HUNTSVILLE – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros women's tennis team captured three wins Saturday during the second day of the Bearkat Invite at Sam Houston's Chuck & Wanda Beckner Tennis Center.
UTRGV played one set of doubles matches against UTSA, then two sessions of singles in a hidden-dual format against Sam Houston and Lamar.
Sophomore
Madeleine Joffe earned two wins, starting her day with a doubles victory with freshman
Luna Buijtenhuijs, 6-3, over UTSA's Aoka Nagasawa/Valeria Sanchez. Joffe defeated Lamar's Luana Paiva 3-6, 6-1, 1-0 (10:7) in the afternoon session, coming from behind to finish strong.
Freshman
Mariia Bakhtina captured a hard-earned 4-6, 6-1, 1-0 (10:4) win over Lamar's Martina Alcaino. The Vaqueros showed their fight in a pair of three-set losses.
The tournament wraps up Sunday as UTRGV faces UTSA in singles matches starting at 8:30 a.m.
UTRGV Saturday Results
Doubles
Luna Buijtenhuijs/
Madeleine Joffe (UTRGV) def. Aoka Nagasawa/Valeria Sanchez (UTSA) 6-3
Natalia Guerrero/Vittoria Baccino (UTSA) def.
Mariia Bakhtina/
Valentina Urraco (UTRGV) 6-4
Singles
Nayma Subba (SHSU) def.
Madeleine Joffe (UTRGV) 6-4, 6-3
Christine Jevicky (SHSU) def.
Valentina Urraco (UTRGV) 6-4, 6-4
Jacqueline Scnabel (SHSU) def.
Luna Buijtenhuijs (UTRGV), default
Adithi Venkata Krishnan (SHSU) def.
Mariia Bakhtina (UTRGV) 6-3, 6-2
Aaliyah Hohmann (SHSU) def.
Giuliana Castelain (UTRGV) 7-6 (7:0), 6-7 (3:7), 1-0 (10:7)
Madeleine Joffe (UTRGV) def. Luana Paiva (LU) 3-6, 6-1, 1-0 (10:7)
Megan Do (LU) def.
Valentina Urraco (UTRGV) 4-6, 7-6 (10:8), 1-0 (10:5)
Asta Miettinen (LU) def.
Luna Buijtenhuijs (UTRGV), default
Mariia Bakhtina (UTRGV) def. Martina Alcaino (LU) 4-6, 6-1, 1-0 (10:4)
Sunday Schedule
Singles
Madeleine Joffe (UTRGV) vs. Vittoria Baccino (UTSA), 8:30 a.m.
Valentina Urraco (UTRGV) vs. Aoka Nagasawa (UTSA), 8:30 a.m.
Luna Buijtenhuijs (UTRGV) vs. Valeria Sanchez (UTSA), 8:30 a.m.
Mariia Bakhtina (UTRGV) vs. Natalia Guerrero (UTSA), 8:30 a.m.
Giuliana Castelain (UTRGV) vs. Katherine Robinson (UTSA), 8:30 a.m.