelissen (1991-95), who has 67 career singles victories, and Leah Viloria (1988-91), who has 64 career singles victories.
• She is the program all-time leader in overall career wins with 115 victories. 

 
Upcoming Schedule

• Apr. 26 vs. Chicago State @ WAC Tournament
• Apr. 27 vs. Grand Canyon @ WAC Tournament

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