RIO GRANDE VALLEY – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros women's golf team fell 4-2 to the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders in a match play event on Friday at McAllen Country Club.
 
Junior Madi Ozuna gave the Vaqueros the early lead as she defeated Reese Drezins 7 & 5 in the first match of the afternoon. 
 
The Islanders got one back in the second match but freshman Preston Saiz gave the Vaqueros the lead right back after defeating Samantha Gibbs 4 & 3 making it 2-1. 
 
Corpus Christi then answered with wins at the No. 4 and 5 spots to take the 3-2 lead as it came down to the final pairing. Senior Mercedes Vega and Lucie Charbonnier took it down to the last hole with a chance to tie the match but it was Charbonnier that clinched the win for the Islanders. 
 
The Vaqueros' match play event with the Islanders closes out their fall season. 
 
Results
 

1. Madi Ozuna (UTRGV) def. Reese Drezins (AMCC) – 7 & 5
2. Carla Puente Fernandez (AMCC) def. Cristina Galban (UTRGV) – 3 & 2
3. Preston Saiz (UTRGV) def. Samantha Gibbs (AMCC) – 4 & 3
4. Elsa Tornvall (AMCC) def. Camilla Herrera (UTRGV) – 5 & 3
5. Lucia Ramirez (AMCC) def. Natalia Rodriguez (UTRGV) – 3 & 2
6. Lucie Charbonnier (AMCC) def. Mercedes Vega (UTRGV) – 1 Up

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