SAN ANTONIO – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros women's tennis team split its doubleheader with the St. Mary's Rattlers 4-3 and 3-4 on Monday at Rohrbach Stadium Complex.
 
In the first match of the day, the Vaqueros (2-7) went toe-to-toe with the Rattlers (5-2) in doubles play as the team of redshirt sophomore Katarina Sasaroga and freshman Isabell Bahr kicked things off with a 6-0 win over Gabi Ioannou and Marina Vigil at the No. 2 spot. 
 
The Rattlers won the doubles match at the No. 1 spot but the Vaqueros clinched the point as redshirt freshman Valeria Montero and freshman Lea Karren picked up the 7-6 win over Elena Munoz and Abigail Csengery at the No. 3 spot. 
 
In singles, Karren extended UTRGV's lead with a 6-0, 6-2 win over Csengry at the No. 6 spot before the Rattlers tied it with wins at the No. 2 and 1 spots. Montero regained the lead for the Vaqueros with a 6-1, 7-5 win over Ioannou at the No. 4 spot. 
 
Redshirt sophomore Ana Platisa clinched the win for the Vaqueros with a 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 win over Marina Vigil before St. Mary's won at the No. 5 spot to close out the match.
 
In the second match, St. Mary's (6-2) opened doubles with a win at the No. 1 spot but the Vaqueros (2-8) bounced back with a win at the No. 3 spot as the team of Montero and Karren defeated Grace Bell and Janie Cheverie. 
 
Bahr and Sasaroga then clinched the point with a 6-3 win over Csengery and Vigil at the No. 2 spot. 
 
In singles, the Rattlers tied the match with a win at the No. 2 spot but the Vaqueros regained the lead as Sasaroga defeated Csengery 6-2, 6-4 at the No. 5 spot. Karren then followed with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Alice Thane at the No. 6 spot to extend UTRGV's lead to 3-1. 
 
St. Mary's battled back to win matches at the No. 1, 4, and 3 spots to clinch the win. 
 
The Vaqueros will be back in action on March 19 when it kicks off Western Athletic Conference play against New Mexico State in St. George, Utah. 
 
Match 1
Singles (6,2,1,4,3,5)
1. Ashley Penshorn (SMU) def. Isabelle Bahr (UTRGV) 7-6, 6-1
2. Maria Garcia (SMU) def. Kristyna Mamicova (UTRGV) 7-6, 6-1
3. Ana Platisa (UTRGV) def. Marina Vigil (SMU) 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
4. Valeria Montero (UTRGV) def. Gabi Ioannou (SMU) 6-1, 7-5
5. Elena Munoz (SMU) def. Katarina Sasaroga (UTRGV) 6-3, 6-7, 6-3
6. Lea Karren (UTRGV) def. Abigail Csengery (SMU) 6-0, 6-2
 
Doubles (2,1,3)
1. Ashley Penshorn/Maria Garcia (SMU) def. Ana Platisa/Kristyna Mamicova (UTRGV) 6-2
2. Katarina Sasaroga/Isabelle Bahr (UTRGV) def. Gabi Ioannou/Marina Vigil (SMU) 6-0
3. Valeria Montero/Lea Karren (UTRGV) def. Elena Munoz/Abigail Csengery (SMU) 7-6
 
Match 2
Singles (2,5,6,1,5,4,3)
1. Ashley Penshorn (SMU) def. Isabelle Bahr (UTRGV) 6-4,  6-2
2. Maria Garcia (SMU) def. Kristyna Mamicova (UTRGV) 6-2, 6-2
3. Marina Vigil (SMU) def. Ana Platisa (UTRGV) 7-6, 5-7, 6-4
4. Gabi Ioannou (SMU) def. Valeria Montero (UTRGV) 6-4, 6-7, 6-2
5. Katarina Sasaroga (UTRGV) def. Abigail Csengery (SMU) 6-2, 6-4
6. Lea Karren (UTRGV) def. Alice Thane (SMU) 6-4, 6-2
 
Doubles (1,3,2)
1. Ashley Penshorn/Maria Garcia (SMU) def. Ana Platisa/Kristyna Mamicova (UTRGV) 6-4
2. Katarina Sasaroga/Isabelle Bahr (UTRGV) def. Abigail Csengery /Marina Vigil (SMU) 6-3
3. Valeria Montero/Lea Karren (UTRGV) def. Grace Bell/Janie Cheverie (SMU) 6-2

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