ST. GEORGE, Utah – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros women's tennis team defeated the Chicago State Cougars 6-1 on Saturday at the Trailblazer Tennis Courts for its first Western Athletic Conference win of the season. 
 
The Vaqueros (3-10, 1-1 WAC) took control of the match early as they won the doubles point. The team of redshirt sophomore Katarina Sasaroga and freshman Isabelle Bahr opened doubles with a 6-2 win over Susana Andres and Sofiya Sedovich at the No. 2 spot. 
 
The team of redshirt freshman Valeria Montero and freshman Lea Karren then clinched the point with a 6-4 win over Katarina Drazic and Kristina Pukhaeva at the No. 1 spot. 
 
In singles, Bahr kept things rolling for the Vaqueros as she defeated Pukhaeva 6-2, 6-0 at the No. 1 spot. After Chicago State (1-8, 0-2 WAC) picked up a win at the No. 2 spot, Sasaroga answered with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Drazic at No. 3 to make it 3-1 UTRGV. 
 
Karren then clinched the win for the Vaqueros with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Andres at the No. 4 spot. UTRGV picked up its last two points by default at the No. 5 and 6 spots. 
 
The Vaqueros will be back in action on March 28 when they host the University of Houston for a doubleheader at the Orville Cox Tennis Center starting at 9 a.m.
 
Results
Singles (1,2,3,4)
1. Isabelle Bahr (UTRGV) def. Kristina Pukhaeva (CSU)  6-2, 6-0
2. Sofiya Sedovich (CSU) def. Ana Platisa (UTRGV) 6-3, 6-0 
3. Katarina Sasaroga (UTRGV) def. Katarina Drazic (CSU) 6-4, 6-2
4. Lea Karren (UTRGV) def. Susana Andres (CSU) 6-4, 6-3
5. Sandra Putz (UTRGV) def. N/A (CSU) won by default
6. Alicia Thal (UTRGV) def. N/A (CSU) won by default
 
Doubles (2,1)
1. Lea Karren/Valeria Montero (UTRGV) def. Katarina Drazic/Kristina Pukhaeva (CSU) 6-4
2. Katarina Sasaroga/Isabelle Bahr (UTRGV) def. Susana Andres/Sofiya Sedovich (CSU) 6-2
3. Ana Platisa/Sandra Putz (UTRGV) def. No Team (CSU) won by default

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