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.