CORPUS CHRISTI – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros women's tennis team fell 0-7 to the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders, as part of the South Texas Showdown, presented by Navy Army Community Credit Union, on Tuesday at the Thomas J. Henry Tennis Center.
The Islanders (10-1) now lead the Vaqueros (0-6) 19.5 to 16.5 in the showdown standings.
The Islanders swept through doubles to take the early 1-0 lead heading into singles.
The Vaqueros took two of their singles matches to three sets. Freshman
Isabelle Bahr opened her match with a 6-4 win in the first set against Camille Townsend but fell 2-6 in the second before going toe-to-toe in the tiebreaker falling 12-14.
Redshirt sophomore
Katarina Sasaroga also took her match against Victoire Delattre to three sets as she opened with a 6-4 win in the first. After falling 3-6, Sasaroga fell in the tiebreaker 4-10.
The Islanders won the rest of the matches to clinch the win.
The Vaqueros will be back in action on Saturday when it travels to Kingsville to face Texas A&M-Kingsville at 1 p.m.
The next matchup in the South Texas Showdown, presented by Navy Army Community Credit Union will be a women's golf tournament from March 8-9 at McAllen Country Club.
Singles
1. Camille Townsend (AMCC) def.
Isabelle Bahr (UTRGV) 4-6, 6-2, 14-12
2. Mariya Shumeika (AMCC) def.
Ana Platisa (UTRGV) 6-1, 6-0
3. Emma Honore (AMCC) def.
Kristyna Mamicova (UTRGV) 6-2, 6-0
4. Emma Aucagne (AMCC) def.
Valeria Montero (UTRGV) 6-4, 6-2
5. Leopoldine Boisseau (AMCC) def.
Lea Karren (UTRGV) 6-2, 6-1
6. Victoire Delattre (AMCC) def.
Katarina Sasaroga (UTRGV) 4-6, 6-3, 10-4
Doubles
1. Camille Townsend/Mariya Shumeika (AMCC) def.
Isabelle Bahr/
Valeria Montero (UTRGV) 6-2
2. Emma Aucagne/Emma Honore (AMCC) def.
Lea Karren/
Sandra Putz (UTRGV) 6-1
3. Victoire Delattre/Leopoldine Boisseau (AMCC) def.
Ana Platisa/Kirstyna Mamicova (UTRGV) 6-1
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